In cadet pilot program:

• AIRLINES HIRE STUDENTS WITH PHYSICS, MATHS, AND ENGLISH with DGCA CLASS 2 medical VIA THEIR SELECTION PROCESS.
• IF SELECTED, AIRLINE WILL ISSUE L.O.I.(l LETTER OF INTENT ) and conduct the complete airline pilot training of the student ( I.e DGCA GROUND CLASSES, CPL FLIGHT TRAINING, AND TYPE RATING ).
• TOTAL FEES VARIES FROM 85 lakhs to 1 cr based on AIRLINE.
• CADET PILOT PROGRAMMES IN INDIA IS OF SPICEJET, INDIGO, AIR ASIA (currently only SpiceJet program is open)

SpiceJet Cadet Pilot Programme

INDIGO CADET PILOT PROGRAM

• Chimes Aviation Academy
• Insight Aviation
• F.T.A.
• L3

All above are different flying schools that conduct the Indigo cadet pilot programs.

Air Asia Cadet Pilot Program

STUDENTS HAVE TO CLEAR CLASS 2 followed by class 1 medical by D.G.C.A (Class 1 will be followed after clearing of class 1)
Link for Class 2 doctors

After completing all the requirement to obtain COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE, student is eligible for airline vacancies.

Depending upon the requirements of the airline, students have to take a call for going for a type rating for which vacancies are there or wait for the requirement of FRESH C.P.L HOLDERS. (airlines look for type rated as well as freshers but prefers more in number for type rated as compared to fresh CPL holders)

Approx cost is 40 to 43 lakhs for C.P.L. AND 12 to 15 lakhs for TYPE RATING. Total cost – 55 to 60 lakhs

Type rating is the training of the passenger aircraft that an airline operates.

No, it is not mandatory before the job as it depends, if airlines have jobs for type-rated CPL holders it is recommended or wait for fresh CPL holder openings.

If a fresh CPL holder is selected in an airline then the airline will charge the student for type rating and get it done under their Airline training organization.

Cadet pilot program –

• Approx cost 85 to 1 cr
• Students have to clear the selection process of the cadet program before training.
• LETTER OF INTENT is ISSUE BEFORE TRAINING.
• All the training to become AIRLINE PILOT IS DONE BY AIRLINE ITSELF.

*STUDENTS CANNOT JOIN ANY OTHER AIRLINE AS they are under A BOND WITH EXISTING AIRLINE.

Conventional pilot program –

• Approx cost including type rating cost, 55 to 60 lakhs
• From ground classes to CPL flight training to type rating, everything has to arrange and decide by the student.
• After CPL, students have to look for vacancies and clear the airline entrance exam to get the job.
• Student is free to join an airline (Based on Vacancy)

Right now only the Spice cadet pilot programme is open but in India indigo, Air Asia also provides Cadet pilot program. Before choosing the student must study the present health of the airline, future aircraft orders, and by speaking to their existing employees as well as their Terms and conditions of their cadets thoroughly.

Yes, you can if u get physics and maths from an open school of learning ( i.e NIOS ) or any other equivalent board by DGCA. NIOS also offers exams on-demand where students can only appear for particular subjects like physics and maths on any date they wish for.

LINK FOR NIOS

Exams can be CLEARED before or after the flying but exams need your 100 percent commitment for a minimum of 3 months to clear. That’s why it is always recommended to clear exams first (as it is the harder part as compared to C.P.L flying) then spend so much money on flight schools.

Graduation is not mandatory to be a pilot. But having graduation is an additional degree and that should not be compromised from the primary goal of becoming a pilot so if any student is interested to become a pilot, he should start with the process of becoming a pilot and simultaneously enroll himself in graduation degree from an open university ( i.e SOL SCHOOL OF OPEN LEARNING )