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HOW TO APPLY FOR A PILOT COMPUTER NUMBER(PCN) AT DGCA INDIA.

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WHAT IS COMPUTER NUMBER? For the people who don’t know what is COMPUTER NUMBER is, many aspiring pilots are not familiar with this term. COMPUTER NUMBER is basically a unique ID which is allocated to you (aspiring pilots) by the DGCA. It is a permanent ID you get in order to appear for the DGCA examinations. For getting COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE there are two things, first is flying and second is examination. Flying has nothing to do with the COMPUTER NUMBER but if you want to appear for all DGCA examinations you need to have a COMPUTER NUMBER. To know more about commercial pilot visit here..-https://foxfoster.com/blog/ HOW TO APPLY FOR COMPUTER NUMBER? To get COMPUTER NUMBER there are certain mandatory requirements, there are certain procedures. There are certain criteria, steps that you need to meet, there are certain documents you need to have before you apply for COMPUTER NUMBER. To get details about procedures, documents, steps visit here::- https://pariksha.dgca.gov.in/PDFViewer.jsp?pdf=470067 There are candidates who do not read the manual which is given up and just send the documents to DGCA for COMPUTER NUMBER. So, before applying for COMPUTER NUMBER must read the instructions thoroughly and then apply for COMPUTER NUMBER because DGCA go through your all documents, they will verify and they will find the slightest of mistakes in your documents and if any found they will straight way reject your application. But it has no worries, you can still apply again and again. Please go through the user manual which is issued by DGCA for understanding what are the steps and what are the prerequisites that you will require before applying. There are some documents which need to be uploaded while applying for COMPUTER NUMBER Details About the documents to be submitted for COMPUTER NUMBER to DGCA https://pariksha.dgca.gov.in/PDFViewer.jsp?pdf=470067 You will need hard of these as well as soft copies. I am also listing the documents needed one by one here:- 1. PHOTOGRAPH 2. SCANNED SIGNATURE 3. 10th CERTIFICATE 4. 10th MARKSHEET 5. 12th CERTIFICATE 6. 12th MARKSHEET  If you are from a board which CERTIFICATE and MARKSHEET in one single sheet then you are not require two different things or two different pages, but if you are from state board then you will be required MARKSHEET and CERTIFICATE each. 7. BOARD VERIFICATION CERTIFICATE FOR 10th 12th, It is a unique thing that DGCA requires, it’s that the certificate that you already have from your board after clearing your examinations, DGCA basically needs a verification again from your board that all your CERTIFICATES are true and the board has records of these. You can get this CERTIFICATE from whichever board you belong to. If you belong to AND the state board then you have to visit their regional office, request them for the VERIFICATION CERTIFICATE, and they will provide you within 10 or 12 days. For CBSE again you have to visit their regional office or you can now also verify it online. For BOARD VERIFICATION for 10th and 12th CBSE:: – https://www.cbse.gov.in/ For BOARD VERIFICATION for 10th and 12th ICSE..- Instructions_for_Verification.pdf (cisce.org) This BOARD VERIFICATION thing is the only thing which you will not have with you, you have to get either by your board’s office or online. 8. PASSPORT It is an important document but not mandatory for COMPUTER NUMBER. You can also apply for COMPUTER NUMBER without having PASSPORT. But it is advisable to have PASSPORT because PASSPORTS acts like an address proof as well as photo ID. In the document list you have to fulfill the documents till number 13. The remaining things between 13 to 19 are not required for COMPUTER NUMBER. Maximum sizes of each document are mentioned in the instruction pdf. Your documents files while uploading online should not exceed those numbers given for every particular document as given in  picture  1. picture 1 These sizes which are mentioned in picture 1 are basically soft copies. Do not exceed the limits else your document will not go through and you can be rejected. To reduce the size of your documents you can upload the pdf. file here in this link and it will reduce the size as per requirement..-https://online2pdf.com/reduce-pdf-file-size To reduce the size of your documents you can upload the jpeg. image here in this link and it will reduce the size as per requirement..