Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) is the branch of engineering that involves the maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting the issued faced in aircraft. AME is an international program regulated by Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India. No aircraft can fly without its safety certification by an appropriately License holder AME. Thus an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer shoulders the responsibility of aircraft safety and the personnel onboard on behalf of Govt. of India.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering is a 4 years License program tentatively in which candidate has to undergo 2 years regular academic program conducted by the DGCA approved AME institutes and 2 years training in Airline or MRO Industries. In the academic program student has to complete their module papers conducted by DGCA.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering is divided in following streams.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Course is related to maintenance and repair of aircrafts. Candidate requires a lot of passion and skills to do AME Course. Aircraft Maintenance Engineer may make repairs, troubleshoot problem, conduct inspections and make upgrades to aircrafts. Before pilot takes off AME has to check the aircraft properly and sign the Certificate then only flight can takeoff. AME have very bright future as aircraft passengers are raising very frequently. The golden era has been started who desire to make their career in aviation. AME Course details is given below.
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Candidate seeking admission in AME Course has to fulfill these eligibilities
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Candidate seeking for admission in AME should apply in AME CET 2024. It is a national level Common Entrance Test to offer admission in AME, Aerospace Engineering, and Aeronautical Engineering in approved institutes, colleges & universities in India. AME CET offers upto 100% scholarship to all qualified students. Candidate will get admission in one of the best institute in India on the basis of their AME CET merit.
AME CET is the national level common entrance exam to offer admission in various aviation courses in Pan India. AME CET motivates and guides students having interest in the aviation sector to choose the best carrier option for them. AME CET offers admission in licence, graduation, diploma & certification courses of aviation sectors like pilot, engineering, maintenance, hospitality and management. AME CET offers upto 100% scholarship to all qualified students.
AME CET 2024 offers upto 100% scholarship to all qualified students.
| Ranks | Scholarships on Tuition Fees | Maximum Students | Maximum Scholarship in INR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topper of Central Board/State Board | 100% | 10 | 2 Lakhs |
| AME CET 2024 Rank 1 to 5 | 100% | 5 | 2 Lakhs |
| AME CET 2024 Rank 6 to 15 | 75% | 10 | 1.5 Lakhs |
| AME CET 2024 Rank 16 to 50 | 50% | 35 | 1 Lakhs |
| AME CET 2024 Rank 51 to 200 | 25% | 150 | 50K |
| AME CET 2024 Rank 201 to 1000 | 20% | 800 | 40K |
| AME CET 2024 Rank 1001 to 5000 | 15% | 4000 | 30K |
| AME CET 2024 Qualified | 10% | All | 20K |
AME CET 2024 consists of 90 MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions).
| SN | Exam Centre |
|---|---|
| 1 | Agartala (Tripura) |
| 2 | Agra (Uttar Pradesh) |
| 3 | Ahmedabad (Gujarat) |
| 4 | Aizawl (Mizoram) |
| 5 | Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) |
| 6 | Aurangabad (Maharashtra) |
| 7 | Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) |
| 8 | Bengaluru (Karnataka) |
| 9 | Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) |
| 10 | Bhubaneswar (Odisha) |
| 11 | Chandigarh (Punjab) |
| 12 | Chennai (Tamil Nadu) |
| 13 | Cuttack (Odisha) |
| 14 | Dehradun (Uttarakhand) |
| 15 | Delhi/NCR |
| 16 | Dibrugarh (Assam) |
| 17 | Goa |
| 18 | Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) |
| 19 | Guwahati (ASSAM) |
| 20 | Hyderabad (Telangana) |
| 21 | Imphal (Manipur) |
| 22 | Indore (Madhya Pradesh) |
| 23 | Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) |
| 24 | Jaipur (Rajasthan) |
| 25 | Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) |
| 26 | Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) |
| 27 | Jodhpur (Rajasthan) |
| 28 | Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) |
| 29 | Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) |
| 30 | Kishanganj (Bihar) |
| 31 | Kochi (Kerala) |
| 32 | Kolkata (West Bengal) |
| 33 | Kota (Rajasthan) |
| 34 | Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) |
| 35 | Madurai (Tamil Nadu) |
| 36 | Mumbai (Maharashtra) |
| 37 | Patna (Bihar) |
| 38 | Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar) |
| 39 | Pune (Maharashtra) |
| 40 | Raipur (Chhattisgarh) |
| 41 | Ranchi (Jharkhand) |
| 42 | Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) |
| 43 | Vadodara (Gujarat) |
| SN | Event | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Application Started From | 1st Sep, 2023 |
| 2 | Last Date for Application Form | 31st Mar, 2024 |
| 3 | Download of Admit Card | First Week of May, 2024 |
| 4 | AME CET 2024 Exam | Second Week of May, 2024 |
| 5 | Result | Third Week of May, 2024 |
| 6 | Admission Counselling | Last Week of May, 2024 |
An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer is responsible for ensuring an aircraft operates properly and safely. Aircraft Maintenance Engineering may make repairs, troubleshoot problems, conduct inspections, and make upgrades to aircrafts. Daily duties may include keeping records of and performing scheduled maintenance, making emergency repairs or preparing for DGCA inspections. An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer works with specialized aviation tools. Maintenance engineers must carefully observe all DGCA rules and regulations when performing any job duty.
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Aircraft Maintenance Engineer is authorized to do job in Govt. and private sector in India and abroad with high salary package.
According to payscale.com, Aircraft Maintenance Engineers earned a median annual salary of $62,620/-, in Indian currency it is approx. INR 6-10 Lakhs per month.
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