DGCA Air Regulations study plan: 26 chapters in 5 weeks

26 chapters, about 32 hours for a first pass, in the order that builds up best. Change the pace to suit your exam date.

Week 1 · about 7 hours

• International Organisations and Conventions About 80 minutes.
• Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks About 55 minutes.
• Rules of the Air About 110 minutes.
• Air Traffic Services About 85 minutes.
• Separation Methods and Minima About 55 minutes.
• Separation in the Vicinity of Aerodromes About 55 minutes.

Week 2 · about 6 hours

• Procedures for Aerodrome Control Service About 65 minutes.
• Use of ATS Surveillance Systems About 50 minutes.
• Aeronautical Information Services About 75 minutes.
• Search and Rescue About 50 minutes.
• Visual Aids for Navigation About 125 minutes.

Week 3 · about 8 hours

• PANS-OPS: Aircraft Operations About 160 minutes.
• National Law About 100 minutes.
• Personnel Licensing About 65 minutes.
• Airworthiness of Aircraft About 45 minutes.
• Operational Procedures About 95 minutes.

Week 4 · about 8 hours

• Special Operational Procedures and Hazards About 65 minutes.
• Communications About 95 minutes.
• Aircraft Accident and Incident About 45 minutes.
• Facilitation About 45 minutes.
• Security: Safeguarding Civil Aviation About 50 minutes.
• Human Performance and Limitations About 50 minutes.
• CRM, Threat and Error Management, and LOFT About 50 minutes.
• Aviation Psychology and Human Factors About 75 minutes.

Week 5 · about 3 hours

• Aviation Physiology and Human Factors About 85 minutes.
• Practice: Human Factors About 70 minutes.