Free DGCA exam guides and tools

Every step to an airline seat in order, from the medical and the five DGCA papers to the type rating, with the all-in cost, real timelines, bonds and jobs.

After 12th: the subjects and medicals you need, the own, cadet and abroad routes with their real all-in costs, how families pay, and the first three steps.

IndiGo, Air India, Akasa and SpiceJet cadet pilot programmes: which run, what a cadet route buys, the bond, the job reality and how selection works.

Every approved flying training organisation on the DGCA's list, by state, each with its base, published fee, who published it and when checked.

What it costs to go from Class 12 to an airline seat in India: the CPL, type rating, living costs, loan interest and the wait for a joining date.

Published CPL fees at Indian flying schools, licence only, what a quote leaves out, and how the fee fits the total cost of reaching an airline seat.

What an A320 or B737 type rating costs, open-market simulator deals against airline-linked packages, bonds, and why to wait for an airline.

The papers a CPL candidate sits and the topic map of each, drawn from the chapters of our own bank, with the number of questions each paper carries.

The portal is pariksha.dgca.gov.in. This guide is not the portal: your login ID is P plus your Computer Number, the fixes when login fails, and booking.

How to get a DGCA Computer Number on Pariksha: the documents, the steps, how long it takes through DigiLocker or a BVC, and why applications are rejected.

How the DGCA exam year runs: regular and on demand sessions and their dates, how long booking stays open, what a paper costs and when results come.

What the DGCA Class 1 medical covers, how it differs from Class 2, what it costs, how long it lasts, what stops people, and where to find examiners.

What DGCA ground classes give you, what they cost, who needs them and who does not, and what self study must include before it can work.

The textbooks the DGCA papers are written from, what each one covers, and how many questions of our bank came out of each, counted live.

Timed DGCA mock tests online, a whole paper per subject, with a report on where marks went. Your first paper in each subject is free.

A plan for the last two weeks before the DGCA exam: timed mock papers, past papers under the clock, and a review of every question you got wrong.

How the DGCA RTR(A) exam works, Part 1 written and Part 2 practical, and free practice for both: Part 1 questions, worked calls and a voice simulator.

How DGCA RTR(A) Part 2 works: six scenarios in about 30 minutes, a 50 per cent pass mark, three attempts, and how to prepare.

Free RTR exam practice for Part 2: fly each DGCA scenario as the exam runs it, say every call aloud and check it against the model call. No login.

Every call the RTR(A) oral asks for, turn by turn: start up, taxi, departure, en route, approach, emergencies, communication failure and DF.

Free tools for DGCA students: METAR, TAF and SNOWTAM decoders, flight calculators, the CX-3 and a five question mock, each showing its working.

Answers before you sign up: what the bank covers, worked and animated solutions, what is free, what Pro costs, and refunds.

Pass rates by paper, attempt limits, no-show rates, training costs and cadet programme fees, worked out from published DGCA and operator data.