Air Traffic Control Officer

The duty of an air traffic controller (ATC) is to guarantee the security of aircraft during takeoff, landing, and flight. This job comes with lots of perks as well as challenges. A) Perks:
1. You have a reputed job under the airport authority of India.
2. The ATC gets a handsome salary of around Rs. 60 thousand in hand, and after the ratings, the salary increases to Rs. 75,000 per month.
3. The ATC gets an additional allowance and leaves as per her top government job.
4. As part of the Social Security programme, the ATC receives retirement and medical benefits. B) Cons:
1. The ATC has to work in a very high-pressure environment for the security of passengers.
2. Sometimes your leaves might get cancelled due to high traffic.
3. Due to increased pressure, you may be required to work night shifts on occasion.
4. Since it is a highly specialised job, there is less possibility of career growth.

The air traffic controller exam is conducted by AAI along with other positions. The following is the syllabus for this exam:
1. Reasoning: This subject includes topics like syllogism, blood relation, puzzles, ranking, alphanumeric series, etc.
2. General Attitude: It includes topics of data interpretation, ratio, percentage, average, numbers, and other math-based concepts.
3. English This subject includes questions based on reading comprehension and grammar like errors, fill in the blanks, parts of speech, etc.
4. General Knowledge: In this section, questions focus on basic general awareness and Current Affairs.
5. Physics It consists of graduation-level questions on thermal Physics electrostatics, mechanics, and modern Physics among other concepts.
6. Math: This subject consists of graduation-level questions based on integral, differential equation, Probability binomial theorem, etc. The question paper is divided into two parts, with a total score of 120. The Physics and math form part B, and the rest are combined in part A.

An air traffic controller is responsible for the safe navigation of the aircraft. To become an air traffic controller, you need to follow the given procedure:
1. Take a Science stream, preferably PCM, in your 12th grade.
2. Appear in JEE or related engineering exams to get admission into a top engineering college.
3. You have to pursue your engineering degree in either the telecommunication, electronics, electrical, or radio engineering branch.
4. You need to have more than 65% in your graduate degree.
5. After this, you have to appear in the air traffic controller (ATC) entrance exam. It is held annually by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
6. Your age must be less than 27 years old to apply for this exam.
7. The ATC exam has three stages: preliminary, main, and interview. After getting selected, you will undergo a year of training to become an air traffic controller.

Preparation Tips:
1- Know the complete syllabus.
2- Make a study schedule or Time table according to the syllabus.
3- Know the exam pattern.
4- Solve previous year's papers.
5- Attempt mock tests.
6- Analyze yourself according to your performance on the basis of the mock test results.
7- Use Best Books for a good result. The exam selection process for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Air Traffic Controller is conducted in two steps: Online Written Test and an Interview round. A merit list is prepared by assigning a weightage of 85 percent marks for online tests and 15 percent marks for interviews. For more details, you may visit the Shiksha HAL ATC exam page. (https://ask.shiksha.com/careers/air-traffic-control-officer-117). I hope this will help you.