In India several states have realized the potential of pilots. Thus the government has decided to provide opportunities to selective 9 candidates from the Scheduled tribes, Scheduled castes as well as OBC’s from the newly formed state of Chhattisgarh to get pilot training for free o f cost every single year. The director of Aviation of the state, Mr. Anil Tuteja, has states that the government will take care of the entire cost and expenses of providing pilot training to the boys of Chhattisgarh who belong to the poor families.

The only requirement for being able to get pilot training for free is that the candidate should have successfully cleared the Class XII with a first class with Mathematics and physics as 2 subjects. The candidates will be provided with pilot training at Sai Fly Tech Academy which is situated at Chakarbhata airport in Bilaspur. The cost that will be incurred to the government for providing pilot training for free to these nine candidates would come down to about Rs 1.32 crores for every single year.

This scheme will not only be beneficial to the people of Chhattisgarh in improving their financial status but will also extremely beneficial to the aviation industry in our country because it will generate more number of pilots.

Another way of getting pilot training for free is by joining the Indian Air force as a pilot. This can be done easily by giving the entrance exam of the NDA after the 12^th standard. Here, you will get your pilot training for free of cost and you will also get a stipend for 3 years during your training. After the successful completion of your training, you would be posted at an Air Force Station and your post will be of a pilot.