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WrittentestforATChadquestionsonBasicphysics,maths,english&general
knowledge/aptitude.InterviewsofJE(Electronics)arebeingconductedseparately.
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AbhinavSingh,AirTrafficControllerandanemployeefor3yearsatA.A.I.
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Hi,youhavealreadydoneabout80%ofwhatisneededtojoinus,whenyouclearedthe
writtenexam.Congratulationsforthat.
Ijusthave5thingstotellyou,whichwillbemorethanenoughforyoutocrackthe
interview:
1.Don'tcomewithoutdoingyourhomework.GotoA.A.I.website,readtheir"AboutUs"
andotherrelevantsectionforoutsidepublic.Gettoknowtheorganisation,abitofit's
history.
2.Moreimportantly,readaboutwhatAirTrafficControlisallabout,thereareenough
articlesyoumightfindthroughGooglesearch&alsoenoughpostshereonQuoratoo,coz'
TheywilldefinitelyaskyouwhydoyouwanttobeanATC,youmustbereadywithashort
andsimpleanswer.Onasecondthought,let'sjustsayanyansweryougivethere,should
beshortandsimple.Evenifyoudon'tknowaboutsomething,justsay"SorrySir,Idon't
knowaboutthisone,butonceIgobackhomeI'lllookthisup."it'sanacceptableanswer
foroneortwooutofallthequestionstheyaskyou(notforeveryquestion!).
3.They"might"askyouaboutbasicsomebasicPhysicsconcepts(justthinkofthose
particularquestionsthatcanbeansweredin23lines,thosekindsofquestionsarehighly
preferredbythepeopleconductingtheinterviewboard,sincetheydon'thavemorethan
1520minutespercandidate).Thentheywilldefinitelyaskthelawsofaerodynamicsand
howdoesanaircraftfly(Wecallitan"Aircraft",wedon'tusetheterm"aeroplane"or
"plane"inthisjob).SearchonQuora/Google/YouTube.Understanditthoroughly!
4.TheymightaskyouaboutimportantAviationorAirTrafficrelatednewsorincidents
thathappenedduringthepastfewyears.SearchonGoogle,hereonQuoraoronnews
websites,you'llfindenoughstuffthere.
5.Evenifyouhaveappeared/clearedoneormoreothercompetitiveexamsandwaiting
forit'sresultsorjoiningletter,don'ttellthemaboutthat.Tellthemthisjobistheonlyone
youappliedfor,andthenyouputcompletefocustoclearit.Theydon'twanttoselecta
newguywhomightrunawaylater.
Nowapartfromtheinterviewtakenbyagroupofatleast45seniorpeopleformingthe
interviewboard,you'llalsobeaskedtogiveavoicetest.Hereyouwillbegivenasingle
printedpageandtheywouldaskyoutoreadfromitonamic.It'sasimplepassage,which
uponreadingyou'dfindthatit'swhatapilotspeakstotheairtrafficcontrollerwhen
comingforlandingatanairportorabouttodepart/takeofffromanairport.Theywilltry
toobserveyourEnglishlanguagespeakingfluency,thatyouhaveaclearvoiceandthat
youdon'tstutterorstammer.Justreadatanormalpace.Beforetheygiveyouthesheetof
papertheywilltrytohaveinformalchitchatwithyou,that'salsoapartofyourtestbut
theydon'tdeclareit.Anyofficialpersonyoumeet,youmustanswertohim/herorask
anythingonlyinEnglish.
Apartfromallthis,justonelastadvice!Oninterviewdayyou'llmeetseveralother
candidateswho'llboastalotthattheyclearedXYZno.ofothercompetitiveexams,most
willboastaboutappearinginI.E.S.exam.Pleasedon'tpayattentiontoanyofthem,coz'
you'llalwaysfindsuchcharactersatplaceslikethese.Youaregoingtheretogetyourjob,
you'renotgoingtheretogetanegativefeelingsthatthisjobisinanywayinferiortothe
onethosepeopleareaimingfor,it'sjusttheirinsecuritiestalking,letthemtalk.
EDIT1:Oneofmybatchmates,Sandeepwho'spostedatNewDelhiIGIAirportAir
TrafficControl...Haspostedaverynicearticleonhisblog.Hetriedtocompilesome
probable/importantquestionsortopicsthatareexpectedtobeaskedduringyour
interview,theyarelistedasfollows:

Whatjobdoesajuniorexecutive(ATC)inAAI
(AirportsAuthorityofIndia)do?
HowarepromotionsinairportsauthorityofIndia?
SpecificallyforJuniorExecutives.Dotheyget
promotedtomanagersorairtrafficcontrol...
Whyareairtrafficcontrollertowersbuiltsohigh?
WhatisyourreviewofAirTrafficControl?
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1.Yourbriefintroduction(verycrucialforsettingagoodinitialimpression).
2.YourProjectworkduringB.Tech./B.Sc

.(ifany).

3.JobExperience,ifanyandwhydoyouwanttojoinAAI(AirportAuthorityof
India)?
4.AboutAAI(AirportAuthorityofIndia):Numberofairportsitmanages,Chairman
ofAAI,whenAAIwasconstitutedetc.
5.HistoryofIndianCivilAviation:firstflight,Pilot,inwhichyearIndiacelebrated100
yearsofcivilaviationetc.
6.WhatisAirTrafficControl?Howisitdone?Howwascontrollingdonebeforethe
satelliteera?
7.VarioustermsrelatedtoATCfunctioninglikeGBAS,SBAS,ADSB,NDB,ILS,VOR
etc.Justhaveanideaaboutthesetechnologies/systemstheydontexpectyoutobe
masterofit.
8.WhatisGAGANSystem(GeoAugmentedGuidanceAndNavigationSystem)?Gain
asmuchasknowledgeaboutthisjointventureofAAIandISRO.HowdoesGAGAN
works?HowisitdifferentthanGPS?GAGAN&RADARaremustknowtopicsfor
ATCinterview.
9.WhatisGPSandhowdoesitwork?Minimumnumberofsatellitesrequiredfor
operationofGPS?
10.Differentsatellitebasedaugmentationsystemsintheworlde.g.GPS,GLONASS,
Galileo.
11.Basicsofaerodynamics:UseofRudder,Flaps,Elevatoretc.,Howdoesaircraftfly?
BernoullisPrinciple,differentforcesontheaircraft.
12.Typeoffuelsusedinaircraft.
13.WhatisKnot(speed)?1NauticalMile=?(distanceinmetres)
14.TypesofAirports:Greenfield,Brownfieldairportetc.
15.LatestnewsrelatedtoCivilAviationoraircraftincidents/accidents.e.g.Flight
MH17andtheRussianoriginflightsabotagedandcrashedinEgypt(on31st
October,2015).
16.WhereisthetallestATCtowerintheworld,andwhereisIndia'stallestATCtower?
17.NameoftheoperatorsofprivateairportslikeDelhi,Mumbai.
18.WhoisthecurrentCivilAviationministerofIndiaandSecretaryofCivilAviation
Ministry?
19.DifferencebetweenTrack,HeadingandBearingwithrespecttoaviation.
20.Speedofsound?WhatisUltrasonicaircraft?
21.Radar:HowRadarisusedinATC,differentbandsofRadarfrequencies,Equation
ofRadarRange,differencebetweenPrimaryandsecondaryRadar,Blindspeed,
CWRadar,FMRadarandothertypesofRadar,staggeringPRI,Falsealarmetc.
22.ElectromagneticwavesandtheirpropagationLineofsightcommunication,
Layersofatmosphere,Groundwavepropagation,Spacewavepropagation,Skip
distance,Criticalfrequency,VirtualHeight,fading,SignaltoNoiseRatio(SNR)etc.
23.BasicPhysicsphenomenonandPrincipleslikeLawsofMotion.
24.Specialtheoryofrelativity
25.Simpleantennaquestions/formulaelikeImpedance,VSWRetc.
26.Diodes:ForwardandReversebiasingofdiode,AvalancheandZenerBreakdown
etc.
27.Readalittlebitaboutsatellitecommunicatione.g.whatareuplinkanddownlink
frequencies?
28.ConversionfromCelsiustoFahrenheitandviceversa.
29.SimplegeographyquestionslikewhatisGMT(GreenwichMeanTime),why
InternationalDateLineisnotstraight?IfitiswinterinAustraliathenwhichseason
isinIndia?Timezonesandconceptofdaylightsaving,howdoesweatherchange
etc.
30.AboutUnitedNationsorganizationsandtheirHQs.

