Career Options in aircraft maintenance engineering (AME) in India

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer is the international course regulated by Govt of India. DGCA is regulatory under Ministry of civil aviation

India is the fastest growing aviation market in the world. We are the third largest market in the world and going to be largest by 2030. We have 25% average growth in air traffic, to maintain these incredible growth Indian required min 2000 new aircrafts and hundreds of new airports. India has approx 480 commercial aircrafts and ordered 2.2 times of present aircrafts. Indian airlines has placed order of 1080 aircrafts already, which are going to deliver next years.

An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer is a person who is responsible for safety, security and maintenance of an aircraft. To maintain these number of aircrafts Indian aviation industry requires a large number of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers, technicians and supporting staffs. According government report we are facing skill shortage in Indian Aviation sector. Indian aviation industry requires 72000 AME and technicians in next few years but the total number of seats for AME institutions in India is approx 4000 mean all institutions never full fill the demand of AEM and technicians in India.

AME is a international course and an AME can do job government and private sector internationally, there is huge demand of Indian AMEs in gulf countries. So there is huge scope in AME to do job out of India. In Gulf countries the average salary of an AME is approx 3 to 5 Lack per month.

So at present Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) is the hottest and best career in Aviation sector in India. There is shortage of AME in India and future is also very good because Indian aviation sector is growing very vastly and many international airlines are starting their airlines in India.

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer is 3 years license program, after 3 years completing this program student gets AME License and from this years onwards student will get BSC degree also. But in aviation sector there is need of only AME License, on the basis of this license a AME can work globally. To get this AME License a candidate to 3 year training program in AME institutions approved by Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA), Govt of India.

AME CET (Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Common Entrance Test) is a national level common entrance test to get admission in top most Govt approved AME institutions in India. Student has to appear in AME CET examinations and on the basis of AME CET All Indian Rank student has to attend a counselling and their he can opt best AME institute according his AIR of AME CET. Students who are interested to make their career in Aviation sector as AME must appear in this examination AME CET. www.amecet.in is the official website for AME CET.

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