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The route to a licence, in the right order
The route to a commercial licence is a sequence of gates, each with its own authority and its own timeline. These are the ones people get wrong, explained in the order that costs least.
Start with these
DGCA Computer Number
What it is, the documents you need, and the mismatch that gets most applications rejected.
Read the guideDGCA Class 1 Medical
What is checked, where to get it done, and why doing it early is the cheapest decision you will make.
Read the guideHow to Become a Pilot
Every stage from 10+2 to licence issue, in the order that costs least.
Read the guideThe route to a commercial licence
Six stages, and the order matters as much as the content. Doing them in the wrong sequence is the most expensive mistake a candidate makes.
DGCA computer number
Handled by DGCA
Your identity with the regulator. Nothing else in the process can be registered without it, so it goes first.
Read the guideClass 1 medical
Handled by an authorised examiner
Do this early. A Class 2 is enough to start flying, but a commercial licence needs the Class 1, and it is far better to find out about a problem now than after you have paid for training.
Read the guideGround classes
The stage SkyArth teaches
The five DGCA theory papers plus RTR(A). This is the stage we teach, and the stage most candidates underestimate.
See the six papersDGCA examinations
Handled by DGCA
Sat paper by paper, at 70% each. There is no aggregate and no grace mark, so a paper is either cleared or it is not.
Flying training
Handled by a flying school
200 hours at a flying school, in India or abroad. We help you choose the right one.
Licence issued
Handled by DGCA
Theory cleared, hours flown, skill test passed, licence issued by DGCA.
Ask us what to do next, before you pay anyone
Tell us where you have got to and we will tell you what comes next, and in what order.