-https://compressjpeg.com/ Remember do not reduce the size too much that the things are not visible, it needs to be visible and it needs to be within the specified limitations. Another easiest way to reduce your document size is to forward your documents on what’s app and what’s app will compress your files or images. After collecting BOARD VERIFICATION and all other documents you should make a folder so that you have everything ready at one place and you do not have to search for any particular documents. After this next step is applying for COMPUTER NUMBER on Pariksha website. Website to apply for COMPUTER NUMBER..-https://pariksha.dgca.gov.in/ As a first step you have to visit this pariksha portal site. On entering the pariksha portal site through the upper link you will get a homepage which will be like picture 2. picture 2 You just have to read the upper portion and then click on “click here to proceed” then your screen will look like picture 3. picture 3 In picture 3. You can see one is for AME and one is for FLIGHT CREW. You have to go for the flight crew part. Under flight crew part you have to you have to chose new candidate registration because you are a new pilot and you do not have a COMPUTER NUMBER and if you have an old COMPUTER NUMBER which is not yet registered on Pariksha then then you can go for old candidate registration. You cannot get a new COMPUTER NUMBER if you already have one. After getting through this step, you get a page of instructions which is like picture 4 which you need to read and need to

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From zero to a commercial pilot in India.

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STAGES TO BE FOLLOWED TO BECOME A COMMERCIAL PILOT FROM BEGINING– There are some steps which need to be followed thoroughly while pursuing an airline career. Some limitations and some requirements needs to filled in aviation which includes our PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, MENTAL, THEORETICAL and obviously PRACTICAL REQUIREMENTS. The stages are listed further in a sequence. It will give you an easy pathway to go through in meeting all the requirements. 1. MEDICAL CLASS 2::- Everyone who is willing to start his/her career in aviation should take the CLASS 2 medical test as their first step. Getting medically examined by the authorised DGCA doctors is the first step to get into this field. Candidates just have to go to DGCA website, there DGCA has listed the doctor’s name with their contact number and email Id, you have to take a suitable appointment, approach the clinic for the test and get the CLASS 2 medic test done. After testing you as per requirements, if you meet the DGCA requirements then the doctor will provide you a CLASS 2 medical certificate. To get the list of DGCA approved doctors for CLASS 2 medicals. List of doctors who does CLASS 2 Medic test 2. APPLY FOR COMPUTER NUMBER::- After completing Class 2 medical, you have to apply for COMPUTER NUMBER. To know what is COMPUTER NUMBER visit here..- How to become a commercial pilot in India?| What is Conventional pilot programme?  You can apply for COMPUTER NUMBER through PARIKSHA PORTAL. It is an easy process of registering yourself and then you will get an unique ID, through which you will be able to login further pages for further formalities. After logging into it you have to submit the documents as per DGCA requirements. Submitting documents is a little bit complicated as DGCA has limited the size of documents files. Then DGCA will scrutinize those files and if your documents are found correct as a next step you have to send those documents physically to DGCA office at Delhi through a speed post. Then DGCA will take even a month tk scrutinize your documents and after that they will issue you a ID which is known as COMPUTER NUMBER. 3. CREATE eGCA LOGIN::- This is a digital step which can be done easily. It is the easiest step to do. It is just logging yourself on the eGCA website. It is a registration website. You have to submit some documents as per requirements and register yourself there. 4. GROUND CLASSES::- There are some subjects to be read thoroughly and of which you should have thorough knowledge. You need to have knowledge about many topics and subjects related to your career before getting a license. The subjects are:- ● NAVIGATION ● METEOROLOGY ● AIR REGULATIONS ● TECHNICAL GENERAL ● TECHNICAL SOECIFIC You have to take ground classes of these subjects to clear the DGCA exam easily. Some people stay at home and study by themselves and they do clear the examinations, but preferably you should take ground classes of these subjects. There are many coaching institutes which teach these subjects. You can go to any institute and get thorough knowledge about these important subjects. 