Sandeep'sfullblogpostcanbefoundatthefollowinglink,Ihighlyrecommendthatyou
gothroughthatalso:www.incomopedia.com/aaiairtrafficcontrollersinterview

preparation
@ThanksfortheA2ASamPatnaik&BruceKent
Allthebest.:)
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SandeepPilania,ServingAAIforlast3yearsasAirTrafficController
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ItwillbeaPanelinterviewwhereseniorofficialsofAAI(AirportAuthorityofIndia)willbe
judgingyourknowledgeandcommunicationskills.Usuallytheinterviewboardconsistsof
3to4panellistheadedbyanExecutiveDirector.
Socanwecrossthishurdlewithease?Well,Ihaveappearedtwiceforthisinterviewand
wasunluckytonotgetselectedinthefirsttimeandthereasonfornotgettingselected??
ImadecertainmistakeswhichIhavediscussedinmyblogavailableon
Incomopedia:LearntoEarnOnline .Thebloghascompletedetailsabouttheentire
InterviewProcessalongwiththepotentialquestionsthatmightbeaskedduringthe
interview.
Theblogcanbevisitedhere:AAIAirTrafficControllerInterview|CommonlyAsked
Questions
UpdatedNov3ViewUpvotes
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BruceKent
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I'dliketosharemyexperience,sothatthosewhostumbleuponthisquestionmightbenefit
fromitaswell,apartfromothergoodanswers.
Here'showitwentininterviews:
1.Talkaboutyourselfandyourfamily.
2.Whatareyourhobbies?SpecificQuestionsonhobbiesindetails.
3.Questionsoneconomics,termslikeGDP&others.
4.GeneralPhysicsquestionseg.Renewable/NonRenewableenergysources,Greenhouse
effect,Globalwarmingproblems,Aboutenvironment.
5.QuestionsonRADAR,Equipments,Communicationchannels,Frequency,Analog
Communication,GPS&SatelliteCommunication
6.Aboutcurrentjob/company/responsibilities.
7.AboutATCJob.Whyswitch?whyATC?
8.AboutAAI&GAGAN,itswebsite.
9.AboutbasicgeographyofIndia.Locatecities,rivers,waterbodies,oceans.Directionof
Navigation,onablanksheetofpaper,consideringitamapofIndia.
Thatwasprettymuchit.Lastedabout1520minutes.
Apartfromthese,manywerebeingaskedquestionsonPoliticsaswell.NameofMinisters,
CurrentAffairs,etc.
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AshishRajan,Airtrafficcontrol
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OriginallyAnswered:HowshouldIprepareforaninterviewforanAAIairtrafficcontrollerjunior
executivepost?

Aregularinterview.no specialpreparationsneeded.afairlyeasyinterview.makethem
feelaboutyourkeeninterestinaviationandaircraftanditissomethingurpassionate
about.communicationengineeringquestionsmaybaskedlimevhfHFcommunication.
Flightmechanics.Etc..allthebest
WrittenAug20,2015ViewUpvotesAnswerrequestedbyShivamSaini
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