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Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) in India

An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME), also Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (LAME or L-AME), is a licensed person who carries out and certifies aircraft maintenance. The license is widespread internationally and is recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) according to the rules and standard specify in ICAO Annex 1. The American FAA recognise the qualification in foreign countries but refer to it as Aviation Maintenance Engineer rather than Aircraft.


 

 

DGCA CAR-147 (Basic) Colleges — Name & Address

Only Organization Name and Address (as per your DGCA list)

S No. Organization Name Address
1 Academy of Carver Aviation

Academy of Carver Aviation, Baramati Airport, Baramati, Pune - 413102

2 Alpine Institute of Aeronautics Premnagar, Nanda Ki Chowki, Dehradun, Uttarakhand – 248007
3 Bharat Institute of Aeronautics Patna Airport, Patna, Bihar – 800014
4 Carver Training and Services Pvt. Ltd. Plot No. P-50, MIDC Industrial Area, Near Baramati Airport, Baramati, Pune, Maharashtra – 413133
5 College of Aeronautical Engineering NH-37 (Airport Road) Borjhar, Rani Gate, Kamrup Metro, Assam – 781017
6 Falcon Institute of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Puran Murti Campus, Kami Road, Sonipat (Delhi NCR), Sonipat, Haryana – 131001
7 Flytech Aviation Academy Plot 1-16, Survey No. 141/4, Saroor Nagar (M), Gurramguda (V), Ranga Reddy Dist., Telangana – 501510
8 GMR Air Cargo & Aerospace Engineering Ltd. Plot No. 1, GMR Hyderabad Aviation SEZ, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad – 500108
9 HAL Pravara Aviation Institute First Floor, TTC Building, HAL Premises, Airport Road, At Post-Air Force Station, Ojhar, Tal-Niphad, Nashik, Maharashtra – 422221
10 Heritage Aviation Pvt. Ltd. Institute of Research, Development & Training, Aamwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
11 Hindustan Aerospace & Engineering #257 (Adjacent to Vidyanchal English High School & Abhinav Shiksha Sansthan), Baner Road, Pune, Maharashtra – 411007
12 Hindustan Aviation Academy Ashwath Nagar, Chinnappanahalli, Marathahalli, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka – 560037
13 Hindustan Institute of Engineering Technology Navalur Road, Vellarithangal Village, Sriperumbudur, Chennai, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu – 601301
14 Hyderabad College of Aviation Technology Kumaracoil, Thuckalay, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu – 629180
15 Indian Aerospace & Engineering D-511, TTC Industrial Estate, MIDC Area, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra – 400703
16 Indian Institute of Aircraft Engineering Plot No. 3, Bagdola Village Extension, Sector-8, Dwarka, South West Delhi – 110077
17 Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi Fursatganj Airfield, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh – 229302
18 Indira Institute of Aircraft Engineering Near Agriculture College, Solapur Road, Indapur, Pune, Maharashtra – 413207
19 Indraprasth Institute of Aeronautics Sector-77, NH-8, Gurugram, Haryana – 122004
20 Indocopters Pvt. Ltd. C/O Jamia Millia Islamia University Campus (Office of the Dean, Faculty of Engineering & Technology), New Delhi – 110025
21 Institute of Aeronautical Engineering & Technology 411, Kaderpatari, Vill. Baburia, P.O. Sheshpur, P.S. Kakori (near Kanodia Petrol Pump), Dist. Unnao, Uttar Pradesh – 209862
22 Institute of Aeronautics & Engineering Parvalia Thana Shahpur Road, Parvalia Sadak (near Parvalia Thana), NH-12 Bhopal-Jaipur Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh – 462036
23 Institute of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (Gorakhpur) Institute of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, Near No.-10 Boring, Gorakhnath, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh – 273015
