Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy, Rae Bareli

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi, popularly known as IGRUA is one of the best institutes throughout India, that offers aspiring candidates with good qualitative flying training for airlines. The foundation stone was laid by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Late Capt Rajiv Gandhi on 7th of November, 1985.

The Institute is situated at Fursatganj district Aamethii Uttar Pradesh, 18 km away from Raebareli city. It is functioning under the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Govt. of India (GOI) through its governing council (GC) and approved by Directorate General of Civil Aviation, GOI.

The tabulation below gives the highlights regarding the IGRUA Institute that includes placements, infrastructure and many others:

The Institute is offering Pilot training to the aspiring cadets of Indian Airlines, BSF, Coast Guard candidates, Indian Air Force as well as Indian Navy. The Refresher IGRUA Courses focuses on lending best education under the shade of Institute including all Chief Flying Instructors / Pilot Instructor in charge of flying clubs are conducted regularly.

In the running era, over 150 students are undergoing training and IGRUA is making its best to offer the seats every year. IGRUA provides training to the candidates undergoing AME in various private institutes. IGRUA stands at the peak of excellence in flying training thus becoming the first choice for airlines when they select the best of the pilots.

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy Quick Links are:

• IGRUA Courses
• Placements
• IGRUA FAQ's
• Eligibility Criteria
• Admission
• Hostel Details

IGRUA Courses:

The students here are in the safe hands of one the well-recognized institutes like IGRUA which offers intensive training in the core subjects for CPL requirements and examinations are conducted inhouse as well as by the DGCA. 

• The Course Fees for Commercial Pilot Licence is INR 38 lakh per annum.
• The flying stage begins with the Pre-Flight Ground Training (PFGT) on a specific aircraft.
• Students have to pass the Student Pilot License (SPL) exam which is in the form viva/oral followed by FRTOL
  (Flight Radio Telephony Operator’s License) written and viva exams. 
• The cadet is first trained on the pre-flight stage–simulators and then taken on actual aircraft with exercises becoming more and more interesting and challenging during the flying training program.
• CPL is broadly divided into three main parts, i.e. Ground training, Simulator training, Flying training.
• The CPL subjects are listed below:
  • Air Navigation
  • Aviation Meteorology
  • Air Regulations
  • Air Frames & Engines
  • Flight PlanningTech. Specific
  • RTR (Radio Telephony Restricted)
  • Cockpit Resource Management
  • Training Films

IGRUA Placements:

The IGRUA Placement cell plays a vital role to satisfactorily place their students under its own shade and coming out with flying achievements. Though, IGRUA does not guarantee 100% placements but, it does guarantee regarding good quality training with a better vision.  Placements nowadays are in high demand. IGRUA placement history shows that IGRUA products due to their strong credentials scores high on the list of airlines seeking CPL holders. Period-wise placement percentages, as obtained from informal sources are shown below:

IGRUA FAQs:

• What is a DGCA examination?
  - DGCA (Central Examination Organisation) conducts written examination for the Licenses to Pilots and Engineers. Though, Pilot exams are conducted monthly whereas the Engineers exams are conducted yearly thrice in the months of February, June and October.

• What is the qualification for Commercial Pilot License In IGRUA?
  - To become a pilot, you need a bachelor's degree in aircraft operations, aviation, aeronautical engineering, or a related field. In addition, you will complete up to two months of ground training and need more than 1,500 hours of flight experience

• What is the fee structure at IGRUA?
  - The total fee for the training is ₹ 38,00,000 (approval is pending for revision of fee to 40 lacs). The fee amount can be paid in 4 quarterly instalments in a year.

• What should I do to be admitted to IGRUA?
  - The admission to the course is given on the basis of Online Written Test followed by the interview round and the Pilot Aptitude Test/ Psychometric Test. To apply for the IGRUA Entrance Exam the aspiring candidates should have completed the age of 17 years to be eligible for the course.

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