Fly high with AME

Today, a career in aviation promises enormous opportunities and prospects. Rapid progress in aviation science has opened up new vistas, especially in the highly technical and specialised filed of ‘‘Aircraft Maintenance Engineering’’(AME) as new generation aircrafts require high level of skill and in depth specialised knowledge on maintenance.But, only those personnel who undergo training programmes as specifically spelt out by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India can handle such aircrafts. In India, there are many recognised institutes to conduct the course of AME. The remuneration in this field is among the highest in the country. Sources say that engineers in the Indian Airlines, the Air India, and other private airlines roughly start on a gross salary of Rs 40,000 which goes up to Rs 1.25 lakhs per month. Generally government approved institutes teach the syllabus given by the DGCA for the AME. After the completion of the course and passing the internal examination, candidates’ forms are forwarded to the DGCA which then awards license to the successful engineers. This license is recognised throughout the country as well as abroad. The minimum qualification for enrollment to these institutes is 10 plus two or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. If a degree or diploma engineer of any stream wants entrance in maintenance field, he also has to undergo the same procedure. Some AME institutes are giving merit scholarship to bright students for different stages of institutional and DGCA examination for better performance. Training Institutes • Indian Institute of Aeronautics, 18/55 West Punjabi Bagh - 110 026 Voice : 011-5911 882, Fax: 011-516 3367 • Bharat Institute of Aeronautics, Patna, Airport, Patna - 800 014 Voice: 0612-224 160, Fax: 0612-221 696 •Indian Institute of Aeronautical Science, Sonari Aerodrome, Jamshedpur- 831 1011 Voice: 0657-223 031, Fax 0657-223 062 • Hindustan Institute of Aeronautics, 5,Temple View, Near Neori Temple, Lalghati, Bhopal-462032 Voice:0755-748 018, Fax: 0755-540 473 (Indicative list) The writer is a ex-director, Air Worthiness.