Indian Air Force Group C Recruitment 2026 Out for LDC, Hindi Typist & CMTD Posts
Indian Air Force Group C Recruitment 2026 Notification has been released for LDC, Hindi Typist & CMTD Posts. Check all details from the article and submit their application forms.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has released Advertisement No. 01/2026, inviting applications from eligible Indian citizens for direct recruitment to various Group ‘C’ Civilian posts at Air Force Stations and Units across the country. Vacancies are spread across multiple commands. Applications are to be submitted offline in the prescribed format (Annexure-I) to the concerned Air Force Station of choice.
Indian Air Force Group C Notification 2026 Out
The detailed Indian Air Force Group C Notification PDF has been released at the official website www.indianairforce.nic.in. Candidates who are interested in applying for LDC, Hindi Typist & CMTD posts can download the detailed notification to know all the details like educational qualifications, vacancies, age criteria, selection process, etc.
Indian Air Force Group C Recruitment 2026- Overview
The Indian Air Force invites offline applications from Indian citizens whose age should be between 18 to 25 years, and they should have completed 10th/12th/ITI from a recognised institution for the recruitment of various Group ‘C’ Civilian posts at the various Air Force Stations/Units.
Indian Air Force Group C Recruitment 2026 – Overview
Organisation
Indian Air Force (IAF)
Advertisement No.
01/2026
Post Group
Group ‘C’ Civilian
Posts
Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Hindi Typist, Civilian Mechanical Transport Driver (Ordinary Grade)
Total Vacancies
Multiple posts across all Commands
Application Mode
Offline (by post/in person)
Last Date to Apply
30 days from date of publication in Employment News
Age Limit
18–25 years
Pay Scale
Level-2, as per Pay Matrix 7th CPC
Official Website
www.indianairforce.nic.in
IAF Group C Vacancy 2026
The vacancies are distributed across multiple Commands and Independent Units. Below is the command-wise and post-wise breakdown as per the official notification:
HQ Maintenance Command, IAF
Sno.
Station / Address
Post
Total
UR
OBC
SC
ST
EWS
PwBD
ESM
1
AOC, AF Station Chakeri, Kanpur-208008
Lower Division Clerk
02
01
—
—
—
—
—
01
2
CO, 8 Base Repair Depot, AF Station Avadi, Chennai-600055
Lower Division Clerk
01
—
01
—
—
—
—
—
3
AOC, 9 Base Repair Depot, AF Station, Nagar Road, PO-Dunkirk Line SO, Pune-411014
Lower Division Clerk
02
01
—
—
01
—
—
01
4
Stn Cdr, 16 Base Repair Depot, Village & Post Vadsar, Tal. Kalol, Distt-Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382721
Lower Division Clerk
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
AOC, 23 Equipment Depot, AF Station, Avadi, IAF (Post), Chennai-600055
Lower Division Clerk
03
01
—
01
—
01
01(B)*
—
5
(same as above)
Civilian Mechanical Transport Driver (Ordinary Grade)
01
—
—
—
—
01
—
—
6
AOC, 25 Equipment Depot, AF Station, Devilaili (South), Distt-Nasik, Maharashtra-422501
CO, 29 Equipment Depot, AF Station Chakeri, Kanpur-208008
Lower Division Clerk
02
—
—
01
—
01
—
—
TOTAL
14
04
02
04
01
03
01
02
HQ Training Command, IAF
Sno.
