In India, all Drone training schools, Institutes or Centres are operated under Ministry of Civil Aviation,Licensed and approved by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

DGCA is the only body for granting the Pilot licensing for all type of Pilots including Drone Pilots.

For becoming the Drone Pilot, License will only be allotted to them once they had completed a mandatory 35 hours of training program spread over 5 days.

For this purpose, these training schools are established and recognized to operate for imparting required hours of pilot training programs.

They have many courses from 2 days to 20 days, designed as per the required number of training hours and nature of training.

The top 5 best Drone Training institutes in India are as below-

1. Indian Institutes of Drones

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF DRONES is a Training wing of Johnnette Technologies Pvt Ltd. Presently it is having centers located at Noida, Chennai and Podili.

The both options are available to get enroll in this college viz,  Classroom Courses and Online Courses.

CLASSROOM COURSES

Classroom courses of Professional Multirotor courses to learn about types of Multirotor drones, DGCA Regulations, assembling custom drones for different applications, simulator and field training

Multirotor Drone Pilot Course

• 3 Day Course for Micro Category
• DGCA Regulations
• Basic Principles of Flying
• Flight Simulator Sessions
• Field Flying Sessions

Diploma in Multirotor Pilot Course

5 Day Course for Small Category

• DGCA Regulations
• Basic Principles of Flying
• Payload Utilization and Handling
• Simulator and Field Flying

Fixed-Wing Drone Pilot Course

Fixed-Wing Drone Pilot Course  Professional Fixed-wing courses to learn all about Fixed-wing UAVs – aerodynamics, flight parameters, DGCA Regulations, Payload handling, Simulator and field flying sessions

• DGCA Regulations
• Fixed-wing Aerodynamics
• Flight Simulator Sessions
• VLOS Operations
• Field Flying Sessions

ONLINE COURSES

Short online courses to learn about drones, operations and management of drones, Regulations for drones, technical aspect of drones, fleet management and more

Drone Operations and Management Professionals (DOMP)

• Drone Operations Management
• Fleet & Pilots Team Management
• Project Overseeing & Timely Execution
• Regulatory Compliance for Drone Operations
• Drone Selection for Specific Projects

2. Indian Academy of Drones

INDIAN ACADEMY OF DRONES is a located in Mumbai.

Advance Professional Course

5 day Advance comprehensive Flight Training course with Theory and Practical Training

Aerial Cinematographic Course

Two day course for photographers and videographers

Industrial mapping Certificate Program

This specialized 4 day course is very popular. This course helps to make efficient and accurate planning, execution and maintenance of assets in sectors like infrastructure development, mining, urban development/planning, etc. Land surveyors’ always work outdoors irrespective of weather and additional dangers of tough or unexpected terrain. Having a drone mapping solution allows autonomous flights to eliminate several risks associated with land surveying such as heavy equipment and hazardous injuries. 

ONLINE COURSES

The Complete Drone Business Course, Complete guide to land mapping using drones, Aerial Photography and Videography Course, Masterclass in Drone Technology

3. Drone Federation of India

The Drone Federation of India(DFI) is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led body that promotes and strives towards building a safer and scalable unmanned aviation industry in India. 

Apart from above top 5 best training schools in India DGCA approved ten more schools in line with the objectives of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Government of India’s efforts to regularise and regulate drone operations in the country.

4. MaxTorQ UAV Flight School

MaxtorQ UAV Flight Training School is located in Chennai.

• 5-20 days courses
• Drone and Robotics Training

Drone Training Courses

• DJI Drone Training
• Aerial Mapping & Survey
• UAV Engineering
• Professional Drone Pilot Training
• Aerial Cinematography
• Industrial Inspection

Advanced Drone Courses

AI & Image Processing on Autonomous Systems

• UAV Design & Fabrication Technology
• DJI Drone Training is one of the Best Drone Training courses offered by Maxtorq specializing on DJI Platforms. 

5. DGCA Approved Drone Training Schools

The DGCA has approved a total of ten drone training schools from across the country. Here’s a list:

1.  Bombay Flying Club, Maharashtra (Private)

2.  Flytech, Telangana (Private)

3. Wings Aviation, Telangana (Private)

4. Alchemist Aviation, Jharkhand (Private)

5. Falcon Aviation, Uttar Pradesh (Private)

6. Ambitions Aviation, Uttar Pradesh (Private)

7. Asia Pacific Flight Training (APFT), Telangana (Private)

8.  Orient Flights, Tamil Nadu (Private)

9. GATI, Odisha (Government)

10. Telganga State Aviation Academy, Telangana (Government)