01 / CHECK YOUR FIT
Air India cadet eligibility requirements
Indian citizen or OCI; 18–30; 60% in 10+2 and in English, maths and physics individually. DGCA Class 1 clearance is required before flight training.
Summary of published criteria, not a complete eligibility decision. Verify requirements ↗
02 / UNDERSTAND THE ROUTE
Cadet training and selection
The training pathway
CPL training followed by type rating. Check the selected school’s current location, approvals and schedule.
The selection process
Online application, technical evaluation, then non-technical evaluation including group and panel interviews.
03 / KNOW THE COMMITMENT
Training costs, funding and conditions
Obtain the school’s written total and instalment schedule. Financing availability is not a scholarship or a guaranteed job.
Ask for a written total, payment milestones, extra-training charges and the conditions for withdrawal, repayment and employment.
04 / FLIGHTDECKQ PREPARATION GUIDANCE
Prepare with purpose.
Revise school-level maths and physics, then practise reasoning aloud. Compare each school’s full training and living-cost schedule.
- Confirm the route.
Read the latest airline page. List missing documents and unresolved questions before setting an application date.
- Strengthen the basics.
Practise mental arithmetic, ratios, unit conversions and interpreting graphs. Review basic flight principles and explain the reasoning behind your answers.
- Make experience useful.
Prepare specific examples of teamwork, responsibility and learning from mistakes. Describe your actions and what you would improve.
- Follow the assessment invitation.
Use the provider’s authorised familiarisation material. Original practice activities help build skills; they do not establish which proprietary tests an airline uses.
SPL and ATPL practice is free for logged-in members. Aircraft-specific products are separate. These question banks are not airline selection-test replicas.
Air India cadet programme FAQs
Who can apply for the Air India cadet pilot programme?
Indian citizen or OCI; 18–30; 60% in 10+2 and in English, maths and physics individually. DGCA Class 1 clearance is required before flight training.
How does Air India cadet pilot training work?
CPL training followed by type rating. Check the selected school’s current location, approvals and schedule.
How much does the Air India cadet programme cost?
Obtain the school’s written total and instalment schedule. Financing availability is not a scholarship or a guaranteed job.
What does Air India cadet pilot selection involve?
Online application, technical evaluation, then non-technical evaluation including group and panel interviews.
Where can I check the current Air India cadet intake?
Use the official Air India programme page linked in this guide. The recorded status is “Check intake”, based on sources checked on 16 September 2026; it is not live recruitment monitoring.
What should I compare between partner schools?
Use the same checklist for training location, licence conversion, accommodation, extra flying, resits and the conditions attached to airline progression.
Is FlightdeckQ an official recruitment partner?
No. FlightdeckQ provides independent educational resources. Applications go to the airline or its designated provider, and study here does not guarantee selection.
CHECKED 2026-09-16
Go straight to the source.
Programme facts above are summarised from these official pages. Preparation advice is FlightdeckQ’s independent guidance.
Requirements and recruitment windows change. Recheck the official vacancy and agreement before applying or making a payment.
