(http://udaan.nic.in)
(Issued under Sub Rule (1) of Rule 41A of Aircraft Rules 1937)
The Pilot License Examination system has been brought ONLINE with effect from Oct
2011. The applicants / candidates are required to interact with the online system of
examination (udaan.nic.in) for registration, allotment of Computer Number, Roll Number,
uploading of Photo & Signature, printing of admit cards, etc. The examination with respect to
all categories of Pilots License Examination - General Subjects (excluding technical) are
being held ONLINE with effect from Oct. 2011 session. However, the examination for
Technical Subjects will continue to be held under OMR paper based. Given below are the
instruction with respect to submission of application, appearing in examination and other
exam related activity for applicants strict compliance:
This part prescribes the procedure for registering with Online System of Examination to
whom the Computer Number has been allotted prior to July 2011 and who havent registered
/ interacted with the online system of examination.
1. The Site http://udaan.nic.in is available on Internet explorer Version 7.0 and higher,
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome.
2. Individual Email ID of the candidate is an important component of the System. All
important information such as Computer Number, Roll Number, Examination
Schedules, and Application Status etc. will be communicated to the candidate on this
email ID only.
3. No two candidates can share the same email ID while submitting their application
ONLINE.
5. The old pilot candidate registration form looks like the screen given below. Candidate
is required to fill in his Computer number, Date of Birth from the visual dropdown
calendar and the letters shown in the respective cell to proceed further.
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7. Candidates will now be required to fill in all mandatory details important for registration
process. The details already with DGCA will be displayed on the screen.
8. On selecting the SUBMIT button, an auto generated password is sent to the
registered e-mail address (ID). The Computer Number will be his / her Login ID.
9. With the combination of login ID & Password, the applicant gets the rights to access
the online system of examination for activities such as submitting application online for
examination, uploading of photograph & signature as per guidelines given here under,
viewing the result cards, printing of admit cards for a specific session etc..
Caution:
The Login ID and the Password is unique to each applicant and candidate is
responsible to protect it from loss / sharing with someone else for security reasons.
DGCA will not be held responsible for misuse of the login credentials.
Note:
In case the qualification field indicated as NOT KNOWN, against the profile of the
applicant in online system of examination, the applicant on log in to udaan.nic.in will
get a screen as displayed below:
12. The applicant can fill online application for examination only after successful
registration.
13. The Old Pilot Candidate Registration is an one time exercise and not required
for each session of examination.
14. After successful registration, candidates are advised to complete the formalities
with respect to uploading of photograph and signature in udaan site in
accordance with the Part D to this guideline given below before submitting
application for examination.
2. When the link as mentioned above in Part B, Para 1, is selected the screen will appear as
shown below:
SUBMIT
1. Printout of the submitted ONLINE application duly signed with latest Passport
sized color Photograph pasted on it. The photograph on the second page under the
CERTIFICATION BY ATTESTING OFFICER required to be attested in such a way
that the signature & stamp of the attesting officer covers partly both the photograph &
the page. The application should also accompany the supporting documents
mentioned hereunder as applicable.
2. Date of birth proof 10th Std. Certificate & Mark List of a recognized Board
(recognized by Council of Boards of School Education) or its equivalent or the Birth
Certificate issued by a Municipal Corporation / Committee shall be the documents
acceptable as proof of age.
4. Educational Qualification
a. 10th Std. Certificate & Mark List, Matriculation certificate (for both PPL, CPL
category & above) from a recognised Board (recognised by Council of Boards
of Secondary Education, State Govt. Education Board) or its equivalent.
b. 10+2 Standard Mark List & Pass certificate (for CPL category and above) as
a proof of having passed 10+2 with Maths & Physics subjects from a
recognized Board / University (recognised by Council of Boards of Secondary
Education, State Govt. Education Board) or its equivalent examination. In the
case of applicant not having 10+2 with Maths & Physics and like to use the
provision of Rule 47A of Aircraft Rules 1937, as an evidence for having flown
before1st Jan 1994, the self attested copies of first page of his Log Book where
his personal particulars are mentioned and the page where the Date of First
Flight is recorded.
c. Verification Certificate of 10th and 10+2 Standard (with Maths & Physics)
mark lists obtained from the Board / University concerned, either they are under
the education system of 1) INDIAN School / Board / University situated in India
or Abroad 2) International School / Board / University situated in India or
Abroad.
