Which are the best colleges for Pilot training in India and what makes them stand out?

Hello, Best colleges for Pilot training in India. There are pointers that must be noted before selecting a flying school. It's not like buying vegetables. One would be spending close to Rs.50L for the course and, hence one must decide which college is best. What are these pointers? The ability of flying school to impart quality training, availability of infrastructure, availability of aircraft for training, availability of flying space, good weather days etc. All of the above are quite critical areas. There was a time when Indian flying schools were taking very long time to complete mandated hours of flying, and hence Indian students started going abroad. But, the situation has changed in India for the better. It is therefore advised that for every prospective flying schools above factors should be judged before finally selecting one for admission.

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The aviation sector has boomed in India and the past decade has seen a massive rise in the number of students wanting to become a Pilot. Until the late 2000s, many aspirants preferred to go to USA and several other countries to get their commercial pilot licenses, as there were a very few flying clubs in India and it used to take a long time to complete flying in India. But lately, because of the rising demands, several new flying schools have opened and a lot of new modern training aircrafts have been inducted into these schools. Also, the rates of these Indian flying schools are almost at par with their foriegn counterparts. It is very important to choose a proper flying school as an aspiring pilot's entire career is decided on how he completes his course. The costs of flying schools in India differ from INR 20L to INR 40L depending on what kind of aircrafts the schools operate. As it is always better to fly modern aircrafts for training to meet the modern aviation standards, right now the best option to join a flying school would be CAE, Gondia. They have a fleet of Diamon DA40 single engine and DA42 multiengine aircrafts which have a state of the art Glass Cockpit that is very helpful for IFR flying. Not only that, they have a beautiful campus and comfortable hostels for the students. An added benefit is that CAE also has tied up with Indigo airlines, which is one of India's leading airlines, for a Cadet Pilot Programme. You can read more about it here: <a href="https://ask.shiksha.com/are-there-any-entrance-exam-exams-for-admission-in-courses-of-aviation-sector-please-share-details-qna-4369021?referenceEntityId=4370832" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>https://ask.shiksha.com/are-there-any-entrance-exam-exams-for-admission-in-courses-of-aviation-sector-please-share-details-qna-4369021?referenceEntityId=4370832</a> Other honourable mention goes to the Bombay Flying Club in Dhule, which is the oldest flying club in India and is a century old. They have a fleet of Cessna 172 and Cessna 152 single engine aircrafts and also a Piper Seneca Multi engine aircraft. The school is reasonably priced and is tad cheaper than CAE, but with less modern aircrafts.

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There are many flying schools in India, at least one each in all the major states. I don't think they've been officially ranked or rated, so the best way to decide is to visit their websites. Read the reviews (if any), obtain the telephone numbers of ex-trainees and speak to them and then finally after shortlisting 2 or 3, visit the institute to see the infrastructure and speak to the faculty.

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There are many flying clubs in India but not many provide any placement assistance. # Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udaan Academy (IGRUA) is government. owned school which trains pilots. It has collaboration with Air India for placements. # CAE Gondia, Chimes Aviation Sagar, madhya pradesh Flying Club are some premiere schools. # Some airlines like Indigo and Jet Airways have collaboration with training organisations. They provide complete placement assistance. Indigo - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://careers.goindigo.in/Information/department#" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>https://careers.goindigo.in/Information/department#</a> Jet Airways - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.caeoaa.com/jetairways/#.Wi5RM3PhXqA" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>http://www.caeoaa.com/jetairways/#.Wi5RM3PhXqA</a> IGRUA - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://igrua.gov.in/Courses.htm" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>http://igrua.gov.in/Courses.htm</a> Try these links to visit training programs conducted by different airlines and IGRUA as well. IGRUA stands out among all flying clubs as it is the only flying school that is Govt owned and the infrastructure is better than most private once. It also conducts an entrance exams for its entrants hence only the cream goes in to get trained by them. They have got a versatile fleet and also hold a panel of experienced instructors.

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