DGCA exam no-shows: the papers students book and never sit
More than 18,000 booked DGCA papers were never written from 2024 to March 2026. These are the papers students skip most, and how to avoid losing the fee.
Ready Aviator · Updated 22 October 2026
People skip the ones that scare them
From 2024 to March 2026, 18,088 booked papers were never written.
The two skipped most, Radio Aids and Air Navigation, are also the two hardest to pass.
Marked absent on DGCA's flight crew result lists, CPL and ATPL papers together, 2024 to March 2026.
The fee is gone either way
A paper costs ₹2,500 in a regular session and ₹5,000 on demand, and you don't get it back whether you sit it or not. Fees change from time to time, so confirm the amount on the portal before you pay.
Book the session your prep plan says you'll be ready for, not the one whose window happens to be open.
If the date is three weeks out and your mock scores are short, sit the paper anyway. You have paid for it, and a real rehearsal is worth more than an empty seat.
What does a skipped paper cost?
The fee, and the wait until the next session you can book, often a month or more. Treat a booked date as fixed and plan your prep backwards from it.
Walk into the session you booked
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