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.

Indian Air Force Group C Recruitment 2026 Out for LDC, Hindi Typist & CMTD Posts

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. Candidates who haven’t applied yet can apply offline till 1st June 2026.

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	1st June 2026
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	Lower Division Clerk	01	—	01	—	—	—	—	—
7	AOC, 28 Equipment Depot, AF Station, Amla Depot (PO), Distt Betul, Madhya Pradesh-460563	Lower Division Clerk	01	—	—	01	—	—	—	—
8	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

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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.

Documents Required:

Educational qualification certificates (self-attested)
Date of Birth / Birth Certificate (self-attested copy)
Caste certificate – SC/ST/OBC issued by a competent civil authority (self-attested)
EWS Income & Asset Certificate valid for FY 2026-27 (based on FY 2025-26 income)
PwBD Disability Certificate (if applicable), including Medical Certificate (Annexure-II) for typing test exemption
Ex-serviceman discharge book photocopy (if applicable)
Experience certificate (if required for the post)
Technical qualification certificates (if applicable)
Domicile certificate (self-attested)