About the DGCA Air Regulation paper
Air Regulation is one of the written papers for the DGCA Commercial Pilot Licence and Airline Transport Pilot Licence. It is multiple choice, the pass mark is 70 percent and there is no negative marking. A subject pass is valid for five years, with a 30-day wait between attempts at the same paper. It is a memory-heavy subject, and the questions repeat more than in any other paper, which makes focused question practice especially effective.
The syllabus covers the ICAO Convention and its Annexes, the Aircraft Act 1934, the Aircraft Rules 1937 and the Indian Civil Aviation Requirements, personnel licensing, the Rules of the Air, airspace classification and air traffic services, separation, altimeter-setting procedures, PANS-OPS approach and holding procedures, aeronautical information and charts, aerodromes, search and rescue, and facilitation and security.
What is in this question bank
This bank works through Air Regulation chapter by chapter, following the Oxford structure, with a separate set drawn from Air Regulations by R. K. Bali, the standard Indian reference. Every question carries a written explanation with the rule or Annex behind it, so the reasoning sticks. Two chapters are free to try; the rest unlock with a free account.
How to prepare
Read the topic on the Air Regulation study pages, then work the matching chapters here. Because so many questions recur, a second full pass through the bank close to your exam date pays off. The other subjects are Meteorology, General Navigation, Technical General and Radio Navigation, and there are full mock tests for timing.
DGCA Air Regulation - frequently asked questions
Is DGCA Air Regulation hard?
It is not conceptually difficult, but it is broad and detail-heavy, so the challenge is retention rather than understanding. Repeated question practice with the rule or Annex cited on each answer is the fastest route to a pass.
What does the DGCA Air Regulation syllabus cover?
The ICAO Convention and its Annexes, the Aircraft Act 1934 and the Aircraft Rules 1937, Indian Civil Aviation Requirements, personnel licensing, the Rules of the Air, airspace classification and air traffic services, separation, altimeter-setting procedures, PANS-OPS, aeronautical information and charts, aerodromes, and search and rescue.
What are the ICAO Annexes?
There are 19 Annexes to the Chicago Convention, from Annex 1 Personnel Licensing and Annex 2 Rules of the Air through Annex 11 Air Traffic Services and Annex 14 Aerodromes to Annex 19 Safety Management. Knowing the subject of each Annex by number is a reliable source of marks.
Which book is best for DGCA Air Regulation?
Air Regulations by R. K. Bali is the standard Indian text and the source of one of the question sets here. Use the current edition, since rules and CAR references change between editions.
How many marks are needed to pass DGCA Air Regulation?
DGCA sets the pass mark at 70 percent, with no negative marking. A subject pass is valid for five years, with a 30-day wait between attempts at the same paper.