The candidate himself or the institution where the candidate has enrolled for
flying training will apply to the concerned Board / University (Indian /
International) to obtain Verification Certificate with respect to 10 th and 10+2
Standard Mark list before applying for allotment of Computer Number.
Candidate may obtain the verification certificate personally or request the Board
/ University to send the same to Director of Airworthiness, CEO, O/o DGCA,
East Block III, R K Puram, New Delhi 110066.
In case, the candidate personally collects the verification certificate, the same
must be presented / submitted to CEO in a sealed envelope (Sealed by the
Concerned Board under their Official Seal). If the verification has been obtained
by the training institutions and / or verification addressed to the training
institutions, the applicant should send an attested copy of (attested by the Chief
Flying Instructor) the Verification along with his application for allotment of
Computer Number.
Note:
i) If Verification Certificate of 10th and 10+2 Standard (with Maths & Physics)
mark lists are obtained by the candidate from the Board / University concerned
addressed to Director of Airworthiness, CEO, O/o DGCA and not submitted in
original by the applicant (in a sealed envelope), to CEO, O/o DGCA, the
computer number will not be issued.
iii) If Verification Certificate of 10th and 10+2 Standard (with Maths & Physics)
mark lists obtained from the Board / University concerned addressed to Flying
Training Institutions, the Computer Number shall be issued on the basis of the
attested (attested by the Chief Flying Instructor of the approved flying training
institute) copy of the board verification. However, at the time of applying for
issue of Flight Crew License, the applicant has to submit the original to
licensing authority as per the requirement of Directorate of Training &
Licensing.
iv) In the recent past certain Boards / Institutions / Universities have made the
qualification verifications available in their respective web site. If such
verifications are accessible in web site, DGCA will have no objection in taking
such verifications for acceptance of the Computer Number application for
further processing. The respective link for the said verification should be
mentioned in the application. If such verifications are not made available
directly online and if any registration process mandated by such boards, DGCA
will not be in a position to entertain the applications submitted without proper
verification obtained by the applicant as mentioned above in Para c and
Note (i) to (iii).
d. In case the applicant has acquired the Basic Qualification (10th, 10+2 or
equivalent) from Indian or International School / Board / University situated in
India or abroad, in addition to the verification certificate mentioned as above at
Para-c, enclose self attested copy of equivalent certificate issued by
Association of Indian Universities (AIU) House, 16, Kotla Marg, New Delhi
110022.
In case the applicant is a citizen of other than India / holder of Overseas Citizen of
India (OCI) status / Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) status, they are required to be
cleared from security point of view from authorities concerned before allotment of
Computer Number.
For obtaining the Security Clearance, an individual or the sponsoring organization may
apply to CEO, DGCA in the prescribed format given in Annexure-B to this guidelines.
Duly filled in application Should be forwarded in quintuplicate (5 sets of application &
documents) to The Director of Airworthiness, Central Examination Organisation, Office of
The Director General of Civil Aviation, East Block III, R K Puram, New Delhi 110066
along with all necessary supporting documents as mentioned in the form by Speed /
Registered Post for necessary action.
The application for Security Clearance will be processed only after satisfying with the
application and documents submitted for Allotment of Computer Number. Queries if any,
the candidates may contact CEO at ceo.dgca@nic.in for clarification and initiating the
process of Security Clearance.
a. Aadhaar Card
b. Passport,
c. Voter ID,
d. Ration Card
e. License issued by DGCA
f. Proof of address issued by State / Central Government
The applications meeting all of the requirement as above shall be processed and
Computer Number shall be issued. The Allotted Computer Number will be sent to the
registered e-mail ID. There will be a second e-mail giving the password. The
Computer No. (P-xxxxxxxx) will be the Login ID for udaan.nic.in site. The password
can be changed by the applicant after first successful login.
Note:
i) The envelop / cover containing the hard copy of the application along with all
the enclosures must be superscripted with APPLICATION FOR ALLOTMENT
OF COMPUTER NUMBER - PILOT and sent to the Director of Airworthiness,
Central Examination Organisation, O/o DGCA, East Block-III, R K Puram, New
Delhi - 110066
III) The allotment of Computer Number does not automatically enroll the applicant for
written examination. Applicant will have to apply separately for Roll Number for
appearing in the examination in http://udaan.nic.in after login.
