PIA Cadet Pilot Program 2016

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PIA Cadet Pilot Program 2016

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in my opinion, Quota system should be demolished and only merit i.e. the top numbers should be selected/short listed for further evaluation with final numbers as required

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Cancerous and discriminatory Quota system is taking toll on Pakistan. Imagine if you have all 25 candidates selected on Merit from different parts of Pakistan. Literally, they will be the Great People to Fly with.
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Merit system helps for places where education level is not at parity.

Imagine someone comes from Balochistan, then his kids too will become pilot. His neighbours will take note and maybe their kids will choose to become pilot.

Whereas if quota system was not in place, we may not have a pilot from Balochistan in foreseeable future. Mostly it will be people from Punjab, due to high population and higher education as other 2 provinces.
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uzairali wrote:Merit system helps for places where education level is not at parity.

Imagine someone comes from Balochistan, then his kids too will become pilot. His neighbours will take note and maybe their kids will choose to become pilot.

Whereas if quota system was not in place, we may not have a pilot from Balochistan in foreseeable future. Mostly it will be people from Punjab, due to high population and higher education as other 2 provinces.
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Advertisement in today's (October 28) newspaper:

Career Opportunity

Cadet Pilot


Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (PIACL) is embarking upon a revitalisation plan. The airline believes the human capital is central to its turnaround startegy and seeks services of meritorious, highly talented and energetic professionals for the position of Cadet Pilot. Eligible candidates must possess the following specifications:

Qualification:

Intermediate (2nd class / B grade / A Level from a recognised institute.

Professional Qualification:

Valid Pakistani Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) / Instrument Rating (IR) or certificate from the Director General Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) confirming that CPL/IR are under issue.

Selection Procedure:

Eligible candidates will undergo a written test from PCAA approved syllabus of CPL/IR. Results of written test will be declared only in terms of pass or fail and marks will not be declared or demanded.

Successful candidates in the written test will be called for an initial interview.

Successful candidates will be called for psychiatric/medical evaluation by a medical board.

Candidates declared fit by the medical board will undergo a flight check (expense to be borne by candidate).

Final interview.

Only successful candidates will be informed accordingly.

Province/Region for Which Reserved:

Merit

2

Punjab
12

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)
3

Sindh (rural)
3

Sindh (urban)
2

Balochistan
1

Northern Areas (NA) / Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
1

Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK)
1

Total
25

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BTW, Northern Areas (NA) are now officially known as Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).

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Today was the test for Cadet Pilot induction in PIA, taken by NTS Pakistan, an approximate 370 candidates were supposed to appear for exam across Pakistan for selection of 25 cadet pilots
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Written test results made available on NTS website on the 26th.

http://nts.org.pk/latestResults_upd.php

Any info on how long will it take PIA to shortlist candidates and dispatch interview letters?
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Interviews postponed till further notice...
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a news is published in daily Ummat Karachi regarding hiring of incompetent cadet pilots (25) on 'sifarish', without publishing the written test result, interviews are conducted.
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raihans wrote: Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:17 am a news is published in daily Ummat Karachi regarding hiring of incompetent cadet pilots (25) on 'sifarish', without publishing the written test result, interviews are conducted.

Results of written test were made available online on NTS website (link provided in one of the posts above). For the first time PIA had nothing to do with the written test, it was conducted by NTS which is an independent authority. Results were made available to candidates there and then as it was a computerized test and also made available on NTS website at a later date. Having said that, one cannot rule out sifarish/political appointment culture in PIA.

Can you please share link to the story? or if you could remember what date it was published on?