DGCA Exam Pass Marks and Pass Rate by Paper
The DGCA pass mark is 70% in each paper, and each paper is marked on its own. Air Navigation is passed about 30 times in 100, Meteorology about half the time, on DGCA's result lists, CPL and ATPL sittings together.
Ready Aviator · Updated 24 October 2026
Papers written that pass, out of 100
These count only papers that were sat. The lists don't mark a paper as CPL or ATPL, so ATPL sittings of these papers are in here too. RTR tops the table on one session of results, so don't read much into it.
Radio Aids and Instruments is left out: only ATPL candidates sit it. It passes 25 in 100.
Published result lists, 2024 to March 2026, CPL and ATPL sittings together.
The biggest block on the calendar
About half of everyone who has attempted Air Navigation hasn't cleared it yet. For Meteorology it's roughly one in four. So don't give the toughest paper the same hours as the easiest one.
Air Navigation rewards method, not memorising: wind triangles, drift, headings, the CX-3 sequence.
Split the weeks by the table
Meteorology and the technical papers reward steady revision. Air Navigation needs problems worked every day. The papers near the top of the table still need real prep, just not your biggest block.
Common questions
What are the DGCA exam pass marks?
70% in each paper, and each paper is marked on its own. A strong paper can't make up for a weak one.
Which DGCA paper is the hardest to pass?
Air Navigation, of the five CPL papers: 30 in every 100 written pass. Only the ATPL's Radio Aids paper is lower, at 25.
How do I check my DGCA result?
In your own Pariksha login. DGCA doesn't put result lists on its website or the notice board any more. Your score usually comes by SMS within a few days of the paper.
Where do these numbers come from?
DGCA's own result lists, one per exam session, 2024 to March 2026. CPL and ATPL sittings are counted together, because the lists don't mark which is which.
The result itself is on the portal: the DGCA Pariksha guide shows where.
Where the hours should go
Free samples in many chapters, with the answer marked. A free account opens the worked solution.
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