Aviation

Airline jobs have always been glamorous, to begin with. Because of that a lot of people have been in awe of women, especially air hostesses working in the airlines. But sometimes, there can be a few unruly passengers who may create unnecessary trouble for the air hostesses.
But with more and more airlines coming up and air travel becoming cheaper and more and more people using air transport, the sight of air hostesses has become quite common and people as well have become more disciplined and cases of misdemeanor have gone down quite a bit. With at least one male cabin crew member becoming compulsory on all international flights, as alcohol is served on those flights, the risk of handling unruly passengers has further gone down.
The aviation industry, along with its thousands of SOPs in place and enough security measures being taken, is perhaps one of the safest industries for women to work for today!

With new technological advances, the way ticketing is done has changed drastically over the ages. As the aviation industry is booming and as more and more people have started using Air transport as a mean of communications, it has necessitated the need for more and more advanced software to make the task easier.
IATA has come up with a portion that one needs to understand, learn and clear its exam, in order to thoroughly know the ticket reservation systems such as Amadeus and Galileo. They have teamed up with hundreds of institutes all over India to carry out the required courses. Usually, a good institute would charge you 50k to 60k INR. There are cheaper options as well but it is recommended to go for the ones that would also give you some hands-on experience with the systems required.
Overall, the ticket reservation industry is a great career choice with so many international airlines having outsourced offices in India and offering thousands of jobs with benefits such as incentives and overtime.

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Experience in aviation industry is definitely useful in one's working life. In fact, these days job hopping is the way to reach the top at the earliest. Aviation is like any other industry as far as working in HR, finance, customer service, industrial relations, law, etc. Experience in aviation sector can be counted to get into another company or industry. Of course, the only experience will not count much if you can not show something unique that you have achieved. Some initiative, some extraordinary work, etc. These always catch the eye of the probable recruiters. In India, there are many industries big and small that are looking for good professionals and they don't mind person's with a proven track record even from the aviation industry. Do those who wish to join aviation after their MBA just need not worry.

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To get a job in an international airline, there are plenty of ways. In fact, it's similar to getting employed by an Indian career. You can get Commercial Pilot's License and then join any airlines. You can do a cabin crew course and join as a cabin crew. You can get training of dispatcher and join as a flight dispatcher. You can do a course in finance and join as a finance person. You can join their customer relations department. All these and some more means are available to join airlines. Be that as it may, you can definitely and surely join after completing your MBA also. In fact, after MBA you can join in any fairly higher management position in any department. In fact, many carriers are always looking for dynamic young management trainees to groom them and absorb them completely in the company.

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To become an Aircraft Mechanic or an Aviation Technician, one gas to undergo three years AME course after completion of 10+2 with physics & mathematics. These courses are conducted by many institutions in India. In some places, there is entrance exam while at others admission is based on marks obtained in 12th exam. Once eligible, a student can select either of the two streams of mechanical or avionics. Merely passing the course does not make one eligible to work on the aircraft straight away. One needs to obtain a license issued by DGCA. Only license holders are allowed to work on aircraft. With the boom in the aviation sector, many Indian carriers have placed orders for aircraft. All these will require license holders to maintain. Thus in near to medium term prospects of AME are quite good. Depending on the company, one can expect a salary of about Rs. 50K.

Just to correct your question, there are no colleges when you come to CPL, you usually do a CPL course from flying schools.
Flying schools charges are based on fuel prices, fleet, instructors, navigational facilities available, ground classes and the infrastructure available.
There are many flying clubs in India that offer CPL training, the once which you should try firstly are as under:
1. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udaan Academy - http://igrua.gov.in/Financial Assistance.htm
2. CAE Gondia - http://www.caeoaa.com/gondia/#.Wjok-5_hXqA
3. Chimes Aviation - https://www.caaindia.com
4. AAA Aviation - http://www.aaa.co.in
5. Nagpur Flying Club - Hangar No. 1, Wardha Rd, Near Airport, Adcajent to DBAI Airport, Sonegaon, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440005
6. MPFC Indore - http://www.mpfc.in
7. BFC , Mumbai - http://thebombayflyingclub.com
8. MPFC Bhopal - http://www.mpfc.in
The fee structure is not fixed hence. Still for Cessna 152 the per hour charge is approximately INR 7000 - 9000.
For Cessna 172 it ranges from INR 9000 - 11000.
And for most multi engine aircrafts the per hour charge ranges from INR 15000 - 20000.
You will have to complete 200 hours to get a CPL license issued by DGCA India.
The accommodation, transportation and documentation charges are paid above the per hour charge. So decide wisely. Good luck.

There are some airlines who actually hire candidates who have a commercial pilot license and the selection process includes:
1. Technical Exam
2. Compass Test
3. Interview
4. Medicals
5. Induction.
Some airline also put Psychometric test and group discussion as a part of their selection procedure.
Others who look for candidates with Type Rating on certain fleet like Airbus or Boeing or ATR, fo for simulator check and interview followed by medicals.
You may target vacancies for CPL holders which are comparatively less in numbers when compared to those of type rated pilots.
So, after CPL, you may have to go for type rating depending on which airline you are targeting and of course, the decision shall also be influenced by the current market.
So, extra expenses after CPL is of getting type rated on any particular fleet to get a job.

Definitely, you can join a pilot training course. The basic eligibility criteria for candidates who are looking to pursue pilot's training course is to have completed 10+2 exam from any recognise board / universities, with physics, chemistry and maths as their subjects.
As far as age is concerned, you should have attained at least 18 years of age at the time of joining such course which I'm sure, you would have.
B.Tech in any stream is not at all required to become a pilot. In fact, no graduation is required to become a commercial pilot.
In case you are eyeing the pilot vacancies that are announced in defence sectors, may it be Air force or Navy or The Indian Army. They usually ask you to be a graduate preferably in science streams. But they have a very strict regulation on the age of the candidate.
They recruit through CDS, NDA and AFCAT for defence pilots.
Good luck.