5. CLEARING EXAMS BY DGCA::- As soon as you are done with your ground classes, you should apply for DGCA examinations which are conducted online in almost every city by DGCA every three months. Almost all the main cities have centres for this examination. There is a certain amount of fees which you have to pay to sit in this examination. There are no limitations on attempting this examination, you can apply for multiple times. 6. MEDICAL CLASS 1::- This is the highest and toughest level of test you have to clear in medicals. It is the highest level of certificate in reference of which you will get your COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE. After done with CLASS 2 medical and all of DGCA examinations you have to apply for CLASS 1 medicals. This is only done at AIR FORCE HOSPITALS and some PRIVATE HOSPITALS. To get the list of DGCA approved CLASS 1 medical doctors visit  here::- List of doctors or organisations who do CLASS 1 Medical test This is a little bit complicated, you have to make an appointment with the approved organisation or doctor and you will get the date on which you have to present there for the test. But here is a cache, you could get a date of even a month or two ago. CLASS 1 is a tough medical examination to clear, in this your full body, heart beat, pulse rate, blood pressure, TSH, ECG, urine test, blood test, eye, will be tested deeply. Your full body structure will be checked by doing an X-ray. If you meet all the requirements then only you will be given CLASS 1 medical certificate 7. FLYING TRAINING::- Only after getting the CLASS 1 certificate do you go for flying training. It is unreasonable and foolish of them to first do their flying training and then apply for CLASS 1 medical. Remember you can be a pilot only when you have a CLASS 1 medical certificate and flying training costs approx. 40 lakhs INR, so after done with your training if you fail in meeting the requirements of CLASS 1 medical then you will not be able to become a commercial pilot and your whole money will be wasted. So after getting CLASS 1 certificate you have tk go for training as per DGCA requirements. You have to fulfill all the requirements to fly for 200 hours in which there are many categories of flying which you have to meet. To get the details about flying requirements of DGCA visit here..- How to become a commercial pilot in India?| What is Conventional pilot programme? – Fox Foster 8. SIMULATOR SESSION::- After doing the flying training you get your COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE. Now you have to apply to the airline vacancies. Once you are selected in a certain airline you have

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How to become a commercial pilot in India?| What is Conventional pilot programme?

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HOW TO BECOME A COMMERCIAL PILOT IN INDIA? This one is all about the Second method to become a pilot in India i.e., CONVENTIONAL PILOT PROGRAMME. For CADET PILOT PROGRAMME i have already given all the information on How to become a commercial pilot in India?| What is Cadet pilot programme? 1.CONVENTIONAL PILOT PROGRAMME– ● Eligibility::- 1. You should be a citizen of India. 2. You need to be Class 12th pass with Maths and physics or its equivalent. If you have taken Arts and Commerce in your 12th then you need to clear Maths and physics from an open University, the most common University where the most people go is NIOS. It is perfectly allowed and perfectly legal; it will not affect your career in any way in your future. Just passing marks are required for Maths and physics and same for 12th marks. 