Station / Address
Post
Total
UR
OBC
SC
ST
EWS
PwBD
ESM
1
Commanding Officer, ETI, AF Jalahalli East, Bengaluru-560013
Lower Division Clerk
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
Commanding Officer, Mechanical Training Institute (MTI), C/o AF Station Tambaram, Chennai-600046
Lower Division Clerk
01
—
01
—
—
—
—
—
3
Commanding Officer, Navigation Training School (NTS), C/o AF Stn Begumpet, Bowenpally PO, Hyderabad-500011
Hindi Typist
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
Commanding Officer, REB(S) C/o AF Stn Tambaram, Chennai-600046
Lower Division Clerk
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
Commanding Officer, Training Command (U), AF JC Nagar Post, Hebbal, Bengaluru-560006
Lower Division Clerk
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
TOTAL
05
04
01
—
—
—
—
—
HQ Central Air Command, IAF
#
Station / Address
Post
Total
UR
OBC
SC
ST
EWS
PwBD
ESM
1
AOC, AF Station, Agra, Uttar Pradesh-282008
Lower Division Clerk
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
AOC, Air Force Station, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh-243002
Hindi Typist
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
AOC, AF Station, Maharajpur, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh-474020
Hindi Typist
01
—
—
—
01
—
—
—
TOTAL
03
02
—
—
01
—
—
—
HQ Western Air Command, IAF
Sno.
Station / Address
Post
Total
UR
OBC
SC
ST
EWS
PwBD
ESM
1
Air Officer Commanding, AF Station, Ambala Cantt, Haryana-133001
Hindi Typist
01
—
—
—
—
01
—
—
2
Air Officer Commanding, AF Station, Adampur Doaba, Distt-Jalandhar, Punjab-144103
Lower Division Clerk
02
—
01
01
—
—
—
01
3
Air Officer Commanding, AF Station, Halwara, PO-Halwara-AD, Teh-Raikot, Distt-Ludhiana, Punjab-141106
Hindi Typist
01
—
01
—
—
—
—
—
4
Air Officer Commanding, AF Station, Pathankot, Dhaki Road, Distt-Pathankot, Punjab-145001
Civilian Mechanical Transport Driver (Ordinary Grade)
01
—
01
—
—
—
—
—
5
Air Officer Commanding, AF Station, Nal, Bikaner, Rajasthan-334004
Hindi Typist
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
01
TOTAL
06
01
03
01
—
01
—
02
HQ Eastern Air Command, IAF
Sno.
Station / Address
Post
Total
UR
OBC
SC
ST
EWS
PwBD
ESM
1
Air Officer Commanding, AF Station, Jorhat, Assam-785004
Lower Division Clerk
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
Air Officer Commanding, AF Station, Tezpur, Assam-784104
Hindi Typist
01
—
01
—
—
—
—
—
3
Air Officer Commanding, AF Station, Guwahati, Assam-781015
Lower Division Clerk
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
Station Commander, AF Station, Mohanbari, Assam-786012
Lower Division Clerk
01
—
—
01
—
—
—
—
5
Commanding Officer, ALG Along, C/o AF Station Mohanbari, Assam-786012
Lower Division Clerk
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
Air Officer Commanding, AF Station, Arjan Singh, Panagarh, West Bengal-713148
Civilian Mechanical Transport Driver (Ordinary Grade)
01
—
01
—
—
—
—
—
TOTAL
06
03
02
01
—
—
—
—
HQ South Western Air Command, IAF
Sno.
