After getting CLASS II DGCA Medical Assessment from DGCA you can apply for DGCA CLASS I Medical. It is only done in DGCA Medical Centers. You can apply directly on eGCA Portal for booking an appointment for DGCA Class 1 Medical.
DGCA Class 1 medical certification is for pilots engaged in commercial air operations; everything from instructing on light aircraft to flying for an airline. Of necessity, the medical standards for this group are quite high as the traveling public is putting their lives in their hands.
There are 2 types of class 1 medical exams (1) Class 1 Initial and (2) Class 1 renewal
Class 1 Initial Medical. Initial medical is done when a person with a valid Class 2 medical applies for the first time for a Class 1 Medical (a requirement for commercial license). Also, in case the last medical date (Class 1) is more than two years old, a fresh initial (Re-initial) Class 1 medical is to be conducted only at any of the IAF Boarding Centers (IAM, IAF Bangalore/ AFCME New Delhi/ MEC(E) Jorhat/ 11 Air Force Hospital (11 AFH) Hindon / Command Hospital Air Force Bangalore (CHAF’B’)/ 7 Air Force Hospital (7 AFH), along with approved NOC by Medical Dte, DGCA.
The tests to undergone under the Class 1 Initial medical exam are as follows:-
Renewal Medical. Class 1 Medical Assessments are valid for one year for persons less than 60 yrs. of age in Multi crew commercial Air Transport Operations or six months for persons above 40 yrs of age in Single crew commercial air transport operations.The renewal medical may be done anytime from one month before date of expiry of validity of Medical Assessment to the date of expiry of validity. If done earlier or later than that, an NOC is required. Renewal Class 1 medical may be done after expiry of validity of previous (but not beyond two years since date of last medical) along with NOC. The NOC form available in Procedure & training Manual, available on DGCA websites (dgca.gov.in) as Annexure ‘D’. Applications for NOC are only to be made after obtaining a confirmed date of appointment from DGCA. Renewal medical exam is conducted at any of the Air Force Medical Examination Centre and by DGCA empanelled Class 1 Examiners.
The tests to undergone under the Class 1 renewal medical exam as per the age groups are as follows :-
For more info regarding the tests to be undergone for class 1 medical can be found here: http://164.100.60.133/circular/FCL01_2017.pdf
Appointment & Previous Medical Record (PMR) Forwarding.
(a) IAF Centres. After ascertaining type of medical, kindly seek appointment well in advance keeping in view the time required for grant of appointments and PMR forwarding form DGCA through email on medappointment.dgca@gov.in The procedure for seeking appointment can be accessed in the DGCA website (http://dgca.gov.in) under the Personnel/ Medical Cont’d…..
(b) Civil Centres & Class 1 Examiners. For Civil Hospitals (Initial Medicals) and Class 1 Examiners (Renewal Medicals), kindly contact the centers/ examiners directly at the addresses given below. PMR forwarding is not required for Class 1 initial medicals which are to be conducted at Nanavati Hospital (Mumbai)/ Apollo Hospital (Chennai)/ by Class 1 Medical Examiners/ at Air Force Medical Examination Centres {except IAM/AFCME/ MEC(E) /11 AFH/ CHAF’B’/ 7AFH}.
PMR Status Query. PMR files are forwarded to IAF Centres 2-3 weeks prior to date of appointment (even if applications are received early).For any queries regarding PMR file no., its status and its assessment, any correction or updating any address/details/name – it is kindly requested to contact on below mentioned contact no. of SO Medical Cell (DGCA HQ) 01124622500 Extn 453/ 526 OR You can visit OR can authorize any of your rep. to collect your Medical Assessment on Public Days from Med Dte at DGCA i.e Wednesday & Thursday between 1400h to 1730h.
You can find the DGCA document about Class 1 medical here:
https://public-prd-dgca.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/InventoryList/personal/medical/class1/c1exam.pdf
