New Delhi: National carrier Air India has made psychometric tests a mandatory part of its induction process for pilots and cabin crew. The airline, which faces a shortage of both pilots and cabin crew, started conducting these tests late December while starting a process to hire cabin crew.
"We were to hire 350 cabin crew to begin with. We got written tests conducted by the Indian Institute of Psychometry (IIP). A large number of applicants failed these tests. These tests check their psyche and evaluates how would they react and act in various situations," said a senior AI official.
AI has been asking the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) since last year to make these tests mandatory for airlines. "From Friday, we started the process of hiring co-pilots. We took the help of an Indian Air Force psychologist for this. In future, all pilots that will be hired by us will have to undergo IIP tests," said the official.
The aviation ministry is now planning to call a meeting of all stakeholders to consider making psychometric tests must for flight crew. Some airlines do it without waiting for DGCA to issue orders in this regard. Jet Airways, for instance, said that it conducts these tests for all new pilot cadets. ""These tests are a part of our screening process and reviewed by trained professionals," a Jet official said. IndiGo said that it conducts these tests.
29/03/15 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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"We were to hire 350 cabin crew to begin with. We got written tests conducted by the Indian Institute of Psychometry (IIP). A large number of applicants failed these tests. These tests check their psyche and evaluates how would they react and act in various situations," said a senior AI official.
AI has been asking the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) since last year to make these tests mandatory for airlines. "From Friday, we started the process of hiring co-pilots. We took the help of an Indian Air Force psychologist for this. In future, all pilots that will be hired by us will have to undergo IIP tests," said the official.
The aviation ministry is now planning to call a meeting of all stakeholders to consider making psychometric tests must for flight crew. Some airlines do it without waiting for DGCA to issue orders in this regard. Jet Airways, for instance, said that it conducts these tests for all new pilot cadets. ""These tests are a part of our screening process and reviewed by trained professionals," a Jet official said. IndiGo said that it conducts these tests.
29/03/15 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
