Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi

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Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi
Motto"Provide wings to dreams"
TypePublic
Established7 November 1985; 37 years ago (1985-11-07)
AccreditationDirectorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
Academic affiliation
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (since 1987)
Address, , ,
229302
,
India
CampusRural
Websiteigrua.gov.in

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) is a public pilot training institute located at Fursatganj Airfield in Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 1985.[1][2] 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]

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.

Campus location

The Akademi is about 15 km from Raebareli on Raebareli-Sultanpur National Highway. It is about 100 km from Lucknow which is the capital of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The Akademi is well connected by Road and Rail. The nearest civil airport is at Lucknow Airport and Main Railway station is Raebareli Junction. IGRUA has opened a new base at Kalaburagi Airport, Karnataka on 19 January 2021.

See also

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.

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