3. If anybody is doing Diploma, then you should have to give a certificate of equivalence to DGCA which tells DGCA that you are equivalent to 12th pass. 4. You should be medically fit. You should have CLASS 1 Medical certificate to get the license ● CLASS 2 MEDICAL::- It is needed at the time when you start your CPL training through any flying institute. This certificate is given by the DGCA designated doctors after full required checkups. List of doctors who does CLASS 2 Medic test ● CLASS 1 MEDICAL::- It is done after getting CLASS 2 Medical certificate. It is done by the Air Force initially, it can also be done bymany private hospitals. You can only start your aviation career only after you make sure that you are medically fit. List of doctors or organisations who do CLASS 1 Medical test 5. You have to clear DGCA exams, conducted by DGCA (Directorate general of Civil Aviation). DGCA regulates all the Aviation operations in India. It is the regulatory body of Aviation which works under the Central ministry of Civil Aviation. So, you have to clear the exams and should have experience of 200 hours of flying. ● About::- It is basically the Candidate personally clears all checks, all examinations, takes training as per DGCA requirements and after passing all the requirements by themselves, they apply for jobs as per vacancies. ● How to get CPL (Commercial pilot license) through Conventional way::- After passing 12th, you have to prepare for the DGCA examination either on your own or by attending classes. Before sitting in exam you have to apply for COMPUTER NUMBER. It is basically a Role no. Which DGCA provides you for your examination and this COMPUTER NUMBER will be your personal ID for your whole career. It will not change. Then you have to clear the DGCA exams. You can clear the exams after your flying training or before your flying training. Most of the people first clear the examination then go for their practical training. There are five subjects in which you have to clear your exam. These are NAVIGATION, TECHNICAL, METEOROLOGY, AIR REGULATIONS, and TECHNICAL APECIFIC. Exams are all Multiple choice questions. These exams are done at DGCA exam centers. DGCA conducts the exam four Times in a year. Passing marks is 70%. There is one more exam which you have to clear i.e., the RTR exam which is conducted by WPC, a government body. This RTR examination is conducted every two months i.e., six times in a year. So, all in all we have six exams to clear. Out of six subjects NAVIGATION and TECHNICAL are vast one, you should take classes of these subjects to clear your exams. You can appear for DGCA exams infinite times. There is no limit on how many times you attempt the examination. Exams are valid for five years. So, before five years of clearance of the exam, you have to submit your all peppers to DGCA to issue you the CPL. Once you have cleared the exam with DGCA, then you should proceed towards your flying school. After getting admitted in a flying school, your school will issue you a SPL called STUDENT PILOT LICENSE, this license is issued by the flying club itself after the candidate clears their oral or required exams. Basically, this is the license which allows you to fly those small trainee aircrafts. You have to fly for 200 hours as per DGCA requirement. Out of 200 hours 185 hours will be done on SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT, 15 hours will be done on MULTI ENGINE AIRCRAFT and there are few more hours which will be done on SIMULATORS. All in all once you clear those requirements, then your flying school will help you to gatherall your documents. You will submit those documents to DGCA, then DGCA will issue you COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE. To get an idea about flying schools you must read my other blogs. After getting your CPL, you are then eligible to apply for airline vacancies, so, after getting your license you have to wait for vacancies. Meanwhile you can study at home, gain more and more knowledge and you can prepare for something known as ATPL. ATPL is the next higher category of license. It is required when you become a CAPTAIN. So, sit at home and wait for airline vacancies to come. Each airline will always post their vacancies related information in their career section. You should always look through the career section and when vacancies come then apply for it and go through the airline selection process. After got selected you will do your TYPE RATING. TYPE RATING is basically training to learn how to fly bigger aircrafts. TYPE RATING can be done by own before joining any airline or after joining the airline. After doing your TYPE RATING and some other formalities, you will be released as a FIRST OFFICER and you will start your career as a pilot. ● It’s cost::- It is usually cheaper than the CADET PILOT PROGRAMME. It costs around 30-50 lakhs INR depending upon school

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How to become a commercial pilot in India?| What is Cadet pilot programme?