Note: The applicants will be allowed to apply for the Examination only when the
photograph & signature of the person having valid Computer Number are
approved by DGCA. In absence of the Photograph & Signature approval, the
online system of examination will not allow the applicant to apply for examination.
1. The Size of the colour photograph is 45mm X 35mm taken on a white background
without borders. The face on the photograph must be of 35mm height and
25mm width (face size should be 70% of the Photograph) . The photograph must
be of MATT finish.
2. The size of the scanned colour photo image should not be more than 70kb size.
3. The size of the scanned signature image should not be more than 20kb size.
4. The photograph and signature must be of JPEG format and kept in a readily
accessible folder in your personal computer.
1. Open the web site http://udaan.nic.in and login as candidate using the Computer
Number and Password as User Name and Password respectively.
3. On selecting the tab UPLOAD, the drop down will appear as PHOTO AND
SIGNATURE.
4. On selecting PHOTO AND SIGNATURE, the screen as shown below will appear.
5. Click on the respective Browse buttons and select the Photograph and Signature
image files from the folder you have stored. After selecting appropriate files use the
UPLOAD button. The screen as shown below will appear.
7. If you are not satisfied with the upload, you may redo so by using UPLOAD NEW
IMAGE. On selection of the UPLOAD NEW IMAGE button, you will be directed back
to the screen as shown under Para.4 above. You may now upload the desired
images.
8. Once the images of your photograph and signature are uploaded, please fill up the
hard copy of the Form for submission of Photograph and Signature of the applicant
appearing for Pilots License Examination attached as Annexure A to this guidelines
and forward the same to The Director of Airworthiness, Central Examination
Organisation, O/o Director General of Civil Aviation, Civil Aviation Department, East
Block III, R K Puram, New Delhi 110066 by Speed Post / Registered Post along
with a self attested copy of any one of the following document as an Identification
proof for acceptance of the said form.
2. Photo Forms may get rejected if the candidates do not adhere to the above
instruction seriously. To avoid rejection, it is advised to make sure that the
images are in correct format, correct size, application duly completed in all
respect, signed, supporting document(s) are attested and attached.
Admit Card printing provision will be made available to the admitted candidates for the
active / respective session. Candidates should print their Admit Card only after
release of the list of Admitted candidates in DGCA web site / Udaan Site.
Note: Once the Photograph & Signature is approved by DGCA, the applicant has
no provision to replace / re-upload them and it can only be done by CEO, O/o
DGCA. If an applicant desires to change his /her photograph due to any reason,
he / she may contact CEO for the same.
PART E: Guidelines for filling up of the ONLINE Application for applying for
Examination.
1. The availability of Udaan.nic.in for submission of application for appearing in Pilot
License Examination for any given session is announced through DGCA website /
Udaan Site. The online examination application link in udaan.nic.in for a particular
session is made available to the candidate only after the above announcement.
Caution: Please ensure that the formality of approval of Photograph & Signature have
been completed in accordance with the procedure mentioned in Part D above,
before applying for the Pilot License Examination.
2. The candidates can fill their online examination forms by logging in the system with his
login details under the link Candidate Login.
4. After login the screen as shown below will appear with the links relevant to the
examination.
(1) one single application for all the General Papers (Online-Computer Based),
(2) one single application for all Orals (2nd & 3rd Oral)
(3) one single application for all the Technical Papers (OMR Based)
as the case may be and submit the signed printout of the online submitted
applications with required documents and necessary fee as detailed under Part F,
given below.
7. Once, the required details are filled, the fee required to be submitted is automatically
calculated and shown to the candidate. If the fee calculated by the system appears to
be incommensurate with the type of session (Online or OMR based) and number of
papers, do contact CEO for resolution.
If payment is made using Credit / Debit Card / Net Banking, a nominal amount
shall be charged towards service charges as applicable, by the bank in addition
to the fee charged by DGCA in accordance with Regulation.
