Regional Institute of Aviation, Tiruvananthpuram

There are 2 courses available in the institute, both of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. One is Category B1.1 and the other is Category B.2. Both the courses have efficient theoretical and practical training and both are for a time period of 3 years which is full-time.

There are tremendous placements in the General Aviation Industry for the graduates. The college provides placements at airlines like Air Asia, Air India, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Spice Jet and Indigo.

The fees structure for both the courses is almost the same. The admission fees is Rs.50,000. The tuition fees is Rs.90,000 of which 4 instalments are to be paid. There is separate practical fees for students. This is a moderate fees as compared to other aviation institutes.

The institute does not conduct as many extracurricular activities as compared to other colleges but as aviation requires a lot of practical training as well as a lot of theory. Most of the college hours are consumed in the practising the course.

The students are supposed to register themselves for the college and submit all the necessary details. A test is conducted and students are selected on the basis of the merit list. The selected ones are given the interview date and sent a call letter.

The college faculty is very nice and well-qualified. Most of the faculty members are retired officials of the forces. Though they are strict at times, how they teach and explain is the best. The faculty is very helpful as well.