Station / Address
Post
Total
UR
OBC
SC
ST
EWS
PwBD
ESM
1
C Adm O, AF Station, Kolshet Road, PO-Sandoz Bagh, Thane (Maharashtra), Pin Code-400607
Hindi Typist
01
—
01
—
—
—
01(C)*
—
2
C Adm O, AF Station Darijipura, Vadodara (Gujarat), Pin Code-390022
Lower Division Clerk
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
C Adm O, AF Station, Utarlai, Distt-Barmer (Rajasthan), Pin Code-344035
Hindi Typist
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
C Adm O, AF Station, Kalina, Santa Cruz (E), Mumbai (Maharashtra), Pin Code-400029
Hindi Typist
01
—
—
01
—
—
—
—
5
C Adm O, AF Station, Jamnagar (Gujarat), Pin Code-361003
Lower Division Clerk
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
TOTAL
05
03
01
01
—
—
01
—
HQ Southern Air Command, IAF
Station / Address
Post
Total
UR
OBC
Commanding Officer, HQ Southern Air Command (Unit), Akkulam, Trivandrum-695011
Hindi Typist
01
—
01
TOTAL
01
—
01
Independent Units, IAF
#
Station / Address
Post
Total
UR
OBC
SC
ST
EWS
PwBD
ESM
1
Air Officer Commanding, AF Station, Race Course, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi-110003
Lower Division Clerk
03
01
—
—
01
01
—
—
2
Air Officer Commanding, AF Station, Sohna Road, Gurgaon-122001
Lower Division Clerk
01
01
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
President, Central Airmen Selection Board, Brar Square, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi-110010
Lower Division Clerk
01
—
01
—
—
—
—
—
4
Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Central Accounts Office, Subroto Park, New Delhi-110010
Lower Division Clerk
02
—
01
—
01
—
—
01
TOTAL
07
02
02
—
02
01
—
01
IAF Group C Eligibility Criteria 2026
Age Limit
For all posts, the age should be between 18 to 25 years. The crucial date for determining age limit is the last date of receipt of the application.
Category
Age Relaxation
OBC
03 years
SC / ST
05 years
Physically Handicapped (PH)
10 years (additional 05 years if PH + SC/ST; 03 years if PH + OBC)
Ex-Serviceman
Deduction of military service period from actual age; resultant age not to exceed prescribed maximum by more than 3 years
Departmental Employees (UR)
Up to 40 years
Departmental Employees (SC/ST)
Up to 45 years
Note: SC/ST/OBC candidates applying against UNRESERVED posts are not entitled to any relaxation in age limit, experience, etc.
Educational Qualification & Pay Scale
Post
Pay Scale
Educational Qualification / Experience
Lower Division Clerk (LDC)
Level-2 as per Pay Matrix 7th CPC
12th Class pass from a recognised Board. Typing speed of 35 wpm in English or 30 wpm in Hindi on a computer (10,500 KDPH / 9,000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word). [Time allowed: 10 minutes]
Hindi Typist
Level-2 as per Pay Matrix 7th CPC
12th Class pass from a recognised Board. Typing speed of 35 wpm in English or 30 wpm in Hindi on computer. [Time allowed: 10 minutes]
Civilian Mechanical Transport Driver (Ordinary Grade)
Level-2 as per Pay Matrix 7th CPC
Matriculation pass or equivalent from a recognised board/university; valid Civil Driving Licence for light and heavy vehicles; professional skill in driving and knowledge of motor mechanism; minimum 2 years’ experience in driving motor vehicles.
How to Apply for IAF Group C Recruitment 2026?
Eligible candidates can apply to any of the Air Force Stations listed in the advertisement, subject to vacancies and qualifications. The application must be submitted in the prescribed format (Annexure-I) within 30 days from the date of publication of this advertisement in Employment News / Rozgar Samachar.
Download/write out the application form as per Annexure-I, typed in English/Hindi.
Affix a recent passport-size photograph (self-attested) on the application form.
Enclose all self-attested documents in support of educational qualification, age, technical qualification, PwBD, experience, and caste certificate (if applicable).
Place the application in a self-addressed envelope with Rs. 10/- stamps pasted.
On the envelope, clearly mention: “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF ______ AND CATEGORY ______”
Submit separate applications for each position if you are applying for more than one role.
Enclose two passport-size photographs (same as affixed on the application form).
Dispatch to the concerned Air Force Station of choice within the stipulated date.
What posts are advertised under IAF Group C Recruitment 2026?
The posts notified are Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Hindi Typist, and Civilian Mechanical Transport Driver (Ordinary Grade).
What is the age limit for IAF Group C 2026 posts?
The age limit is 18 to 25 years as on the last date of receipt of application. Age relaxation is applicable for reserved categories as per government rules.
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