Note: In view of the recent decision of Govt. of India, with effect from October 2016
submission of fee through Demand Draft or any other hard copy instrument has
been discontinued and hence the provision for making payment through
Demand Draft has been disabled in the online system of examination.
9. Fee once submitted will not be refunded back / adjusted for the next or later
sessions under any circumstances including rejections. Further no
communication in this regard shall be entertained by this office.
Note: Candidate should submit the form only if he / she is sure that the details filled
are correct. Once the application is submitted the resubmission of online application is
not possible for the same paper and for the same session. Further, it is mentioned that
no changes / modifications / alteration to any of the particulars filled therein is possible
either by the applicant or by DGCA.
10. For the successfully submitted applications, a Temp. ID will be generated, and will be
displayed on screen along with the instructions. The same information will also be
sent to the Candidates registered email ID.
11. The Signed print out of the filled application form, along with required
documents (as per instruction given in PART F & G, below as applicable)
should reach the Director of Airworthiness, Central Examination Organisation, O/o
Director General of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India, East Block III, R K Puram, New
Delhi 110 066 by speed / registered post within 10 days of online submission of
application.
12. In case the candidate is not able to take the printout of the online submitted
examination form at that instant, he/she can take the print out later, by using the link
Print Examination Application Form under the Examination tab after logging-
in to his account in http://udaan.nic.in.
13. The candidate can check the status of the application by logging in UDAAN and using
the link Query Your Application Status under the Examination tab.
PART F: Fee - The mode of payment of fee and its acceptance for obtaining Roll
Number
Note: The fee for Online Computer Based Examination (General Papers all categories)
has been revised recently. In this regard kindly refer to Gazette Notification No. G.S.R.
213(E), dated the 5th April 2013.
1. The fee required to be paid is Rs.2500/- per paper in the case of ONLINE Computer
Based Examination (General Papers all categories) and Rs.500/- per paper in the
case of OMR Based Examination (Technical Papers) and ATPL - Oral Examination of
2nd and 3rd attempt. Fee for the first attempt of the ATPL - Oral Examinations are
covered under the respective papers of ONLINE Computer Based Examination
(General Papers) and payment of separate fee is not required.
2. For ONLINE (General Papers), Oral (2nd & 3rd Oral) and OMR based (Regular -
Technical papers) examinations candidate should apply separately and submit the
signed printout of the online submitted applications with required documents and
separate payment through the newly introduced payment gate way by Net Banking,
Credit Card, Debit Card. The candidate should make (1) one common payment
through Net Banking or Credit Card or Debit Card, for all the General Papers, (2) one
common payment through Net Banking or Credit Card or Debit Card, for all Orals (2nd
& 3rd Oral) and (3) one common payment through Net Banking or Credit Card or Debit
Card for all the Technical Papers.
ii) Pilots Oral (2nd & 3rd Oral only) shall submit one single oral exam application to
cover such orals and a fee of Rs. 500/- per oral exam made through Net Banking or
Credit Card or Debit Card.
iii) Pilots Technical Technical General, Technical Specific and Performance, shall
submit one single application to cover such Technical papers and a fee of Rs.500/-
per paper made through Net Banking or Credit Card or Debit Card.
Note: DGCA will not hold any responsibility for any unsuccessful transaction made
through Net Banking or Credit Card or Debit Card due to any reason what so ever it may
be.
a. PPL / CPL
Printout of the ONLINE submitted application signed and duly completed in all
respect must reach CEO within 10 days of submission of online application.
b. ATPL
1) Printout of the ONLINE submitted application signed and duly completed in all
respect.
2) i). Proof of having Indian CPL with Multi Engine endorsement (all relevant
pages of License - self attested) / ATPL (all relevant pages of License - self
attested, even if expired) for civil aspirants.
ii). In the case of Defense Personnel in lieu of CPL, evidence for having
completed 500Hrs flying experience of which 200 Hrs. should be as Pilot-in-
Command. The evidence can be of a certificate from the unit in-charge
and / or the relevant pages of log book certifying the name & Computer
Number of the holder of the logbook in each such page by the unit in-
charge.
3) In the case of ATPL 2nd and / or 3rd Oral examination, Printout of the ONLINE
submitted application signed and duly completed in all respect.
Hard copy of the signed application completed in all respects and along with its
enclosures must reach CEO within 10 days of submission of online application.
