u/TheManWithDAmilk

Last month I passed class 12th but I started to prepare for my DGCA exams from mid march when my boards ended. I didn't opt for any ground classes cus they seemed overcrowded and didnt really made me feel that they are worth it, I was confident on my own that I can do it with self study. I used to play flight simulators from class 11th and also had basic about about RTR stuff and most of the radio nav. I applied for Air Navigation, Air Regulations and RTR for June regular attempt (as I live in Patna where they only schedule the regular ones). On 13th May when I got my class 12th results, I applied for my computer no and got it within 30 mins and then I gave it my all, it was quite rough to prepare for nav in just 35-37 days. I started regs early from mid march so it saved me but nav was kinda hard to self study in a short timespan. Honestly Im so proud of myself, anyone having any doubts regarding self study and shyt can dm me, I hope I'll be able to help my fellow aviators

April paper had heavy telecom engineering questions.
Now May 2026 again had:
• LDPC
• Huffman Coding
• Entropy
• Viterbi Decoder
• Eye Diagrams
• BFSK
• CDMA
• Quantization
• LTI Systems

This is supposed to be a pilot radiotelephony exam, not a communication engineering paper.

I went through the official syllabus published by Directorate General of Civil Aviation in the Civil Aviation Requirements and found the official who signed off on the syllabus framework. (Im attaching the contact info, his work mail and telephone number).
If the prescribed syllabus and actual papers are not matching, students absolutely have the right to seek clarification.

Everyone affected should collectively:
• mail DGCA,
• file RTIs,
• raise operational relevance concerns,
• and submit out-of-syllabus representations wherever applicable.

If enough students raise this professionally and together, DGCA will eventually have to answer why RTR(A) is drifting away from operational pilot competency.

Lets us all affected mail this official who had the undertaking for maintaining syllabus stability with ICAO Doc 9432

Im attaching a draft mail for everyone who is willing to stand against unjust

Respected Sir,

I am writing to express concern regarding the recent RTR(A) examinations conducted during 2026.

A significant portion of the paper reportedly consisted of advanced communication-engineering and information-theory topics such as LDPC, Huffman Coding, Entropy, Viterbi Decoding, Eye Diagrams, BFSK, CDMA, and related digital communication subjects.

RTR(A) is a pilot radiotelephony qualification intended to assess operational communication competency of flight crew. Many candidates feel that the recent pattern is increasingly deviating from operational radiotelephony and aviation communication practices.

I respectfully request clarification regarding:
• the competency basis for inclusion of such topics,
• their operational relevance to pilot duties,
• and whether the current examination pattern aligns with the officially prescribed syllabus and ICAO radiotelephony principles.

I request DGCA to kindly review the present examination pattern and provide appropriate clarification to students.

Regards,
[Your Name]