24 Institute of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (Aurangabad) Government Polytechnic, Peer Bazar, Osmanpura, Aurangabad, Maharashtra – 431005
25 Institute of Management & Technologies Guna Airport, Guna, Madhya Pradesh – 473001
26 International Aircraft Sales Pvt. Ltd. A-1/53, Sector-7, Rohini, North-West Delhi – 110085
27 IRM Private Limited IRM House, Kalpana Society, Off C.G. Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – 380009
28 Jawaharlal Aviation Institute Jawaharlal Gardens, Lakkidi, Mangalam P.O., Palakkad, Kerala – 679301
29 JRN Institute of Aviation Technology 414/2, Ranikhera More, Mundka, West Delhi – 110041
30 Mount Zion College of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Amekumbazha, Pathanamthitta, Kerala – 689653
31 NDC Institute of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Opp. Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Waghodia Road, Vadodara, Gujarat – 391760
32 Nehru College of Aeronautics & Applied Sciences 451-D, Palakkad Main Road, Kuniamuthur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu – 641008
33 Pawan Hans Helicopter Training Institute Pawan Hans Ltd., Juhu Aerodrome, S. V. Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai – 400056
34 Pune Institute of Aviation Technology Survey No. 65, Behind Ashok Leyland Workshop, Katraj–Mumbai Bypass, Ambegaon Budruk, Pune, Maharashtra – 411046
35 Punjab Aircraft Maintenance Engineering College College of Civil Aerodrome, Sangrur Road, Patiala, Punjab – 147001
36 Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy 109, Plassy Lanes, Old Bowenpally, Secunderabad – 500011
37 Redwings Aerotechnique Pvt. Ltd. Risha Plaza Complex, Abbas Nagar, Gondermau, Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh – 462036
38 Regional Institute of Aviation Pallichal, Vediavachan Kovil, Oorayinnmoodu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695501
39 School for Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (SAME) 4th Floor, Plot No. 25/3, Knowledge Park-III, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh – 201306
40 School of Aeronautics (Neemrana) 104, RIICO Industrial Area, Neemrana, Alwar, Rajasthan – 301705
41 Sha-Shib Aviation Academy 470-A/9, Near SAI Hotel & Resort, Opp. to Cochin International Airport, Nedumbassery, Ernakulam, Kerala – 683572
42 Sha-Shib Aerospace & Engineering 13/2, Nangli Umarpur, Golf Course Extn. Road, Behind JMD Empire, Sector-62, Gurugram, Haryana – 122102
43 Silver Oak College of Aviation Technology C/O Silver Oak University, Near Bhavik Publications, Gota, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – 382481
44 Sky College of Aeronautical Engineering Millennium Campus, Near Neelbad Chauraha, Nathu Barkheda Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh – 462044
45 Star Aviation Academy P-76, New Palam Vihar, Sector-110, Gurugram, Haryana – 122017
46 Telangana State Aviation Academy Old Airport Road, New Bowenpally, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Hyderabad, Telangana – 500011
47 Thakur Institute of Aviation Technology 90 Ft Road, Thakur Complex, Kandivali (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400101
48 The Bombay Flying Club — AME Training Institute MKLM Trust Building, N.S. Road No. 6, JVPD, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400056
49 The Southern College of Engineering & Technology C/O Southern College of Engineering, Luiz Nagar, Chalakudy P.O., Thrissur, Kerala – 680307
50 Utkal Aerospace & Engineering Plot No.-356, Kolathia Road, Khandagiri, Aiginia, Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha – 751019
51 Vinayaka Missions Aviation Academy VMKVEC Campus, NH-47, Periyaseeragapadi, Sankari Main Road, Salem, Tamil Nadu – 636308
52 VSM Aerospace AME Training School CA No. 15/A-13, 13th A Cross, Sector-A, Yelahanka New Town, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560064
53 Western India Institute of Aeronautics Pvt. Ltd. Indus University Campus, Rancharda via Thaltej-Shilaj, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – 382115
54 Aeronautical Training Institute, U.P.