1) Printout of the ONLINE submitted application signed and duly completed in all
respect.
2) Self attested copy of Foreign Flight Crew License issued by ICAO Contracting
State for the respective category.
Hard copy of the application along with its enclosures must reach CEO within 10 days
of submission of online application.
1) Printout of the ONLINE submitted application signed and duly completed in all
respect must reach CEO within 10 days of submission of online application.
2) In case of desired type aircraft is more than 5700Kgs. MTOW / twin engine
Helicopters, Certificate for having successfully completed the ground training
classes on technical specific / performance on the type aircraft from the DGCA
approved training institute. It is also required to enclose an evidence to support the
approval status of the training/institute to that effect in accordance with CAR,
Section-7, Series-B, Part-I.
Hard copy of the signed application completed in all respects and along with its
enclosures must reach CEO within 10 days of submission of online application.
1) Printout of the ONLINE submitted application signed and duly completed in all
respect.
2). Proof of having Indian CPL with Multi Engine endorsement (all relevant pages
of License - self attested) / ATPL (all relevant pages of License - self attested,
even if expired) for civil aspirants.
ii). In the case of Defense Personnel in lieu of CPL, evidence for having
completed 500Hrs flying experience of which 200 Hrs. should be as Pilot-in-
Command. The evidence can be of a certificate from the unit in-charge
and / or the relevant pages of log book certifying the name & Computer
Number of the holder of the logbook in each such page by the unit in-
charge.
2) In case of desired type aircraft is more than 5700Kgs. MTOW / twin engine
Helicopters, Certificate for having successfully completed the ground training
classes on technical specific / performance on the type aircraft from the DGCA
approved training institute. It is also required to enclose an evidence to support
the approval status of the training / institute to that effect in accordance with
CAR, Section-7, Series B, Part I.
Hard copy of the application along with its enclosures must reach CEO within 10 days
of submission of online application.
Note:
The envelop / cover containing the hard copy of the application addressed to
CEO must be superscripted with APPLICATION FOR ALLOTMENT OF
ROLL NUMBER - PILOT.
1. Only upon publication of the list of Admitted Candidates for any particular session in
DGCA web site and / or in Udaan site, the candidate may login to http://udaan.nic.in
and print their Admit Card under the link DOWNLOAD.
2. When you select the Admit Card the screen will appear as given below:
3. You may now enter the allotted Roll Number of the current session (ONLINE-General
Papers and OMR based Technical Papers) in the respective cell and click on the
SUBMIT button. The printable Admit Card will appear in the screen for immediate
printing. On printing, Immediately append your signature on the Admit Card.
4. Candidates are required to produce this Admit Card (Printed one; production of
soft copy of the admit card through any means of electronic gadgets is not
acceptable) for the purpose of appearing in examinations. No identification
document other than this Admit Card will be acceptable for the purpose of entry
into the examination hall at all centers.
To avoid rejection due to any of the reasons mentioned above, it is advised that
the candidate should read the instruction / guidelines carefully before submission of
ONLINE application and subsequently while forwarding the hard copy of the
application. It is reiterated here that if applications received are found not
complete in all respect, it will be summarily rejected and no further
communication in this regard will be entertained.
Best Wishes
Government of India
Central Examination Organisation, O/o Director General of Civil Aviation
East Block III, R K Puram, New Delhi - 110066
Form for submission of Photograph and Signature of the applicant appearing for
Pilots License Examination
Visible Identification
Mark if any :
Correspondence Address :
Undertaking:
This is to declare that Photograph & Signature uploaded in http://udaan.nic.in against my Computer
Number: P-........................................................... and pasted above are of mine.
Signature of the applicant:
Place :
Date : ../ ...../.. (Signature should be done using Black Colour Ball Pen)
Instructions:
1. Upload the recent Photograph as per the instruction given in Part D this document.
2. The envelop / cover containing the hard copy of this form addressed to CEO must be
superscripted with Form for submission of Photograph and Signature of the applicant appearing
for Pilots License Examination.
1) Name in full:
Affix recent
2) Nationality: Colour Photograph
of 45mm X 35mm
3) Fathers name in full: size with White
background. The
4) Qualification: face must be of
35mm height &
5) Date of Birth: 25mm width.
