Student Pilot License

Student Pilot License

• You must clear a written theory examination in Air Regulations, Aviation Meteorology and Air Navigation and Air Technical.
• You must obtain a medical certificate of fitness from doctors designated by the Director General of Civil Aviation. Only two bodies in India -- Air Force Central Medical Establishment in New Delhi and the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Bangalore -- are authorised to give you a medical fitness certificate.
• You need a security clearance.
• You need to take an oral examination and an aptitude test.
• You need to furnish a bank guarantee of Rs 10,000.
• If you clear the medical test and the exams, you will be granted the SPL.
• After you get a SPL, you can go ahead and get PPL and CPL. After getting the SPL you can directly go for a CPL. If you want to become a commercial pilot and get a job in the airline industry you need to have a CPL.