Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) is a pilot training institute located at Fursatganj Airfield, in Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Established in 1985,[1] it was the first such institute in India.[2]

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi
TypePublic
Established1985
Academic affiliation
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (1987-present)
Location
Amethi district
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
India
CampusAmethi district (formally in Raebareli)
Websitehttp://igrua.gov.in

It is an autonomous institution and comes under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India.[3]

In August 2013 the Ministry of Civil Aviation announced that a National Aviation University would be established on the IGRUA site.[4]

Zlin 242-L
Diamond DA-40
Socata TB-20

Courses offered

The institution conducts flying training leading to the award of commercial pilot license (CPL). IGRUA also offers ancillary courses such as Multi Crew Coordination( MCC) and crew resource management (CRM).[5] IGRUA is also one of the approved institutes to carry out Certified Flying Instructors Refresher (CFI Refresher) Course by MOCA, Govt of India.

Integrated Aerospace Development Program

Some pioneer engineering institutes have collaborated for advancements in aviation and Aerospace engineering.[6]

The educational degree will mutually include the name and insignia of all the participating institutes.

Admission process depends on several factors including aptitude, intellect, personality and prospects of the student. The selected students are a group who have qualified the entrance exam followed by an interview and a pilot aptitude test. The students are provided residential services in integrated campus near Fursatganj village which now comes under Amethi district. The educational program will require for transition in between college departments/campuses on an annual even-semester basis.

Diamond DA-42

References
  1. About us
  2. "Indira Gandhi Uran Akademi". Raebareli district website. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. "Govt relaxes norms for top job at IGRUA". The Indian Express. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  5. "Courses Offered". Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. http://jnn9india.blogspot.in/2015/06/rocketing-institutes-of-india.html


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