Any person can appear directly into the CPL examination provided he has completed 50 hours of flying.  The CPL examination consists of the following papers:

1.         Air Regulations
2.         Air Navigation
3.         Aviation Meteorology
4.         Technical General
5.         Technical Specific

Students those who have completed their flying training abroad are exempted from taking Technical General and Technical Specific papers and also if they hold any “foreign CPL” “Air Navigation” and “Aviation Meteorology” are combined in a ‘composite paper’.  Thus a student who has learnt his flying abroad has to appear only in two papers (but three subjects).

For a student who has done his flying training in India can take examinations in Air Regulations, Air Navigation and Aviation Meteorology after having completed 25 hours of flying. 

For taking examination in Air Regulation and Aviation Meteorology, no flying experience is required.  Pass percentage is 70% in all examinations, DGCA examinations are conducted 4 times in a year, in the months of Jan, Apr, July and Oct.

A student is required to register with DGCA and obtain his “computer number”.  SARAH AVIATION undertakes this for its students without any extra charge.

For taking the DGCA examination a set of application is to be filed separately attaching certain documents.  Once the documents are submitted to the DGCA, it scrutinizes them and when found in order, it issues “roll number” before the examination.  Roll numbers are announced on the DGCA website.  Once the roll number is obtained from the website, students have to get that attested from the designated DGCA office.

Results are declared on the DGCA website, generally after 45 days after the conclusion of the examination.  For every attempt, a fresh set of application is to be field and fresh roll number obtained.  Process for the next examination commences after the declaration of the result.  The computer number once issued remains unchanged.