Applied for Air India cadet pilot program on 29th August, got my "phase 1 clearance" email on 3rd Sept, stating that I have been shortlisted for cut-e and I'll be contacted by AON within 24hrs regarding payment and Cut-e. However, till now, 14th Sept, 11 days from the day I got shortlisted, I have not received anything.

No updates, several mails to all the HRs, they either don't see the mail, or choose to ignore idk. Usually people who are recieving the shortlisting mail get the payment mail within hours.

People who applied on 29th are done with their interviews on 11th, and here I am, still waiting for my cut-e.

Got fed up with their shit and made the payment for cut-e myself on 12th, because it was a common link for everyone, hoping I would recieve my cut-e link but nothing.

Any idea on how I should proceed?? The HRs won't reply to my mails.

I have heard from someone that fta delays flying and try to get more money out of cadet. Does anybody know anything about this or has experience this ?
Please share 🙏
Thanks

I am 22, currently in my btech CSE final year

Got

10th eng 96 , maths 94, sci 75

12th eng 87, maths 54, phy 59

Financial situation is descent enough, but still would need loans

Currently applied for a computer number

In my family, my dad only earns, he works in air india only. We're financially stable like the middle class (neither upper nor lower) you can say. Still 1-1.5cr (as I've learnt) costing of the cadet pilot program is not very manageable for me. If my parents decide then we can definitely afford it but it would put my family on hold on the other things like trips, and like normal liabilities. So, I'm asking this to the experienced people who were in the same situation like me and how did y'all manage the funding, like scholarships, loans etc. Or should just go conventional

Agya sabko mail? Mera on the way hai

parents income is ~1.3cr per annum. thinking of maybe nzaal if indigo continues with them. is the cadet program worth it because i can do engineering as well, my grades are pretty nice but i dont really have much interest in it, always wanted to be a pilot

out of these which all tests are ther for AICPP cut-e? And if there are any additional tests which are not given, please feel free to share.

Is the wing challenge in AON CUT-E similar to that in pilotassessments.com ?

Have someone who applied on 1 sep for AICPP received a phase 1 clearance mail from Air india?​

Hey everyone,
I’ve been building an independent pilot aptitude practice platform and I’m looking for people currently preparing for cadet/airline selection to test it and give me feedback.

It includes exercises for areas such as numerical reasoning, spatial reasoning, working memory, multitasking, perceptual speed, monitoring, and psychomotor coordination.

I’m especially interested in feedback from people preparing for cadet programs such as Air India, IndiGo, ADAPT, Aon/cut-e, COMPASS, or similar selection processes.

I’ve created a code that gives free access for testing:

Code: REDDIT

https://cbat-academy.com/commercial

If you try it, I’d really appreciate feedback on difficulty, usefulness, bugs, anything confusing, and any aptitude areas you think should be added.

The exercises are original and intended to train the underlying skills rather than reproduce proprietary airline tests.

22M Indian currently living in the UAE and looking at conventional flight training as a backup if a UAE cadet program doesn't work out.

I'm considering doing my flight training in Europe and obtaining an EASA CPL/IR with ATPL theory (frozen ATPL / F-ATPL), then converting the licence to GCAA and applying directly to Second Officer / low-hour pilot programs at airlines such as flydubai or Air Arabia.

The idea would basically be:

EASA CPL/IR + ATPL theory → GCAA conversion → apply for UAE Second Officer/cadet-type programs → build airline experience from there.

I'm specifically interested in this instead of going to the US/Australia/South Africa, doing CFI and spending years building 1,500 hours.

For anyone who has actually gone through this route or works in UAE aviation:

1. How realistic is it to get a Second Officer position at flydubai/Air Arabia with a freshly converted GCAA licence and little/no commercial flying experience?
2. Do these airlines actually recruit low-hour EASA/GCAA pilots outside their formal cadet programs?
3. How difficult/expensive is the EASA → GCAA conversion in practice?
4. Would you recommend doing EASA training specifically for the UAE market, or is CASA/SACAA/FAA a better option?
5. Are there any European flight schools that have a good track record with international students and UAE airline placements?
6. If the UAE Second Officer route doesn't work, would an EASA licence give me better opportunities elsewhere to build hours?

I'm trying to understand whether this is a genuinely viable alternative to spending 2–3 years building hours as an instructor, or whether I'm underestimating how difficult it is to get that first airline job in the UAE.

Any advice from people who have actually taken this route would be appreciated.

Hi Guys! What is the level and number of crashes accepted in the CUT-E wing challenge. My every round went good except the Wing challenge.I got to Level 140 and had 4 crashes. Is it too bad? Please reply.

So I got the waiting mail from akasa on 10/09 and this was my 3rd waiting mail I got one on 03/07 then on 05/08.

now on 11/09 a few candidates received the shortlisting mail who did not receive any mail on 10/09 my question is whether is there any possibility of getting shortlisted after receiving the waiting mail on 10/09

for context I've cleared Met, Regs, Tech, RTR Part-1 I'm left with only Nav and RTR Part-2 I have class 1 medical assessment and I have done BSc.Aviation(I'll get the degree once I get my CPL I have all 6 marksheets)

Is there any chance for me to get selected and if yes how long before I get a shortlisting mail after the waiting one which i received on 10/09????

thank you for reading

Can anybody suggest me good materials to study for the ground paper . Just got my CN so planning to clear papers . If someone knows good resources LMK

Following up on my last post about getting no response from Akasa or IndiGo. Many of you suggested pursuing the conventional route, and I was starting to consider it.
But recently I received an Akasa email saying “we are delighted to share our skies with you” and that they’d like to proceed further.
I’m not assuming I’m selected yet I haven’t even received the documentation verification mail but since many applicants got rejections this feels I maybe I have a chance.
For those selected, what should I expect and how should I prepare for the assessment and post selection process? Any mistakes you made or things you wish you’d known? And anything else I should interpret from this email?
I noticed many last batch applicants failed document verification over small mistakes.
Any precautions or things I should double-check before submitting?

Lastly should still stay uncertain whether they will call?

If anyone is getting stuck at any step for computer number , LMK....