Chief of Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha will visit Mysuru on Friday to inaugurate the advanced Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS) developed jointly by the Defence Research & Development Organisation and the Indian Air Force.
A release said the new CPSS, originally conceived by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the then scientific advisor to the PM in 1997, has come a long way in terms of research and development.
The CPSS is primarily intended to address the long-standing demand of IAF to have a more modern and scientific selection system for pilots. “The system will be used to screen pilots for the Indian Air Force, Indian Army, Indian Navy and the Coast Guard. The test can be taken only once in a life time by any candidate and focuses on the aptitude of the individual to meet the high demands of the modern cockpits,” the release added.
The CPSS caters simultaneously to physical as well as psychological profiling requirements of the candidates. The system, apart from the computer-based tests, also has cockpit tests to extract accurate and complete details of the candidate’s abilities for this challenging job. The Air Chief Marshal will arrive in Mysuru by a special IAF jet at 11 a.m.
