RNU Akashvani Mumbai Recruitment 2026 for Broadcast Assistant and More Posts

Recruitment Overview

RNU Akashvani Mumbai has invited applications for casual empanelment in four categories connected with editorial and broadcast work. The categories listed in the official advertisement are Casual Editor-cum-Reporter (Marathi), Casual News Reader-cum-Translator (Marathi), Casual Reporter (English), and Broadcast Assistant.

This is a panel-based engagement on casual assignment basis. The notification does not announce a fixed number of vacancies. Instead, it seeks applications from suitable candidates for empanelment so that assignments can be offered as and when required by the unit.

Posts Included in the Casual Panel

The official notice covers four categories. Candidates should apply only for the category or categories for which they actually meet the required qualifications and language conditions.

The notification does not specify category-wise panel strength or the number of persons to be empanelled.

Important Dates and Application Mode

The advertisement is dated 07 April 2026, and the last date for receipt of applications is 15 April 2026. Applications received after the prescribed date and time are not to be considered.

Eligible candidates will be informed through email only. The exact date, time, and venue for the written examination and later stages are to be communicated by email after the closing date.

Eligibility Criteria by Post

The eligibility conditions differ by category. Candidates should match the specific educational and language requirements of the post they are applying for.

For the Marathi editor and Marathi news reader categories, knowledge of Maharashtra's political, geographical, cultural, and current affairs context is specifically mentioned. For the English reporter category, experience of reporting in the Mumbai metropolitan area is listed as desirable. For the Broadcast Assistant category, practical technical ability is an important part of the eligibility and test process.

Age Limit, Residence and Nature of Engagement

The age requirement for all four categories is 21 to 50 years as on the last day of submission of application. The advertisement also says that applications are invited from interested candidates residing in Mumbai and nearby area.

This empanelment is not a route to regular appointment. The official terms clearly say that working on casual assignment basis for RNU Akashvani Mumbai will not confer any right to regularization. Assignments are to be offered depending on requirement and will not normally exceed six days in a month.

• Minimum age: 21 years
• Maximum age: 50 years
• Residence expectation: Mumbai and nearby area
• Nature of work: casual, assignment-based, requirement-driven
• Regularization claim: not allowed

Selection Process by Category

The selection method is not the same for all categories. Candidates should prepare according to the post they choose.

For the Marathi news reader category, a candidate who qualifies in the written test may be called for voice test, followed by interview. The selected candidate in that category has to undergo and successfully complete 15 days of training.

For Broadcast Assistant, the written test qualifying standard is 50 percent and above. Only those who secure 50 percent and above in the written exam become eligible for the practical proficiency test in computer operation and audio editing.

Remuneration and Application Fee

The official notification prescribes a common remuneration structure for all posts based on the approved News Service Division, All India Radio rate card effective from 1 November 2022, as revised from time to time.

The application processing fee is non-refundable and has to be sent only through demand draft in favor of Station Director, All India Radio Mumbai.

If a candidate applies for multiple posts, separate applications and separate demand drafts are required for each application.

How to Apply

The application has to be submitted in the prescribed format attached with the official advertisement. The form is not a general online form. It is a physical application process supported by document submission.

1. Download the official notification and application form.
2. Fill the prescribed application format carefully for the category you want to apply for.
3. Attach self-attested copies of the required documents.
4. Prepare the demand draft for the applicable fee in favor of Station Director, All India Radio Mumbai.
5. Send the completed application by post to the notified address before 15 April 2026.
6. Send the application and required documents to the notified email address as instructed in the advertisement.

The envelope should clearly mention the category or categories applied for exactly as stated in the notification. Candidates applying for more than one post should send separate applications for each post.

Postal Address and Required Documents

The completed application should reach the Deputy Director, Regional News Unit, Akashvani Mumbai, New Broadcasting House, Backbay Reclamation, H. T. Parekh Marg, Mumbai - 400020, on or before 15 April 2026.

The advertisement asks candidates to submit the following documents along with the application proforma:

• Proof of age such as Class 10 certificate or birth certificate
• Proof of essential and desirable qualifications, including academic, professional, and work-experience documents
• Proof of residence such as Aadhaar card, passport, driving licence, rental lease agreement carrying name, or residence certificate issued by Tehsildar
• Caste certificate for SC, ST, or OBC candidates claiming fee concession
• No Objection Certificate for candidates already in government or autonomous body service
• One passport-size photograph in the designated space in the form
• Demand draft for application fee in favor of Station Director, All India Radio Mumbai

No call letter is to be delivered physically. Communication for further stages is to be sent through email.

Key Terms Candidates Should Know

The official notice contains several operational conditions that matter to applicants. These should be understood before applying.

• The empanelment is purely of daily contractual nature.
• A person on the panel cannot claim permanent employment in AIR on the basis of this engagement.
• Assignments are given according to need and performance.
• Continuation in the panel depends on conduct and work quality.
• If a casual assignee refuses assignments for more than six months without consent of RNU, de-empanelment may follow.
• A person empanelled at one station cannot automatically claim eligibility at another station.
• No TA or DA is admissible for written test, voice test, interview, or other stages.

The official notice also states that any grievance or issue will be settled at the RNU or station level, and the decision of the RNU Head or Head of Office will be final and binding.

Confirmed Details and What Is Not Announced

The official advertisement clearly confirms the categories, the casual panel nature of engagement, the 21 to 50 years age band, the last date of 15 April 2026, the category-wise qualifications, the fee, and the broad selection process.

At the same time, some details are not announced in the notification. The document does not specify the number of candidates to be empanelled in each category. It also does not publish the exact written-test schedule in the advertisement itself; that information is to be sent later through email to eligible candidates. There is no separate result date mentioned in the notice.

Applicants should therefore treat the following as officially confirmed: this is a casual empanelment notice, not a permanent recruitment for fixed vacancies; the application is to be sent in prescribed form by post with supporting documents and fee; and later test details are to be communicated by email only.

Official Links

• Official Notification PDF
• NewsOnAir Vacancies Page
• News Services Division