The AAI Exam Date 2026 is out. Airports Authority of India confirmed it on 23 September 2026. The wait is over for candidates who applied under Advertisement No. 12/2026/CHQ/DR-CBT.
The CBT runs from 21 to 26 October 2026. Your exact date depends on your post code. Not every candidate sits the exam on the same day.
Applications closed on 7 September 2026. So if you’re reading this, you already have a registered application. What comes next matters more now — the admit card.
At Engineers Academy, through our online platform Nimbus Learning, we track exam schedules like this one closely. Candidates preparing for AAI need clarity on dates first, and preparation strategy second. This page gives you both, starting with the dates.
AAI Exam Date 2026: Quick Overview
Use this table as a quick reference. The sections below break each part down in full.
Who’s Being Recruited: Manager and Junior Executive
389 vacancies. Split across Manager and Junior Executive posts. 260 Manager, 129 Junior Executive.
The posts span engineering, finance, law, operations, and a few allied streams. AAI has called these dates tentative for now. Final confirmation comes with the admit card. Worth remembering that.
AAI Exam Date 2026: Post-Wise Schedule
Notice the grouping. Most technical and general-stream posts sit on 21 October. Civil Engineering, IT, Operations, and Corporate Planning shift to 26 October, along with JE Law and JE Operations. Match your post code carefully. Don’t assume based on a similar post name.
AAI Junior Executive Exam Date 2026
Finance and Survey & Cartography candidates: 21 October.
Law and Operations candidates: 26 October.
129 vacancies total for this post. Two exam days. Check your code before you plan anything around it.
AAI Manager Exam Date 2026
Seven Manager streams fall on 21 October — Electrical Engineering, Finance, Architecture, Law, Fire Services, Commercial, Corporate Communications.
Four streams fall on 26 October — Civil Engineering, Information Technology, Operations, Corporate Planning & Management Services.
260 vacancies here. That’s the larger share of this recruitment cycle.
AAI Exam Pattern 2026: What the CBT Actually Tests
No negative marking. That’s worth building your exam-day approach around — an educated guess costs you nothing here, so leave no question blank if you can help it.
Preparing in the Weeks Before the AAI CBT With Nimbus Learning
A month, give or take, between now and the exam. That’s not a lot of time for fresh preparation. It is enough time for focused revision, though — if you use it right.
Part B needs subject recall. Part A needs speed. Two different skills, two different practice routines.
This is where Nimbus Learning comes in. We run structured test series built around post-specific technical content and timed practice sets — the kind of format that mirrors what you’ll actually face on CBT day.
For candidates working against a fixed date like this one, timed mock practice tends to matter more than reading new material at this stage.
AAI Admit Card 2026: The Next Step
AAI releases the admit card a few days before the exam window opens. It’ll carry your confirmed date, shift, centre, and reporting time.
Download it the moment it’s live. Check every field — name, photo, centre, date. Report any error immediately. No admit card, no entry. Simple as that.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the AAI Exam Date 2026 for Manager and Junior Executive posts?
The CBT runs between 21 and 26 October 2026. Your exact date depends on your post code.
What is the AAI Junior Executive Exam Date 2026?
Finance and Survey & Cartography: 21 October. Law and Operations: 26 October.
What is the AAI Manager Exam Date 2026?
Electrical Engineering, Finance, Architecture, Law, Fire Services, Commercial, and Corporate Communications: 21 October. Civil Engineering, IT, Operations, and Corporate Planning: 26 October.
Is there negative marking in the AAI CBT 2026?
No. Neither exam penalises wrong answers.
How should I prepare in the time left before the AAI exam?
Split your time. Technical revision for Part B, timed practice for Part A. Nimbus Learning’s test series is built for exactly this kind of last-mile preparation, matched to the actual CBT pattern.