AAI JE ATC study guide
AAI JE ATC · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI), a Miniratna Category-1 Public Sector Enterprise, runs a direct recruitment process for Junior Executive (Air Traffic Control), advertised under Advertisement No. 02/2025/CHQ with 309 posts and a job post date of 04-04-2025. The AAI JE ATC study guide has 6 sections and about 1,959 words.
01Air Traffic Control / Air Navigation Services: Separation, Clearances and Phraseology
The Air Traffic Control / Air Navigation Services section tests applied separation and procedural control: you are given two or more aircraft, a level or a radar description, and asked for the correct clearance, separation check or readback judgement. Vertical: 1,000 ft up to FL290; 1,000 ft between FL290 and FL410 in RVSM airspace; 2,000 ft above FL410.
338 words, about 2 min02CNS: Communications, Navigation Aids and Surveillance
The CNS paper tests equipment knowledge and the ability to reason with the numbers behind navigation and surveillance aids. VHF air-ground spans 118.000-136.975 MHz, amplitude modulated and line-of-sight.
325 words, about 2 min03Aviation and Airport Operations: Surfaces, Declared Distances and Safety
This domain tests aerodrome geography, declared distances and the safety procedures that surround runway use. Runway strip: the area containing the runway and stopway, kept clear of obstacles.
329 words, about 2 min04General Aptitude: Numerical Reasoning for Operational Problems
The General Aptitude section tests numerical reasoning under time pressure: percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, time-speed-distance, profit and loss, interest, number series and data interpretation from tables and charts. Percentage change equals (new minus old) divided by old, multiplied by 100.
331 words, about 2 min05Reasoning: Pattern, Arrangement and Deduction Questions
The Reasoning section tests pattern recognition and deductive accuracy: series completion, coding-decoding, analogy, blood relations, direction sense, syllogism, seating and ranking puzzles, and non-verbal items such as figure series and mirror images. Never assume the converse of a statement.
319 words, about 2 min06English: Grammar, Vocabulary and Aviation Phraseology Awareness
The English section tests standard written English through grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, sentence improvement, para jumbles and error spotting, with the added expectation that you recognise ICAO phraseology as a separate, restricted code. Subject-verb agreement: phrases such as along with, as well as and together with do not make a singular subject plural.
317 words, about 2 min