Hello vaishnavi,

I hope this will clear your doubts.

Eligibility for becoming pilot: · 10+2 with 50% in Physics and Math. · Minimum age Requirement: 18 ·

Medical Class I and Class II (Medical fitness should be in accordance to DGCA guidelines)

Steps to apply:

1. Now the very first step is to get Medical examination done. Only after Medical exam  reports, one can apply for medical certificate

1. Just visit Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Government of India’s website and they have a long list of doctors who are certified to issue that certificate.

2. Next step is to apply to the respective flying school and clear their entrance exams to get through one of these: APFT., Hyderabad Academy of Carver Aviation, Baramati Ahmedabad Aviation & Aeronautics Ltd., Ahmedabad Chimes Aviation, Sagar, (MP) Madhya Pradesh- call in October Govt. Aviation Training Instt., Orissa Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy, Raebareilly Madhya Pradesh Flying Club, Indore National Flying Training Institute, Gondia In the above mentioned Institutes students can complete CPL.

However attaining CPL allows one to fly CESSNA (small planes). In order to fly Bigger Airplanes one needs to attain TYPE RATING certificate.

The full fledged course (CPL plus Type rating) can be done from Cadet Pilot Program (Indigo and Jet Airways Cadet Programs at National Flying Training Institute, Gondia).

Here is the list of Licences that one will be trained on in the flying school/you can attain them without going to a flying school:

Student Pilot License (SPL): SPL is like learner’s license. One must have SPL prior to start flying training.

Oral test is conducted by Chief Instructor at flying school or by DGCA representative.

Eligibility: student should be of 16 years of age, should have cleared 10th standard and should be medically fit as per DGCA guidelines.

Private Pilot License (PPL): Private Pilot License should be attained if an individual has to fly his/her own plane. In order to attain, one needs to go through ground training for 4 months and fly for 40 hours.

Eligibility: The candidate should be at least 10th passed and minimum age should 17 years. Commercial Pilot License (CPL): This License is of utmost importance in order to become a Pilot and being eligible to fly on National and International routes.

Even if a person does not attain SPL and PPL one can directly work towards attaining CPL. In order to become a commercial pilot, individual has to attain Commercial Pilot License (CPL).

The process to attain the license is explained here: 5 exams for India:

In order to get through Indian Flying School, student needs to clear these 5 exams: Technical, Radio Telephony, Regulations, Navigation and Meteorology

3 exams for Abroad: In order to get through Flying School Abroad, one needs to clear 3 out of 5 exams, Regulations, Navigation, and Meteorology. Tenure: Duration Approx. 2-3 years Ground school 155 hours of PPL theory   620 hours of ATPL theory Flight training 152 hours in single-engine aircraft like Cessna 172  13 hours in multi-engine aircraft like Piper Seneca V  35 hours in flight navigator procedures trainer.

Now, have  alook at total cost:

For being a Commercial pilot it will cost you 25 to 40 Lac depending on from where are you doing. Either in India or outside.

Foreign CPL will cost less. But still it’s about quality of training. Type rating depends on which aircraft are you getting trained. Boeing 737 will cost your 12 to 18 lac. Airbus 320 is similar cost.

But if you go for ATR 72 600 it will cost you 20 to 22 lac in Thailand or Malayasia. Still this amount is not fixed. Cos Airline like Jet will ask you to deposite 35 lac once you are selected for your type rating and other training. So in a round figure..you can make it 80L to 1crore in total on today’s market price.

Before investing your money, you need to assesss yourself you you be able to do it and compete in Airline? Otherwise all these money will be wasted.

You asked about spectacles? This is what solves your query:

For pilots, spectacles is a non-issue. Many pilots wear specs and it's allowed for airlines, non-military flights.

I'm not sure about the maximum limit but as long as your vision is within +/- 6 Dioptre and can be corrected to 20/20 with glasses, you're good to go.

A medical examiner can diagnose any other problems in your vision such as amblyopia or other underlying conditions to let you know about your eligibility.

This will help you .

Thank you.