About the DGCA Meteorology paper
Aviation Meteorology is one of the written papers every candidate clears for the DGCA Commercial Pilot Licence and Airline Transport Pilot Licence. It is a multiple-choice paper, DGCA sets the pass mark at 70 percent, and there is no negative marking, so every question is worth attempting. A subject pass stays valid for five years, and candidates wait 30 days between attempts at the same paper.
The syllabus runs from the structure of the atmosphere, pressure, density and temperature, through humidity, adiabatics and atmospheric stability, winds and the general circulation, clouds and precipitation, thunderstorms, icing, turbulence and windshear, air masses, fronts and occlusions, visibility and fog, and global and Indian climatology, to the practical work of decoding METARs and TAFs and reading significant weather and wind charts. The Indian monsoon, western disturbances and nor'westers come up often and are worth specific revision.
What is in this question bank
This bank works through Meteorology chapter by chapter, following the Oxford ground-school structure, with a separate set drawn from Aviation Meteorology by I. C. Joshi. Every question carries a written explanation, not just a letter, so a wrong answer tells you why. Two chapters in the subject are free to try; the rest unlock the moment you create a free account, and your practise status then fills in per chapter as you work.
How to prepare
Read the topic first on the Meteorology study pages, then work the matching chapter here until the explanations stop surprising you. Use a custom test to mix weak chapters, and a full mock test for timing and stamina. The other subjects are Air Regulation, General Navigation, Technical General and Radio Navigation.
DGCA Meteorology - frequently asked questions
Is DGCA Meteorology hard?
It is manageable with steady revision. Most candidates find the physics of atmospheric stability, adiabatic lapse rates and altimetry the hardest part, and the volume of climatology facts the most tedious. Working questions with explanations, rather than only reading notes, is what moves scores.
What is the syllabus for DGCA Meteorology?
The structure of the atmosphere, pressure, density and temperature; humidity, adiabatics and stability; winds and the global circulation; clouds and precipitation; thunderstorms, icing and turbulence; air masses, fronts and occlusions; visibility and fog; global and Indian climatology; and decoding METARs, TAFs and significant weather charts.
How is the DGCA Meteorology exam structured?
It is a multiple-choice paper. DGCA sets the pass mark at 70 percent and there is no negative marking. A subject pass is valid for five years, and there is a 30-day wait before re-attempting the same paper.
Which book is best for DGCA Meteorology?
Aviation Meteorology by I. C. Joshi is the standard Indian reference and the source of one of the question sets in this bank. Many candidates pair it with the Oxford or Nordian meteorology volume for the ATPL-level detail.
How do I decode METAR and TAF for the DGCA exam?
Take the report group by group: station, time, wind, visibility, weather, cloud, temperature and dew point, then pressure. This bank includes decoding questions built on real Indian airport reports so the format becomes automatic.
