Eligibility criteria for commercial pilot

I am Commerce student and now want to become Commercial Pilot so please tell me that I am eligible for pilot? Also give Eligibility Criteria and syllabus for a commercial pilot?

[Arun Vats]

You are eligible for Commercial Pilot after Commerce Stream. Here I am giving you details about Eligibility Criteria and syllabus for a commercial pilot.

Duration: 1 Year (Approx.)

Eligibility Criteria:

10+2 or its equivalent with a minimum of 50 percent marks in mathematics and physics.

(As you don’t have Physics & Maths in 10+2 you have an option of doing these two subjects from National Institute of Open Schooling’s On-Demand Examinations and can still start your Pilot training course.)

Age: Minimum 16 years

Vision: 6/6 eyesight


Syllabus for Commercial Pilot

Ground Training Syllabus:

• Air Regulations
• Aircraft General Knowledge
• Flight Performance and Planning
• Human Performance and Limitations
• Aviation Meteorology
• Air Navigation
• Operational Procedures
• Principles of Flight


Flying Training Syllabus:

The Candidate has to complete 200 Hours of flight time preceding the date of application for license. This flight time includes:

(i) One hundred hours of flight time as Pilot-in-Command.
(ii) Twenty hours of cross-country flight time as Pilot-in-Command.
(iii) Ten hours of instrument time.
(iv) Five hours of flight time by night.


Institutes for Commercial Pilot Training:

• Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udaan Academy, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh
• Faculty of Flight Safety Services, Delhi Flying Cub
• Ahmedabad Aviation and Aeronautics
• Carver Aviation, Baramati, Maharashtra
• Gujarat Flying Club, Vadodara
• Orient Flying School, Chennai
• Ludhiana Aviation Club, Ludhiana
• Nagpur Flying Club, Nagpur