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Sunil SoniManagement & IT Consultant

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You are not eligible to become Pilot until you complete 10+2 with Physics and Maths as main subjects.

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Aarushi BhattExperienced Campus Representative.

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Apply for entrance exam. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IRGUA), Rai Bareli is inviting applications for Commercial Pilot licence course. An entrance exam in conducted for admission. Candidates who are interested to become pilot can apply for this examination.

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Bipin Jha

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10+2 or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in mathematics and physics. (If you don't have physics & maths in 10+2 you have an option of doing these two subjects from National Institute of Open Schoolings On-Demand Examinations and can still start your Pilot training course. Visit www.nios.ac.in for details)
At least 16 years of age to start pilot training. Vision in one eye must be perfect. (6/6 eyesight) In the other eye, you could have an imperfection of 6/9, which must be correctable to 6/6. You must be free of any disease that can hamper normal function.

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Bipin Jha

Guide-Level 12

Hi,
To become a commercial pilot:
You need to first possess a student pilot license. You must be over 17 years of age and have completed class 12th with science (physics and mathematics) with 50%.
Your vision in one eye must be perfect. In general medical terminology, it is called 6/6 eyesight. In the other eye, you could have an imperfection of 6/9, which must be correctable to 6/6.
General physical fitness is mandatory. You must be free of any disease that can hamper normal function.
You need to register at a flying club which is recognized by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India.
Next is private pilot license
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Bipin Jha

Guide-Level 12

Hi,
To become a commercial pilot:
You need to first possess a student pilot license. You must be over 17 years of age and have completed class 12th with science (physics and mathematics) with 50%.
Your vision in one eye must be perfect. In general medical terminology, it is called 6/6 eyesight. In the other eye, you could have an imperfection of 6/9, which must be correctable to 6/6.
General physical fitness is mandatory. You must be free of any disease that can hamper normal function.
You need to register at a flying club which is recognized by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India.
Next is private pilot license
...more

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9 years ago

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Bipin Jha

Guide-Level 12

Hi,
To become a commercial pilot:
You need to first possess a student pilot license. You must be over 17 years of age and have completed class 12th with science (physics and mathematics) with 50%.
Your vision in one eye must be perfect. In general medical terminology, it is called 6/6 eyesight. In the other eye, you could have an imperfection of 6/9, which must be correctable to 6/6.
General physical fitness is mandatory. You must be free of any disease that can hamper normal function.
You need to register at a flying club which is recognized by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India.
Next is private pilot license
...more

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Bipin Jha

Guide-Level 12

Commercial pilot license is the required qualification to start a career as pilot in passenger and cargo flights. You should complete class 12th with minimum 50% in PCM for admission. It will take one year to complete the course.
The course is focused on both theory and practical. Theory consists of airline and aviation basics, aviation rules, navigation system, structure and troubleshooting of various air crafts, etc. There will be minimum 1000 hours practical fly training in various air crafts.
There is another pilot license called as Private pilot license/ PPL. Class 12th is the basic criteria for this course and PCM combination is n
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Sofia Goyal

Contributor-Level 10

It depends on what kind of a pilot you want to be. A guy with a PPL or CPL? If CPL, then will that do for major airliners?
First things first, a college degree may not be a mandatory but many major airliners look for pilots with a degree pertaining to science, aviation related fields. It's like an add on to your resume, it helps you to understand concepts easier. But you need to read, write and speak English. I don't need to emphasize that you'll need to be 17+ to apply for single engine aircraft and 16+ for balloons, gliders etc.
Next thing, here in India, you'll need to be at least 5 feet and having a 6/6 vision or vision correctable t
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