Aeronautical Training Institute, Lucknow Airport, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 226009

55 Falcon Institute of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers

Puran Murti Campus, Kami Road, Sonipat (Delhi NCR), Sonipat, Haryana – 131001

56 Aerospace Research & Development Centre

Jagannathpur, Ichhapur, Nilgunjgram Panchayat, Fateyabad, Post-Malikapur, P.S. Barasat, Dist. North 24 Parganas, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700126

57 Academy of Aviation & Engineering

38–39, Prestige Enclave, Bettahalasur Cross, BB Road (NH-7), Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka – 562157

 

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AME Licences Category ACC TO DGCA Govt. of India

DGCA, Govt. of India issues different categories of Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) licences, authorizing engineers to certify and ensure the airworthiness of aircraft in their respective fields.

CATEGORY A

Category A license holder to issue certificates for release to service after minor scheduled line maintenance and simple defect rectification.

CATEGORY B1

Category B1 licence holder to issue certificates for release to service and act as support staff following the maintenance performed on aircraft structure.

CATEGORY B2

Certificates of release to service after maintenance on avionic and electrical systems, avionics and electrical system within engine & mechanical systems.

CATEGORY B3

Category B3 licence holders to issue certificates of release to service after maintenance on aeroplane structure, mechanical & electrical.

CATEGORY C

Category C licence holders to issue certificates of release to service after base maintenance in respect of an aircraft of the type endorsed on the licence.

CATEGORY B2L

Category B2L licence holder to issue certificates of release to service and to act as B2L support staff for the maintenance performed on electrical systems; maintenance performed on avionics systems within the limits of the system ratings specifically endorsed on the licence; and when holding the ‘airframe system’ rating, performance of electrical and avionics tasks within power plant and mechanical systems, requiring only simple tests to prove their serviceability.

CATEGORY L

Category L licence holder to issue certificates of release to service and to act as L support staff for maintenance performed on aircraft structure, power plant and mechanical and electrical systems; work on radio, Emergency Locator Transmitters and transponder systems; and work on other avionics systems requiring simple tests to prove their serviceability.

Frequently Asked Questions -FAQ's

An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME), also Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (LAME or L-AME), is a licensed person who carries out and certifies aircraft maintenance.

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) ensures the airworthiness of an aircraft, whether it is a fixed-wing airplane or a helicopter. They identify problems and repair and overhaul aircraft structural, mechanical and electrical systems.

In India, Recent industry reports suggest that nearly 72,900 jobs for technicians and AMEs will be created in India across Airlines and MRO sector by 2035. The need is to equip the AMEs with skills that make them dynamic stakeholders of India’s economic future.

Aeronautical engineer work across design and development of aircraft parts, testing new aerodynamic and aviation system, quality management, and improvement maintenance.

“Aerospace/Aeronautical engineers design primarily aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles. In addition, they create and test prototypes to make sure that they function according to designs”.

(a) The applicant shall not be less than 16 years of age and physically fit. (b) The applicant shall have passed 10+2 examination with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics from a recognized Board (c) An applicant who passed their 3 years AICTE approved diploma in Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronics engineering.

For the admission in AME colleges in India and abroad, there is the procedure that student can follow: Students can first fulfill the eligibility criteria for the AME course.

There is a direct Admission criterion. According to DGCA (Ministry of Civil Aviation) candidates can take direct admission to any organization which is approved for the AME training course. So, there is no need for any entrance examination.

No, there is no need to appear for any entrance exams. Moreover, DGCA (Ministry of Civil Aviation) who is the whole sole authority of Aviation in India doesn’t conduct any Entrance exam for the AME course.

No need of CET exam to take admission in AME course,according to DGCA direct admission criteria is there in all ame colleges in India.

DGCA AME license is issued by Indian civil Aviation authority i.e.,DGCA(Ministry of civil Aviation, Govt. Of India) and the EASA AME license is issued by European civil Aviation authority i.e.,EASA(European union Aviation safety Agency).

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