Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

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.