DGCA to conduct pilot examinations online - soon on demand
09 Dec 2011
New Delhi: Examinations for pilots will soon be available on demand in this country with a candidate wishing to appear for commercial pilot licence (CPL) or airline transport pilot licence (ATPL) examinations appearing for the examination online, getting the result instantly and having the results despatched online to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for issuance of licence.
This facility would remove the scope for human intervention and go a long way towards ending the malpractices as have been exposed in the recent fake pilot scams.
The first step in this direction has been taken when 3,531 aspirants appear online for their CPL and ATPL examinations over the next week in six metros.
"This was one major change we were pushing for. By next March, we will issue tenders for computerization of processes at DGCA. Once that happens, people will be able to appear for online exams when they want instead of the DGCA setting dates," DGCA chief Bharat Bhushan said.
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