6) Place and Country of Birth:
7) Present address in India:
8) e-mail address:
9) Home address (abroad):
10) Permanent Address if any, other than given at Para 7 above
11) Passport No.
14) Present Occupation if any with name and address of the employer (if employed):
Date :
Note: Attested copy of documents in support of details given at Point 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 are to be
submitted along with this form. This form along with supporting documents must be submitted to The
Director of Airworthiness, CEO, O/o DGCA, East Block III, R K Puram, New Delhi-110066 by Speed /
Registered Post Only.
1. Enter the URL http://vimanic.nic.in on the IE Browser or double click on the shortcut
provided on the desktop and press Enter Key. A screen as shown below is displayed.
2. Click on the "CANDIDATE LOGIN" link provided in the above screen. A screen as
shown below is displayed.
3. Enter the particulars like Computer Number and the Password (Password as provided
by the Controller of Examination / invigilator). On providing the necessary particulars, a
screen as shown below will display the Instructions / Guidelines to the candidates.
5. Please confirm the details shown, such as your computer number, Roll Number,
name, Subject, Exam Category, and enter the PIN Number as provided by the
Controller of Examination / Invigilator before start of the examination in the
above displayed screen. Start of Examination is possible only at the scheduled time
of Examination. In case of morning batch the examination will start by 1000 Hrs. and
for the afternoon batch it will start only at 1500 Hrs.
6. After entering the Test Screen, you will be presented with the first question. The
questions will appear one at a time. Each question has three choices for an answer.
You have to select any ONE Option ONLY (A or B or C option). After selecting the
Radio Button against A or B or C, please press CONFIRM button to indicate the
confirmation of your choice.
After pressing CONFIRM on the screen, the next question will appear. The
RESET button is to reset the answer already selected. Once RESET button is
pressed, selection of choice has to be confirmed again by pressing CONFIRM
button.
Answer CONFIRM
Choice Button RESET
Button
Navigation
Panel
Previous
Next
Answered/
Confirmed
Question
Time
Left Grace
Time
Finish
Button
You will be automatically stopped from answering questions when the Time allotted is
over.
10. The FINISH button may be used only after the candidate successfully answered
as many as he/she can do and wants to end the exam
If the FINISH Button had been clicked by accident, then select the button NO on
the screen displayed.
If you confirm the Finish action by clicking TERMINATE, the candidate is prompted
for his / her re-confirmation. Finishing the Exam would mean complete and final exit
from the Exam and you will not be able to come back to exam screen for the same
batch on the same session.
11. When the candidate selects End the Exam the Exam answers are submitted and the
Exam is deemed to be finished with.
13. After having seen the marks, the candidate may press the CLOSE to close the
browser.
14. If you face any problem with your terminal, while giving examination, dont panic.
Just inform the invigilator and you will be given another terminal. The time lost on
account of this will be taken care by the system automatically and displayed under
GRACE TIME
15. There is No provision for revaluation of answer papers at any stage by CEO.
Candidates shall refrain from making request for revaluation from DGCA
Part B.
GUIDELINES FOR RELOGIN TO THE ONLINE TEST
Due to any technical problem like power failure, Network failure, Computer
malfunction etc. after the START of the exam, if candidate is unable to
continue the exam, then the candidate has to inform the invigilator /
Controller of Examination (COE).
The COE will check the status of the candidate on the COEs Dash Board.
If the status is shown as EXAM STARTED, then the COE will close the
browser of that candidate.
After the Site Controller enters the Master Password, Candidate has to enter his
credentials. On entering the valid credentials, the exam screen is displayed
The time lost between the last accessed time of the exam screen and the time when
SUBMIT button was pressed under the RELOGIN page is taken care and added as
the re-login grace time.
Only those candidates who could successfully LOGIN at the first attempt and
started the examination can avail this RELOGIN option.
Due to any reason, if a candidate was not successful to LOGIN to online exam
even after the FIRST TIME with in the allowed grace period (30 Min), then that
candidate CANNOT exercise the RELOGIN option.
Candidate who terminates the exam by choosing the FINISH button and RE-
CONFIRMING TWICE to end the exam, they CANNOT utilize CANDIDATE
RELOGIN option.