India can soon allow students who are not from the science stream to apply for pilot training.

DGCA has approved the proposal to allow class 12 art and commerce students to act as commercial pilots in India. This will lift the long-term eligibility ban that only applies to science students. The final node requires permission from the Ministry.

The greatest expected growth for India's aviation industry is on the horizon. A proposal that will enable class 12 art and commercial students to become commercial pilots in India has been accepted by the Civil Aviation (DGCA) Directorate General (DGC) for the first time in about 30 years.

Previously, a commercial pilot license (CPL) in class 12 must be sent. However, this may soon change.

According to India Today, DGCA has now given its proposal to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA), which will investigate it and send it to the Ministry of Law. The Ministry of Law is the last authority and will announce changes before the new rules are effective.

All candidates in classes 12, regardless of the streams, will be able to apply for CPL training after being approved, provided they pass the necessary qualification and medical examination.

Internal sources in the industry have reportedly criticized the current regulations, claiming that India is the only nation that prohibits CPL training in this way. They say that the basic scientific ideas required to fly as early as the last school years have been studied. 

If adopted, this change is expected to increase access to pilot training and increase inclusion, which can address India's increasing requirements for qualified pilots, especially with the increasing airlines.

To keep it short, India's doors can eventually open up the scientific flow to many more candidates than just children.