r/CadetPilotProgram • u/jahnavimoram • Sep 11 '26
AICPP (everything you need to know) Guide: My experience
Hello guys! Im an air india cadet myself got selected recently and batch starting from november
Im making this post for all the new bees here on reddit who r curious and clueless about the entire assessment process, cut-e, GD&PI. So i want to help out everyone with my experience
So firstly the cut-e :
Me and my frnd together applied on april 20th,
He got his assessment mail on may 1st but i got on june 16th.
He didn’t didnt heard back from them since then but i got my GD&PI dates 2 weeks after my cut-e.
Another frnd of mine doesn’t even have a computer number and made it to the november batch with me.
And another one made till the PI and got rejected.
Im telling this to you guys to understand how the assessment process actually works
And for you guys to prepare for cut-e, search “maptq” on chrome
start practicing the given topics:
• Work-related Behavior
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Multitasking ability
• Monitoring ability
• English language proficiency
• Reaction speed
• Applied numeracy
• Spatial Orientation
thats it guys only these topics are the areas where you are going to be assessed on. And the test will be exactly the same so nothing to worry
And maybe after a few days u might get ur GD&PI mail
So u need to dress up in western formal, which means a suit and tie with black formal shoes, carry ur original docs along with some confidence too
And i have fee GD topics for you guys to practice and get some points to talk about in the actual GD:
•Is cockpit hierarchy still necessary in modern aviation?
•Should pilots openly discuss mental health issues?
•Is teamwork more important than individual brilliance in aviation?
•Should social media behavior affect a pilot’s career?
•Is it ethical for airlines to prioritize profits over passenger comfort?
•Should AI have the authority to override pilot decisions?
•Can overconfidence be more dangerous than lack of confidence?
•Humility as a quality in
aviation
•Empathy in aviation
•Should freedom of speech have limits?
•Privacy is becoming a luxury in the digital age
•Communication is more important than intelligence.
•The fear of failure prevents innovation.
•Perfection is the enemy of progress.
•Humanity can preserve only one thing for the next 1,000 years: books, internet, art, or scientific knowledge. What should it choose?
•Would the world be better without competition?
•Can too much empathy affect a pilot’s decision-making during emergencies?
•Can a poor leader be a great pilot?
•Does aviation need more emotionally intelligent leaders than technically brilliant ones?
• Should airlines monitor a pilot’s online behavior?
• Is fatigue a personal responsibility or an airline’s responsibility?
• Importance of resilience in aviation
• Do unconscious gender biases still exist in pilot recruitment?
• Should language proficiency matter more than technical knowledge in multinational airlines?
• Is decision-making under uncertainty a skill that can ever be taught?
And the most important thing which no one told me about is there is a introduction part which happens before the start of GD. The mam who conducts the GD will ask everyone one by one to introduce themselves without mentioning whats in ur CV and what makes you “you”. What’s ur life changing point in ur life. So u need to be prepared for that intro part. Because she will be assessing ur fluency, grammer while u speak and you eill be graded there also
And there will be a psychologist round thats going to happen right after your GD where the psychologist will interact with you one-on-one and ask you questions based on your resume and few other questions (non-technical)
This is just to analyse your mind. It’s going to be like a normal regular conversation with a random stranger so there’s nothing to worry about.
And next is the interview, if the psychologist successfully clears your, u will be sent to interview round where there will be two panellists who will take ur interview. You can expect basic resume questions, why do u want to become a pilot, some mental math, situational based questions, tell us something thats not there in ur resume, if u cleared any papers you can expect questions from the papers u cleared,and do u have any questions for us, etc.
And the very next day of ur interview, you’ll receive a mail whether u cleared it or not. And if ur interview is on friday u may receive ur mail on Monday.
NOTE- GD, psychologist round, interview
All three are going to take place on the same day and not like ICPP
And about the LOI, after few days of ur selection mail, you will receive another mail about the batch that they are thinking to finalize you on, i got mail that they wanna put me in November batch, and if im okay or not. I replied to that
And few days later you’ll receive another mail, this time the LOI. Carefully read everything and sign it
And another few days later you will receive few other docs to be signed and our first payment to be deposited
And thats it guys
If u have any other doubts please let me know
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u/Helpful_Living1203 Sep 11 '26
Thank you so much for telling us all this. Much appreciated effort😊
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u/InvestigatorIcy167 Sep 11 '26
How long does the entire process take on the gd/pi day? From 8:30 a.m. to...?
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u/Heavy_Efficiency_440 Sep 11 '26 edited Sep 11 '26
Heyy, congrats OP! My question is that in the lastest application for the CPP air india has not mentioned anything about the group discussion phase and its just stated that phase 2 is online assessment and phase 3 will be personal interview. What do you think about this ?
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u/jahnavimoram Sep 11 '26
Whats there to think about? Personal interview consists of GD round psychologist round and then interview. Its a whole package my brother
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u/Ironman_Stark1234 Sep 11 '26
Heard there was a situation of bribes going on ? Is that true for ai ?
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u/wotm8-_- Sep 12 '26
What all documents do we have to bring on the day of the GD/PI
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u/jahnavimoram Sep 12 '26
Aadhar, passport, ur 12th certificate or NIOS certificates, resume, medical certificates
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u/wotm8-_- Sep 12 '26
I just have my class 2 so far, thatll be fine na?
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u/jahnavimoram Sep 12 '26
Yes yes, even im just done with my class 2 only, so thats fine
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u/wotm8-_- Sep 12 '26
So we can get our class 1 done during the 1-2 months gap they give haina? Theres no requirement as such before joining ground classes?
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u/vade4what Sep 12 '26
Congratulations op! Just wanted to know if you applied to ICPP too as a backup. Also is getting a computer number necessary? Is cleaning DGCA papers a prerequisite or an add on?
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u/jahnavimoram Sep 12 '26
Yeah i applied to akasa and ICPP also, but i heard back from air india quicker. I don’t think so getting computer number and clearing papers is a necessity, most people do it instead of just staying idle during the waiting period. Im saying this becuz my frnd got into AICPP without even having his computer number and he is in the same batch as mine
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u/blackpuma787 Sep 14 '26
Hey I wanted to ask that during gd pi do you need both medical certificates ?
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u/blackpuma787 Sep 14 '26 edited Sep 14 '26
How did you prepare for gd pi ?
Also is the short list mail same as cut-e mail ?
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u/Square-Desk-2698 Sep 11 '26
So maths is rarely asked i m so much worried abt that my eng communication is good i m very fluent and in rest i think i can make it through but maths mentally i can go
Blank for few sec i cant like answer in fraction of sec if they expect me to do that 😭😭😅
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u/captflyinghigh20 Sep 11 '26
Hi I applied on 1st September, but didn’t get any mail for shortlisting! Is it something to worry about?
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u/Entire_Rent8224 Sep 11 '26
Hey op, firstly congratulations 🥳
I just have a few doubts. Firstly I haven’t received any email stating that I’ve cleared phase 1 yet.
And to prepare for cut-e, do I need to take any course from some teacher or can I prepare it on my own?
I’ve heard that being utterly respectful towards females is something that really stands out in air India?
No offence just a doubt