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Breaking Into Commercial Aviation Without a Traditional CPL Pathway in India

Saheel Singh
17 Apr 2025

The aviation industry is vast, and there are several exciting ways to break into commercial aviation even without a CPL. These alternative pathways ar

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Commercial Pilot License is a course for a licence certification for pilots and there are 3 stages when it comes to flying an Aircraft in India.Student Pilot’s Licence - You must be minimum 16 years of age with minimum qualification of class 10 from a recognized board.Private Pilot Licence - If you looking to learn hobby flying then PPL is for you. The get the PPL an individual needs to clear 3 DGCA exams (PPLG, PPLT & PPL Aircraft Specific) & needs to complete minimum 40 hours of flying to apply for a private pilot licence to DGCA.Commercial Pilot Licence - For commercial pilot licence an individual should be minimum 18 years of age, have a minimum qualification 10+2 in science stream with physics & mathematics, needs to complete a minimum of 200 hours of flying training and clear 5 DGCA Exams (subjects mentioned below) to apply for a commercial pilot licence to DGCA.CPL Exam Requirements: India vs. Foreign LicencesFor Indian CPL : 5 ExamsFor Foreign CPL : 3 Exams (if not common wealth country then 4 exams)Commercial pilot licence enables an individual to apply for jobs in scheduled & non-scheduled airlines & other aviation jobs.

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Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL)

Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) is the highest level of aircraft pilot license which is mandatory to fly as Pilot in Command of a big aircrafts. The CPL holder must have at least 1500 hours of flying experience and have passed DGCA exams to get ATPL.

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