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DGCA to hold 'on demand' licence exams for pilots and engineers

Currently, the civil aviation regulator conducts examinations four times a year and issues licences to successful candidates

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Between 2016-2020, DGCA issued around 3,000 commercial pilot licences. Photo: Bloomberg

Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
With a view to improve the availablility of pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will hold written examinations every month.

Currently, the civil aviation regulator conducts examinations four times a year and issues licences to successful candidates. 

Now, in addition to the regular sessions, the DGCA  is introducing new online on demand examination (OLODE) for aircraft maintenance engineers and pilots.

"These license examinations provides an opportunity to the candidates to choose date and time to appear for the examination as per his/her choice on the available slots of the examinations. The limited seats will