AAI Senior Assistant Recruitment 2025

Created by Sayooj NS in News 28 Nov 2025

📜 Detailed Points: AAI Senior Assistant Recruitment 2025

I. General Vacancy and Organization Details

Feature	Details
Recruitment Name	AAI Recruitment 2025
Organization	Airports Authority of India (AAI), a Government organization (Schedule-‘A’ Mini Ratna-Category-1 PSU).
Post Level	Senior Assistant (NE-6 Level, Non-Executive Cadre).
Specific Post (01 Vacancy)	Senior Assistant (Official Language) - This specific post of 01 vacancy is exclusively reserved for the ST (Scheduled Tribe) Category.
Application Period	21.11.2025 (Start Date) to 20.12.2025 (Last Date for Online Application and Fee Payment).
How to Apply	Strictly Online application through the AAI official career website (aai.aero).
Job Location	Across India (Initial posting may be region-specific, but the job is transferable).

II. Pay Scale and Benefits

Pay Scale (IDA Pattern): The scale of pay is $₹36,000 - 3\% - ₹1,10,000$ .
Emoluments: In addition to the Basic Pay, the selected candidate is entitled to a high allowance package, including:
- Dearness Allowance (DA).
- Perks @ 35% of Basic Pay.
- House Rent Allowance (HRA) and other benefits like CPF, Gratuity, Social Security Schemes, and Medical benefits.

III. Eligibility Criteria (For Senior Assistant - Official Language)

Age Limit: The maximum age is 30 years as of the cut-off date (e.g., 01/07/2025, but refer to the official notification for the exact date).
- Age Relaxation: Relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST candidates (making the limit 35 years) and 3 years for OBC (NCL) candidates.
Essential Educational Qualifications: Candidates must have a strong command of both Hindi and English, demonstrated by one of the following:
- Master’s degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the Graduation level. OR
- Master’s degree in English with Hindi as a subject at the Graduation level. OR
- Master’s degree in any subject (excluding Hindi/English) with Hindi and English as compulsory/optional subjects at the Graduation level.
Essential Experience/Skill:
- A recognized Diploma/Certificate course in Hindi-English Translation (or vice versa).
- OR Two years' relevant translation experience in a Central/State Government office, including PSUs or reputed organizations.
- Computer literacy in MS Office (Hindi) is also a required component.

IV. Selection Process

The selection process is generally a two-stage process:

Stage-I: Written Examination (Computer-Based Test - CBT)
- Total Marks/Duration: 100 marks, 2 hours duration.
- No Negative Marking.
- Syllabus Weightage:
  - 70% questions on subjects related to the educational qualifications (Official Language).
  - 30% questions on General Knowledge, General Intelligence, General Aptitude, and English.
- Minimum Pass Marks (CBT): 50% for UR/OBC/EWS/Ex-SM and 40% for SC/ST.
Stage-II: Skill Test & Document Verification (DV)
- Shortlisted candidates from the CBT will be called for:
  - Biometric Attendance Verification.
  - Document/Certificate Verification.
  - Computer Literacy Test (specifically testing proficiency in MS Office - Hindi for this post).

📝 AAI Senior Assistant (Official Language) Syllabus

I. Computer Based Test (CBT) Pattern

The Computer-Based Test (CBT) will be a single paper of 100 Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) with a duration of 2 hours (120 minutes).

Section	Subject Areas	Question Weightage	Marks
Part A	General Knowledge, General Intelligence, General Aptitude, and English	50%	50
Part B	Questions related to Educational Qualifications (Official Language/Hindi)	50%	50
Total		100%	100

Negative Marking: There is NO negative marking.
Minimum Qualifying Marks: 50/100 for UR/OBC/EWS/Ex-SM and 40/100 for SC/ST.

II. Detailed Syllabus Topics

Part A: General Subjects (50% Weightage)

This section is common across all Senior Assistant categories and assesses general knowledge and aptitude.

Subject	Key Topics to Prepare
General Intelligence & Reasoning	Analogy and Classification, Coding-Decoding, Series (Number/Alphabet), Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Syllogism, Decision Making, Order and Ranking, Non-Verbal Reasoning (Figure Completion).
General Aptitude / Quantitative	Number System (LCM & HCF), Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Work, Time, Speed, and Distance, Mensuration, Data Interpretation, Algebra.
General Knowledge (GK)	Current Affairs (National & International), History, Polity and Indian Constitution, Geography, Economics, Science and Technology, Awards and Honors, Books and Authors, Government Schemes.
English Language Comprehension	Synonyms and Antonyms, Fill in the Blanks, Cloze Test, Error Detection, One Word Substitution, Sentence Rearrangement, Reading Comprehension, Sentence Improvement.

Part B: Subject-Specific (Official Language) (50% Weightage)

This section focuses on your Master's degree background and translation expertise.

Hindi Grammar & Vocabulary: Detailed knowledge of Hindi Vyakaran (Grammar), Shabdavali (Vocabulary), Samanyashuddhi (Common Errors), and Vakyabhed (Sentence types).
Hindi to English Translation: Proficiency in translating official documents, correspondence, and technical terminology from Hindi to English.
English to Hindi Translation: Proficiency in translating official documents, correspondence, and technical terminology from English to Hindi.
Rajbhasha Niti (Official Language Policy): Comprehensive knowledge of the Official Language Act, 1963, the rules made thereunder, and the various schemes, programs, and guidelines of the Government of India regarding the promotion and use of Hindi in government offices.
Official Terminology: Knowledge of technical and administrative terms commonly used in Government/PSU functioning.
Essay/Precis Writing (Objective Type): Questions related to the format, structure, and principles of essay and precis writing, often tested through objective questions.

III. Computer Literacy Test (Qualifying)

This is a mandatory second stage for the Senior Assistant (Official Language) post. The test is qualifying in nature (marks are not added to the final merit list) and is conducted in MS Office (Hindi).

Topic	Focus Area
MS Word	Formatting, Templates, Mail Merge, Hindi Typing/Font usage.
MS Excel	Formulas, Functions, Pivot Tables, Charts, Basic Data Handling.
MS PowerPoint	Presentation Creation, Animations, Graphics, Design.
General Computer Skills	File Management, Networking/Internet Basics, Computerised Accounting Basics (as applicable).