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Hello sir, I have completed 12th with Art stream with Mathematics, English language, Integrated Science and Social Studies as my core subjects and History Economics, Literature in English and Islamic Studies as my elective subjects. I want to become a Pilot. What should I do for it? Will I have to do any course before Pilot course?

To become a Pilot you must have these subjects in your 12th class with minimum 50%.
Subjects are Maths, Physics, Chemistry then only you are eligible to study the Pilot course.

* Some of the flying schools are giving training in flying from where SPL, PPL and CPL training can be completed.

List of top Flying schools are as follows:

* Madhya Pradesh Flying Club – http://www.mpfc.in/
* Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi, Uttar Pradesh
* Flying Training Institute, Behala, Calcutta
* Government Aviation Training Institute, Civil aerodrome, Bhubaneswar
* Karnal Aviation Club, Kunjpura Road, Karnal, Haryana
* Government Flying Club, Aerodrome, Lucknow
* School of Aviation Science and Technology, Delhi Flying Club Ltd, New Delhi
* State Civil Aviation, UP Govt Flying Training Center Kanpur and Varanasi
* Rajasthan State Flying School, Sanganer Airport, Jaipur
* Govt Flying Training School Jakkur Aerodrome, Bangalore
* Andhra Pradesh Flying Club Hyderabad Airport, Hyderabad

You need to clear entrance exam test of the flying schools in India and also clear the Physical fitness test.

The cost of education should be too high around Rs.20 Lakhs to Rs. 25 Lakhs.

After completion of training, you get the License of Pilot.

You are not eligible to become a pilot as you are arts student. To become a pilot, You should choose science stream in (10+2) with maths subject. After completion of (10+2) in science, You should join flying training schools to get pilot licence.

Pilot Licences
* SPL : It is the basic step to start career.
* PPL : Private Pilot Licence can be obtained by 60 hours flying.
* CPL : Commercial Pilot Licence can be obtained by 190 hours flying.

2nd Option
You can become a pilot through qualifying AFCAT & SSB interview.