IndiGo Pilot Interview & Assessment Prep
A founder-reviewed, source-flagged walkthrough of the IndiGo (CAE) Cadet Pilot Programme — the eligibility, the written and ADAPT aptitude stages, the group task and panel interview, the CPL + A320 type-rating path, and the real cost.
Routes and eligibility at a glance
IndiGo runs a self-sponsored Cadet Pilot Programme designed with CAE that takes you from zero hours to an A320 Junior First Officer, plus Direct Entry for licensed pilots.
- ✈The cadet route trains you to a CPL and an Airbus A320 type rating, then a junior First Officer seat on the A320 — the core flying training runs about 16–19 months.
- ✈Baseline eligibility: 10+2 with Physics and Maths (around 60% in PCM, with a per-subject floor of 51% / GP6 / C1 in Physics, Maths and English) and age roughly 18–30.candidate-reported
- ✈You must clear a DGCA Class-1 medical and submit a BMI certificate (18–25) from a NABL-accredited lab — sort the medical before you invest in the selection.candidate-reported
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The selection stages
The funnel is multi-stage and academic up front, then behavioural — strong fundamentals and aptitude practice matter most.
- ✈Online screening verifies documents and eGCA records, followed by a written exam covering Air Navigation, Meteorology, Regulations and Technical (General/Specific).candidate-reported
- ✈An ADAPT-style computer aptitude test assesses hand-eye coordination, cognitive load management and spatial awareness.candidate-reported
- ✈A group task assesses collaboration and problem-solving, then a personal interview with an IndiGo panel covers motivation, aptitude and fit.candidate-reported
- ✈Practise the aptitude families cold and revise core ground-school subjects — the early academic cut removes a lot of candidates.
Cost — go in with the real number
- ✈Total cost is reported around ₹97 lakh: roughly ₹58 lakh CPL course (payable in ~5 installments), ~₹8 lakh food/accommodation over training, and the A320 type rating (~US$31,500 plus taxes, ~₹31 lakh).candidate-reported
- ✈It is self-sponsored — model the financing and the junior-FO repayment timeline before committing.
Aptitude stage
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Sources
- cae.com — IndiGo Cadet Pilot Programme (official training-partner page).
- Programme partner pages (Skyborne, Chimes/CAA India) — official cadet programme details.
- apano.in, airshipaviation.com, goldenepaulettes.com — IndiGo cadet cost/process guides (third-party; some figures candidate-reported).
- Items marked 'candidate-reported' come from prep guides and forums, not IndiGo — always verify against the official IndiGo / CAE cadet pages and DGCA rules.
Items marked “candidate-reported” come from pilot forums and prep sources, not from British Airways. BA does not publish its question bank or test content. Always verify against the live BA careers pages.