Airports Authority of India (AAI), Regional Headquarters (Northern Region) has invited applications for 205 Apprentice seats — Graduate, Diploma, and ITI Trade — for a one-year Apprenticeship Training Program at Northern Region airports for 2026-27, under Advertisement No. 01/2026/APPRENTICE/GRADUATE/DIPLOMA/ITI/NR. Applications go online via the NATS/NAPS portals, closing 16 September 2026.
Quick Overview
Organization
Airports Authority of India (AAI), RHQ Northern Region
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01/2026/APPRENTICE/GRADUATE/DIPLOMA/ITI/NR
Total Seats
205 (80 Graduate + 65 Diploma + 60 ITI Trade)
Training Duration
1 year (12 months)
Age Limit
18–26 years, as on 16 September 2026
Last Date
16 September 2026
Eligibility
A full-time (regular) 4-year Engineering Degree, 3-year Engineering Diploma, or ITI/NCVT certificate in the notified streams, recognized by AICTE. Candidates must be Indian Nationals domiciled in Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Leh Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, or Uttarakhand, and must have passed their qualification in 2024 or after. Candidates with 1 year or more of prior apprenticeship/job experience are not eligible.
Purely merit-based, with no written exam — provisional selection based on percentage in the qualifying exam, followed by Document Verification, Interview/Certificate Verification, and a Medical Fitness Certificate from a Government Medical Officer.
How to Apply
Graduate/Diploma candidates: register on nats.education.gov.in, complete Aadhaar e-KYC, fill your profile, and apply to establishment ‘Airports Authority of India – RHQ NR, New Delhi’ (code NDLSWC000002).
ITI Trade candidates: register on apprenticeshipindia.org, complete your profile, and apply using establishment code E05200700101.
Track your application status from your candidate dashboard and accept the contract if offered.
No, this recruitment is free of any application fee.
Does this apprenticeship guarantee a job at AAI?
No — AAI has no obligation to offer regular employment on completion of training.
Since applying for more than one discipline gets your application rejected outright, and the domicile requirement is restricted to 11 specific North Indian states/UTs, confirm both your eligibility and your single best-fit discipline before registering on NATS or NAPS.
