Small town boy’s dream takes wings
The dream of a poor, determined and hardworking young man from a small town of Daund in Pune district has ‘taken wings’.
Girish Kamble (20), son of a small shoe shop owner, stood second in the all-India ranking in the reserved category in this year’s entrance exam of premier flight training institute, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA), in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.
IGRUA, managed by the union ministry of civil aviation, is the only institute imparting flight training in South Asia. Kamble would be leaving for Rae Bareli next month for the 15-month commercial pilot licence (CPL) training.
The young man’s father, Sunil, earns around Rs10,000-Rs15,000 per month selling shoes at his small shop in Daund, while his mother, Jayshree, is a teacher at a zilla parishad primary school.
Girish said the tough examination and stringent selection process included written test, aptitude test and interview.
“Now my immediate hurdle is to garner Rs26 lakh, required for course fees,†he said, adding that Rs7,000 a month is also needed for hostel accommodation and food. His relatives are coming forward with what little they can lend as financial support.
07/09/11 Rajesh Rao/Daily News and Analysis
Well girish there is no need to join IGRUA on such a high fee as so many flying clubs are offering CPL package under 20 lac including fooding, lodging etc.and all flying clubs are duly approved by ministry of civil aviation, So i would suggest u to join any other flying club on competitive fee structure.
DEAR GIRISH,THERE IS NO NEED TO GO IGRUA,THEY ARE PROFITING IN CRORES FROM STUDENTS,DESPITE OF GOVT OF INDIA ORGANISATION,IN 26 LAC YOU CAN DO CPL+CFI COURSE INCLUDING BOARDING AND LODGING,THEY ARE FOOOLING THE PEOPLE.AS CURRENT SCENARIO OF AVIATION INDUSTRY IS TROUBLED,THERE IS NO JOB AFTER TRAINING,NO AIRLINES IS RECRUTING FRESHERS,THEY DONT WANT TO SPENT TIME AS WELL AS MONEY ON FRESHERS.SO TAKE DECISION CAREFULLY,THINK AND THEN ACT.