AAI Northern Region Apprenticeship 2026-27: 205 Posts, Eligibility and 16 September Deadline

AAI Northern Region Apprenticeship 2026-27 is open for 205 tentative apprenticeship seats, and the official notice gives 16 September 2026 as the application closing date. The intake is split across 80 Graduate (Degree) Apprentice seats, 65 Technical (Diploma) Apprentice seats and 60 Trade (ITI) Apprentice seats. Graduate and Diploma applicants must use the NATS route, while ITI applicants must use the Apprenticeship India/NAPS route after registering on the relevant portal. This is a one-year apprenticeship-training opportunity across airports, stations and offices in the Northern Region. It is not a regular AAI recruitment promise: the notice says the training does not create an obligation to provide regular employment. The most important first checks are domicile, qualification type, age as on the cutoff date, the 2024-or-after pass-out rule for degree and diploma applicants, and the prohibition on applying in more than one discipline. The guide below separates the official notice from the live AvsarIQ record. It explains what the 205 seats cover, which portal applies to each candidate group, what the selection process says, and which details should be checked before submitting a registered online application.

The AAI recruitment dashboard currently lists the Northern Region notification as a 205-post apprenticeship opportunity, with the dashboard entry dated 14 August 2026. AvsarIQ's latest verified record was checked at 01:39 UTC on 13 September 2026 and shows the opportunity as open, published and verified from multiple official sources, with 16 September 2026 as the closing date. The record does not supply an application start date, so this guide does not invent one. The official PDF is the controlling source for the detailed conditions. It describes AAI-RHQ NR, New Delhi and directs Graduate and Diploma candidates to NATS and Trade/ITI candidates to Apprenticeship India/NAPS. Because the portal route depends on the apprenticeship category, a candidate should identify the correct category before registering. A registration on the wrong route or an application for more than one discipline can make the submission unusable under the notice.

The Graduate list includes Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science/IT, Aeronautical/Aerospace/Aircraft Maintenance, Architecture, Mechanical/Automobile and BCA/B.Com. The Diploma list covers the engineering streams in the notice; BCA/B.Com is not listed in the Diploma category. The Trade/ITI category lists COPA/Steno and Computer Hardware & Networking, with the 60 Trade seats shown in the official notice. The ₹15,000 Graduate stipend and ₹12,000 Technical stipend are stated in the notice with an AAI and government DBT share. The Trade stipend is ₹9,600 per month. These are training stipends, not a regular salary scale. The exact seat distribution and category conditions remain governed by the official PDF and the AAI-linked portal record. The 205 total is described as tentative, so candidates should read any later official notice or portal update before relying on a seat count.

The notice limits this Northern Region intake to Indian nationals domiciled in Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Leh Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The name of a state or Union Territory on a candidate's current address is not, by itself, a final eligibility decision; the candidate should rely on the domicile evidence accepted by the notice and portal. For Graduate Apprentices, the qualification is a full-time regular four-year engineering degree in one of the listed streams, recognized by AICTE or the Government of India. For Technical Apprentices, it is a three-year regular engineering diploma in the listed streams, also recognized by AICTE or the Government of India. The notice says degree and diploma candidates passed in 2024 or after 2024 are eligible. The Trade category requires an ITI/NCVT certificate in the listed trades from a recognized institution; the notice does not give the same degree/diploma pass-out wording for that category. The age range is 18 to 26 years as on 16 September 2026, with upper-age relaxation for categories such as SC, ST, OBC and PwBD as per Government of India guidelines. A candidate must still check the exact category proof and any portal validation. A prior completed apprenticeship, a terminated apprenticeship, a current same-qualification apprenticeship, or at least one year of apprenticeship or job experience after obtaining the essential qualification can exclude an applicant under the notice.

Registration comes before the AAI application. The notice says only registered applications received online through NATS/NAPS will be considered. Graduate and Diploma candidates should register or sign in at NATS, search for the AAI-RHQ NR, New Delhi establishment and use the identifier NDLSWC000002 (BOAT). Trade/ITI candidates should use Apprenticeship India, search for the corresponding AAI establishment and use the NAPS identifier E05200700101. The notice's application instructions use the older apprenticeshipindia.org wording; the live official portal linked for this guide is the current Apprenticeship India government domain. The application process is category-specific. A candidate should not submit multiple disciplines in an attempt to improve the chance of selection: the notice says applications for more than one discipline will be rejected. Check the spelling of the name, date of birth, qualification, pass-out year, domicile details, category and portal profile before selecting the AAI establishment. Keep a copy of the submitted application and the portal acknowledgement.

The provisional selection is based on the percentage of marks in the qualifying examination. Where the notice requires a tie-break, the recorded order uses date of birth and then passing date. Shortlisted candidates are contacted through their registered email for document verification or interview steps. Final engagement depends on verification of certificates and submission of a medical-fitness certificate at joining. The notice specifies that the medical certificate is to be obtained from a government medical officer or a medical officer of a government undertaking. Training is for 12 months from commencement of the contract apprenticeship. The allocated airport, station or unit is final under the notice, and a later change of training place is not to be expected. Reservation for SC, ST, OBC and EWS categories is applied as stated in the notice, including the treatment of unfilled reserved-category seats. There is no application fee, and no TA/DA is payable for the process. These conditions make the opportunity more specific than a general entry-level vacancy. It is best suited to a recent graduate, diploma holder or ITI certificate holder who meets the regional domicile rule and wants structured training. It should not be treated as a guarantee of appointment after training: AAI expressly says it has no obligation to provide regular employment to apprentices.

Before using the application portals, compare your documents against the exact category requirements instead of relying on a broad search-result summary. A four-year degree applicant, a three-year diploma applicant and an ITI applicant do not use the same portal or qualification wording. Confirm that your qualification is regular and recognized, that the pass-out rule applies to your category, and that you have not already completed or started a disqualifying same-level apprenticeship. Also confirm the domicile evidence, age on 16 September 2026, category certificate where applicable, and the single-discipline choice. The AAI notice includes many possible training locations, and the assigned location is final. If shortlisted, keep original certificates ready for verification and plan to obtain the required medical-fitness certificate from the permitted government medical source. The current-data block above is time-sensitive. AvsarIQ's last check and the official source links are shown so readers can return to the primary notice and portals. If AAI publishes a later corrigendum, extension or portal instruction, that official update takes precedence over this publication-time guide.

This article was researched against the AAI Northern Region apprenticeship notification PDF, the AAI recruitment dashboard, the NATS portal and the Apprenticeship India portal. The PDF and AAI dashboard are the primary sources for the notification facts. The two portals are included because the notice directs different apprentice categories to different registration routes. At the latest AvsarIQ check recorded for this run, the linked opportunity was open, published and verified from multiple official sources, with 205 tentative seats and a 16 September 2026 closing date. The current-status and deadline blocks are live data; the narrative preserves the publication-time explanation. Read the official notification again immediately before applying in case AAI posts a correction, extension or portal-specific instruction.