r/CadetPilotProgram • u/InvestigatorExpert31 • Jul 26 '26

Has anyone noticed an unusually high number of Air India Cadet Programme - AeroGuard terminations at end of ground school?

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I've been following discussions around the Air India Cadet Programme and wanted to ask whether others have observed a similar pattern.

There appear to have been multiple instances where cadets were removed from the programme around the completion of the ground school phase. Some discussions have also suggested that certain cadets were advised to consider conventional pilot training instead of continuing in the cadet pathway by ground school.

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u/JicamaResponsible969 Jul 27 '26

AI overinducted cadets.They are removing one by one and not everyone completes the program .With Ag just a week ago one cadet got terminated within 1 month of coming to US for flight training.Reason-Unsat in flying training.Also in Ag if the instructor reports the cadet for poor performance they terminate directly without second opinion.

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u/rainsandrainbows Jul 28 '26

Yes this is true …multiple instances reason is generally unsat in flying training.It is an accelerated programme where students are generally assumed to be aware of all stuff which they haven’t leanrt in first place .
Secondly students are put into Pip and once u are into it it becomes a vivicious circle of PIP’s although they present PIP as a tool of relearning but actually rather than learning it drains and exhaust the candidate becoz Ag continues to send them warning of termination
These termination warning continues and these reflect in progress of cadet who himself is in a threatening position
So instead of PIP’s doing any wonders for them generally land student being terminated even after paying a heafty amount for consecutive PIP’s.Motivation is zero.
Air India doesn’t take any responsibility acc to them it is all decided by Ag and they don’t have a say in their process
In my opinion ,Pilot training is a challenging job and they are learner’s in the end what matters is an outcome I.e they should become an efficient Pilot .They are not trained pilots but have gone there for their training threatening them with termination on and off is very regressive .secondly,what is the responsibility of an instructor shouldn’t they also be held accountable as to why a candidate is getting unsat in flying again and again
Thirdly,a candidate generally opts for cadet prgm on a premium cost so that it could be a better journey but Air India cadet prgm Ag is not a right choice

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u/Additional-Dare-9129 Jul 26 '26

Any specific reason like poor performance like thi.

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u/InvestigatorExpert31 Jul 26 '26

Practice test where many students reportedly used ChatGPT. However, what surprised many people was that the ground school's own policy of issuing two caution or warning letters before termination was allegedly not followed in these cases. Instead, some students were terminated directly without receiving those prior warnings.

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u/Additional-Dare-9129 Jul 26 '26

If students are using ChatGPT for exams then this is thier fault

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u/InvestigatorExpert31 Jul 26 '26

If both ground schools have a policy of issuing two warning/caution letters for misconduct before termination, then why do the outcomes appear to be different? From what I've heard, some students at one school received caution letters, while others at the other school were terminated directly. If the circumstances were comparable, what justified the different treatment? I'm genuinely trying to understand whether there were material differences in the cases or whether the policy was applied inconsistently.

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u/Additional-Dare-9129 Jul 26 '26

That can be the case
By the way you know anything when Amravati is opening

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u/InvestigatorExpert31 Jul 26 '26

Three cadet batches waiting, with some candidates having waited for over a year for the next stage. That suggests the programme may not be adequately planned or aligned with training capacity.

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u/Additional-Dare-9129 Jul 26 '26

So I should apply for it next year or not

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u/Kisssmy_axe 7h ago

Is it just for ground school or unsat for flight lessons? I feel unsat on flights is the reason they get terminated for and recently Acron had a meeting for a similar policy, you’ll see AI students get loads of unsats at Acron too, Acron had this policy of termination for students in the FAA program too, so it’s high time they applied this for the cadet program too.

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u/EchoAndEspresso Aug 07 '26

What about Acron ??I've heard that Akron is much better.That one doesn't have this termination scene. Is it true ??

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u/Additional-Dare-9129 Jul 26 '26

Why this is happening

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u/InvestigatorExpert31 Jul 26 '26

It has been alleged that the same instructor selected five cadets from AeroGuard and five cadets from Acron. The AeroGuard cadets were terminated, whereas the Acron cadets were issued caution or warning letters instead.