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Honestly, deciding what to do right after school is exhausting. Every relative has an opinion, and most of them are still giving advice based on how the job market worked.

There’s a version of practical training that exists in brochures. Gleaming hangars, students in overalls working confidently on real aircraft, experienced engineers

Ask anyone who’s been in aviation long enough and they’ll tell you the same thing: the industry has always demanded a lot from the people who keep its aircraft flying.

Aviation careers tend to conjure the same image, that of a pilot in the cockpit, destinations flashing across a departure board, the quiet thrill of altitude.

Most careers have room for error. You make a mistake, you catch it, you fix it, and you move on. The consequences are usually manageable.

It’s a question that comes up a lot among students, usually somewhere between choosing a course and signing the admission form.

India’s aviation industry is on a different level now. Airports that were buckling under capacity a decade ago are mid-expansion. Airlines are on fleet-buying sprees.

Most people don’t plan this from the beginning. It starts small. You see a flight take off, or land, or just pass overhead, and something about it stays with you.

Right after the results, there’s a strange kind of urgency in the air. Everyone is asking the same question, “What next?” and somehow that question starts to feel heavier

For a long time, aviation in India felt slightly out of reach. People travelled by air, of course, but it still carried a certain sense of occasion.