Although it is a smart investment and is sure to reward you handsomely in the form of salary if you can afford the pilot training cost. The cost for any private training course may it be in India or abroad is quite high. The fees at pilot training schools such as Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi, Rae Bareilly are more than 16 lakh for the commercial pilot license as well as the private pilot license. For the ones who already possess a PPL or the private pilot license the 18 month CPL course would cost more than 12 lakh rupees.

The cost for any pilot training course is extremely high and even after getting an initial license it is important and a must to get training or a large air craft such as a Boeing 737. Training for different aircrafts such as the Boeing 747, Airbus 320 can keep varying anywhere above 15 lakhs and is very expensive. Also, every time the pilot switches his or her aircraft from one type to another he or she may have to specific training for that particular type of aircraft and obtain the type endorsement.

Although one need not worry about the money since there are a large number of scholarships which are made available to the candidates aspiring to take up pilot training.