AVNL Recruitment 2026: Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL), a Government of India Defence Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Defence, has released the AVNL Recruitment 2026 Notification (Advt. No. AVNL/CO/HR/2026/06) for 1213 vacancies on Fixed Term Employment. The recruitment includes Junior Technician, Junior Manager, Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager, Senior Manager, Deputy General Manager, Additional General Manager, and Consultant posts.

Eligible Indian candidates can submit their online applications from 11 July 2026 (10:00 AM) to 25 July 2026 (11:55 PM) through the official AVNL website.

Details for AVNL Recruitment 2026:

Vacancy Details

Non-Executive Posts

1005 Junior Technician posts are spread across four units, with vacancies broken down by category as follows:

Executive Posts)

208 Executive-cadre posts are distributed as follows:

Grand Total Vacancies: 1213

Educational Qualification

Junior Technician

• NTC/NAC Certificate in the relevant trade issued by NCVT.

Junior Manager

• B.E./B.Tech in a relevant engineering discipline.
• HR: Graduate + MBA (HR)/PG Diploma in HR.
• Official Language: Degree with Hindi Diploma or MA in Hindi.
• Finance & Accounts: Graduate in Commerce/Economics.
• Artificial Intelligence: B.E./B.Tech in CSE/IT/AI/ML/ECE.

Assistant Manager

• Finance: Graduate + MBA Finance.
• Civil: B.E./B.Tech Civil.
• Company Secretary: Graduate + Associate/Fellow Membership of ICSI.

Deputy Manager

• Engineering Degree in the relevant discipline.
• Marketing: Graduate + MBA Marketing.
• Public Relations: PG Degree in Journalism & Mass Communication.
• IT: B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science/IT.

Senior Posts

Relevant qualifications and prescribed experience as mentioned in the official notification.

Age Limit

Junior Technician / Junior Manager / Assistant Manager / Deputy Manager

• Maximum Age: 30 Years
• Maximum age after all relaxations: 55 Years

Senior Manager / Deputy General Manager / Additional General Manager / Consultant

• Maximum Age: Below 65 Years

Age relaxation is applicable as per the Government of India rules.

AVNL Recruitment 2026 Salary

Employees will also receive:

• Annual Increment
• PF
• Gratuity
• Medical Benefits
• Earned Leave
• Casual Leave

Application Fee

Payment Mode: Online (Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking, UPI).

Exam Pattern

The written exam is a single Computer-Based Test (CBT), objective multiple-choice type, for a maximum of 100 marks, with no negative marking.

Part A questions are up to 10th Standard level for Junior Technician posts, and Graduate level for all other posts. Total time allowed for the written exam is 2 hours. Written exam weightage is 100% for Junior Technician posts and 85% for Junior Manager, Assistant Manager, and Deputy Manager posts. There is no written exam (CBT) for Senior Manager, Deputy General Manager, Additional General Manager, and Consultant posts.

Selection Process

• Junior Technician posts: CBT, followed by a qualifying Trade Test (Practical) at the respective AVNL unit. Merit is decided solely on Written Test marks; the Trade Test syllabus is per Annexure-A of the official notification.
• Junior Manager, Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager posts: CBT, followed by an Interview (50 marks, 15% weightage) assessing technical knowledge, prior work experience, initiative, and decision-making. Merit is decided on the combined Written Exam and Interview performance.
• Senior Manager, Deputy General Manager, Additional General Manager, Consultant posts: No written CBT. Candidates are assessed through Presentation, Experience, Expertise, Knowledge, and Interview, conducted at AVNL CO, Avadi.
• Candidates qualifying the CBT will be called for an interview (other than Junior Technicians) or Trade Test (Junior Technicians) in a post: candidate ratio of 1:3 in order of merit within each category; the final ratio will be decided by AVNL management based on the number of qualifying candidates.
• Names of candidates shortlisted for CBT, Interview, or Trade Test, and final selections, will be notified on the AVNL website.

Test Centres

The CBT will be held at Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, and Kanpur. Candidates must indicate their preferred test centre in the online application form. AVNL reserves the right to modify, add, or cancel test centres depending on the number of eligible applicants; affected candidates will be assigned a new centre.

How to Apply:

Eligible candidates can apply online for AVNL Recruitment 2026 by following the steps below:

1. Visit the official AVNL website at https://avnl.co.in.
2. Go to the Careers section on the homepage.
3. Click on the AVNL Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online link.
4. Register using a valid mobile number and email ID.
5. Fill in the online application form with your personal, educational, and communication details.
6. Select the post you wish to apply for and choose all available AVNL units wherever the selected post is offered, as this is mandatory.
7. Upload the required documents, including:
   • Recent passport-size photograph
   • Signature
   • Class 10 certificate (Date of Birth proof)
   • Educational qualification certificates
   • NTC/NAC certificate (for Junior Technician posts)
   • Category/EWS/PwBD/Ex-Servicemen certificate (if applicable)
   • Apprenticeship Training Certificate (if applicable)
8. Pay the application fee online using a debit card, Credit Card, Net Banking, or UPI (if applicable).
9. Carefully review all the details entered in the application form before final submission.
10. Submit the application form and download/print the application slip with the unique application number for future reference. No hard copy of the application needs to be sent to AVNL.

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