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Eligibility criteria:
Age: 20 to 24 years (at the time of commencement of course). Nationality Indian:
Marital Status-Single
Gender-Man
Educational Qualifications:
Graduate (three-year course) in any discipline from a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level)/BE/B.Tech (four-year course). Final year/semester students are also eligible to apply, provided they produce degree certificate issued by the university as per the date stipulated in the advertisement. No percentage bar for CDSE entry. Advertisement Schedule: Advertisements are released by UPSC in the months of November and August. SSC (Short Service Commission) Entry (for Men and Women). You can apply through AFCAT for Short Service Commission SSC in the flying branch. Short Service Commission in flying branch is for 14 years with no further extension. Eligibility criteria:
Age: 20 to 24 years (at the time of commencement of course). Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current commercial pilot licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxed up to 26 years (at the time of commencement of course). Nationality-Indian
Marital Status-Single
Gender-Men and Women
Educational Qualifications:
A minimum of 60% marks each in Maths & Physics at 10+2 level. Graduates (three-year course) in any discipline from a recognised university for who have attained a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent or BE/B.Tech (four-year course) from a recognised university with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent. Thank you.

Many or almost all airlines are its member. It provides standards for different training aspects of aviation training. These standards then become norm for training centers in almost all countries. Once a training agency gets IATA nod, the students are assured of jobs in the industry. IATA training offers most flexible training schedule. It could be classroom based, it could be via distance learning, it could be via virtual classroom etc. In addition to this, its courses ate designed for fresh recruits, for in-house training of airlines personnel, mid-career courses, etc. The best part is that it looks ahead and plans for courses for what is awaiting us future also. All in all it can be said that due to efforts of IATA there is standard of training across airlines and across countries. Thank you.

Airline's direct distribution works within their own reservation system, as well as pushing out information to the GDS. The second type of direct distribution channel are consumers who use the internet or mobile applications to make their own reservations. Travel agencies and other indirect distribution channels access the same GDS as those accessed by the airline reservation systems, and all messaging is transmitted by a standardized messaging system that functions on two types of messaging that transmit on SITA's high level network (HLN). These messaging types are called Type A [usually EDIFACT format] for real time interactive communication and Type B [TTY] for informational and booking type of messages. Message construction standards set by IATA and ICAO, are global, and apply to more than air transportation. Since airline reservation systems are business critical applications, and they are functionally quite complex, the operation of an in-house airline reservation system is relatively expensive. Prior to deregulation, airlines owned their own reservation systems with travel agents subscribing to them. Today, the GDS are run by independent companies with airlines and travel agencies being major subscribers. As of February 2009, there are only four major GDS providers in the market: Amadeus, Travelport (which operates the Apollo, Worldspan and Galileo systems), Sabre and Shares. There is one major Regional GDS, Abacus, serving the Asian market and a number of regional players serving single countries, including Travelsky (China), Infini and Axess (both Japan) and Topas (South Korea). Of these, Infini is hosted within the Sabre complex, Axess is in the process of moving into a partition within the Worldspan complex, and Topas agencies will be migrating into Amadeus. Thank you.

Companies hiring ticketing agents prefer graduates over non- graduates and they should be having a little more than basic computing skills along with an alert mind and fast calculation. Along with that, having good knowledge of ticketing software like Amadeus and Galileo is very helpful. A lot of companies prefer candidates who have already gone through IATA certification for the same. There are thousands of institutes in the country recognised by the IATA who run courses for the airline ticket reservation training. One can go through a course with them in order to have a better chances of getting through the selection process. Thank you.

They must be able to work under pressure without making any mistakes since they have a large number of lives in their hands. Air traffic controllers are part of an extensive network of technicians and equipment that are tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that all airplanes are safe, both in the skies and on the ground at airports. Their prime task is to coordinate the positions of different aircraft, so as to ensure that there are no collisions. However, their duties go well beyond just ensuring the safety of the plane. At busy airports all over the world, air traffic controllers are responsible for making sure that delays are minimized so that the airport can become efficient. Air Traffic Controllers are recruited by Airport Authority of India. The selection process involves four stages I. e. , Written test, voice test and medical tests and personal interview.
1. The written test:
There are 50% questions on subjects relating to prescribed educational qualification. 50% questions will be based on General Knowledge, General Intelligence, General Aptitude, English, etc.
2. A Voice test
3. Personal Interview: the Personal interview is like any other job interview which assesses the overall personality of the candidate, decision-making ability and much more. Thank you.

(a) Class XII under the 10+2 system or its equivalent with a minimum of 50 per cent marks in Mathematics and Physics. (b) Minimum 16 years of age to be eligible for a Private Pilot License and 17 for a Commercial Pilot License. (c) 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. (d) General physical fitness as approved by DGCA is mandatory. The selection of candidates for Ab-initio (PPL) to CPL Course at training institutes such IGRUA is done as per merit compiled after written test, pilot aptitude test and the interview. Thank you.

Cabin crew height requirement is a major criteria because in order to performs their responsibility cabin require vertical functional reach of at least 2.01 meters (6 feet 7 inches) when standing on feet flat against the floor. This is for safety requirement as cabin crew will be required to reach equipment that is carried on board the aircraft. Therefore, airlines specify minimum height requirement. Cabin crew is required to be healthy to perform their in-flight functions. Therefore, healthy weight is determined by standard accepted body mass index of 19 to 4.9. Cabin crew is a customer service functions therefore airlines in addition look for pleasing personality with an unblemished complexion and good body language. Thank you.

In defense services, no license is required to fly an aircraft because they are exempted from it. Whereas in civil aviation a license is a must to fly an aircraft. A commercial pilot learns to fly various routes as per Jepesson Charts across the globe. Responsibilities differ in both the sectors. In defence, you fly for the missions assigned to you by your command. And in civil aviation, you fly to transport passengers or cargo. The transition from defense to commercial aviation is possible if you clear DGCA exams and get your licenses issued through proper channel. CPL holders are also welcomed in ICG and IAF with certain age limitations. Growth in both the sectors are well organised. In services, your needs are taken care by the government and in commercial aviation you are paid well to cater for your own needs. All the best.