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HOW TO BECOME A COMMERCIAL PILOT IN INDIA? Choosing a career as a Commercial Pilot is not only a challenging task but also a blessed and enthusiastic one. Pilot job has always been considered to be one of the most exciting and thrilling career choices. A career as a Pilot not only offers high salaries but also thrilling and adventurous experiences, if you want to become a pilot, you need to start at the age of 17 or more. To become a Commercial Pilot, the students need to get the license and start a training. WHO IS COMMERCIAL PILOT? A Commercial Aircraft Pilot is a highly-skilled professional and full of responsibilities who flies aeroplanes or helicopters for business purposes, which may include transportation of passengers or cargo, traffic monitoring, emergency rescue and evacuation operations during hazards, aircraft testing, firefighting and crop dusting. Usually, commercial airlines appoint at least two persons as pilot crew, i.e. a Captain and the First Officer or Co-Pilot. ELIGIBILITY TO BECOME A COMMERCIAL PILOT IN INDIA 1. You should be a 12th pass out or a high school pass out with maths and physics or its equivalent. 2. You should be a citizen of India. 3. You should have CLASS ONE medical certificate. 4. You should be capable of bearing the high expenses of training. WAYS TO BECOME A COMMERCIAL PILOT IN INDIA There are two ways to become a commercial pilot in India. Cadet pilot programme Conventional pilot programme 1. CADET PILOT PROGRAMME:– ● About::- A cadet pilot programme is essentially an airline taking responsibility for all your        ( trainee ) training from Avenue sure to an airline Cockpit right after your high school or twelfth till you get to the airline Cockpit. ● How to get CPL (commercial pilot liscence) through Cadet pilot programme::- In a Cadet pilot, airline picks you up after your 12th or high school, puts you up through a test wherein they have a written test, they have an interview, they probably have simulator to check a basic simulator check, they test you on your basic knowledge of aviation and based on the way you fail you are accepted into the cadet pilot programme. Now the Cadet Pilot programme will train you for CPL (commercial pilot license). They will send you to an approved CPL training center approved by the airline followed by a multiengine rating which in all probability will be done at the same training center followed by a TYPE RATING which the airline will conduct at the one of once at one of their approved training center followed by the airline training process training you in the SOP (standard operating procedures) is training you in their procedures, the work during this Cadet pilot programme the airline will insert various checks for example you need to clear the regulatory examination in India if the airline sends you U.S or to other country, you all need to get the American’s liscence or respective country’s CPL and come back to India give the conversion examination to convert your CPL into Indian CPL, this is the one check and if you manage to not clear the regulatory examination you obviously fail the Cadet pilot programme. After training, when they send you for type rating you go through a whole bunch of checks, checks during your type rating and checks after your type rating. If you don’t clear those checks you obviously fail the Cadet pilot programme. Based on the airline policy you will be given a certain number of chances but this is how the airline regulates quality within a Cadet pilot programme. Once you done with your Cadet pilot programme and you are done with your type rating then the airline finally offers you the employment and starts paying you, maybe there are some airlines which pay you during the Cadet pilot programme they’ll call it a STIPEND but most airline will start paying you only after you are done with your final simulator check or your final simulator check post the type rating. Now, after your all checks you are fully employed with the airline, they send you for your standard operating procedure training (SOP training) in the airline followed by your supernumerary flights and your supervised line flying after which you released as a first officer in that airline and that’s when you are fully released as a first officer fully employed with the airline and flying as the first officer in the airline. This is what a Cadet pilot programme does. ● Advantages of a Cadet pilot programme:– 1. You are prepound for the decision of airline employment. 2. Orientation – means Cadet programme right from your CPL orient you for flying procedures to the company you joined it. 3. Makes the course more easy and streamlined. ● It’s cost::- It is really very expensive. Though it gives the employment guarantee but it is way too expensive, in India many Cadet pilot programmes cost around 85 Lakhs INR and many Cadet pilot programmes cost around more than a Crore. ● Should you go for the Cadet pilot programme? This is a subjective topic and means many people go for it and many don’t. The reason is the cost for this training. It is way expensive than the CONVENTIONAL PILOT TRAINING (about conventional pilot training i have made a different blog). Those who can afford approx. 1 crore INR can go to Cadet programme as they give employment guarantee. But having less than A crore in pocket don’t go for Cadet programme. Thanks for reading Our Services Hire Us

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