Careers after the Indian Air Force

IAF Placement Cell

The IAF Placement Cell helps retired and soon-to-retire Air Force personnel find civilian jobs. PIB reported in 2014 that it partnered with Monster India to help officers, Warrant Officers and SNCOs. Ask your unit or Air HQ for the cell's current contact details and how to register.

Serving Air Force officers apply for DGR resettlement courses through Air HQ (JDPO Placement Cell), according to DGR's 2015 norms for officers.

Source: PIB, IAF Placement Cell and Monster India, 2014; DESW, Norms and eligibility for officers (2015 PDF), checked 4 Nov 2026

DGR and the Sainik Boards: help for every service

The Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) serves all three services. It runs resettlement courses in your last 2 years of service, shares job vacancies, holds job fairs and runs self-employment schemes. Your Zila Sainik Board, where you settle, verifies DGR forms and sponsors JCOs and ORs for job assistance.

• DGR resettlement courses
• DGR placement and self-employment schemes
• Government jobs for ex-servicemen

Source: DGR, About DGR; DGR, Job assistance, checked 4 Nov 2026

Officers and airmen

• Second careers for ex-officers

  DGR registration, officer job fairs and schemes such as CNG stations.

• Jobs for ex-servicemen

  Reservation and age relaxation in government jobs, and current private jobs.

• Agniveer after 4 years

  Seva Nidhi, certificates and reservations.

Describe your service in civilian words

Civilian recruiters may not know what your trade, branch or appointment involved. Write down what you were responsible for: people, equipment, budgets, safety, training or logistics. Then search for jobs by that work rather than by rank or trade name.

• Resume writing that translates your service record
• LinkedIn profile help