DGCA ATPL Air Regulations

The examinations are run by the Central Examination Organisation, which the DGCA website describes as conducting examinations for AME and flight crew. Scheduling, tentative dates and results sit on the DGCA Examination Portal rather than the main homepage, so bookmark both and check the portal before planning anything around an expected date.

The DGCA page reviewed here publishes no duration, question count, fee or passing marks for any paper. Treat any figure quoted on forums as unverified until it appears in a portal notice for your session. Plan for an objective multiple-choice paper and confirm all logistics on the DGCA Examination Portal before you pay.

Start with the two core instruments listed under Acts and Rules: the Aircraft Act, 1934 and the Aircraft Rules, 1937. Then add the newer instruments on the same page, including the Aircraft (Security) Rules, 2011, the Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2025 and the Aircraft (Carriage of Dangerous Goods) Rules, 2026.

The homepage carries a last updated date of 31 Oct 2026. Rules change by gazette notification, so verify each provision on the Acts and Rules page before memorising it. A rule reproduced in an old question bank may already be superseded, and the newer rule is exactly what the examiner will test.

The DGCA homepage does not state a retake policy, waiting period or attempt limit. Because the Central Examination Organisation administers the papers, the operative rules are in portal notices and the current Civil Aviation Requirements on flight crew licensing. Confirm the position in writing rather than relying on what other candidates tell you.

Both. Indian rules are made under the Aircraft Act and generally mirror ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices, so Annex 1 on licensing, Annex 2 on rules of the air, Annex 8 on airworthiness, Annex 12 on investigation and Annex 18 on dangerous goods explain the reasoning behind the CAR text. Questions frequently test the principle, not just the Indian wording.

eGCA is DGCA's single-window digital platform for licensing and approvals. The homepage reports 17,220 flight crew licences processed through it and 24,213 medical assessments for flight crew and ATCOs. Licence applications, medicals and document uploads flow through it, so register early rather than in the week your paperwork falls due.

Begin with the Aircraft Act and Rules so the vocabulary is familiar, then move to the ICAO annexes for the international layer. Add the Civil Aviation Requirements sections on licensing, airworthiness and operations. Finish with the smaller rule sets on security, dangerous goods and investigation, and revise using DGCA circulars, which record the amendments examiners like to test.

Treating Air Regulations as pure rote recall. Marks are lost on amended figures and on questions that mix two rule sets, such as an accident notification requirement tested alongside the investigation rules. Learn each number with its source rule and effective date, and re-check it against the DGCA Acts and Rules page.