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Aviation regulator DGCA will conduct on-demand online exams to grant licenses to pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers from the next month onwards, the regulator said in a statement on Wednesday.
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The Online On-Demand Exam (OLODE) will be in addition to the existing regular online exams that are taken four times a year by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
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“The first session of the monthly OLODE is initially planned at Delhi which will be extended to the metro cities subsequently,” the DGCA said in the statement.
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During the first OLODE session, 720 seats for aircraft maintenance engineers and 1200 seats for pilots were being made available to the candidates on first-come-first-serve basis, it said.
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The candidates while applying for the OLODE could select date and time among the available slots of the examinations days to appear as per his or her choice, it said.
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The DGCA expressed hope that the introduction of OLODE will increase the frequency of the required licensing examinations and will provide more opportunities to the aspiring candidates.
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“This will also facilitate those candidates who were affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic during the last 2 years.
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“Further, this OLODE is a step forward towards the government’s commitment to promote the growth of FTOs (Flying Training Organisations) in the country and ease of doing business,” the regulator added.