How to get your DGCA Computer Number and register on eGCA

Two official DGCA systems sit quietly behind your whole training, and almost nobody explains the difference between them: your Computer Number and your eGCA account. Set both up correctly and early, and your exams, medical bookings and licence paperwork just flow. Get one small detail wrong, and an application can bounce back weeks later. The good news is that both are free, both are self-service, and neither needs an agent.

Two systems, not one

People say "get your DGCA number" as if it is one thing. It is really two, run by two different offices, and you will use both at different points in your journey.

	Computer Number	eGCA account
Portal	pariksha.dgca.gov.in	egca.gov.in
Run by	Central Examination Organization, DGCA	DGCA (licensing)
What it is for	Sitting the DGCA ground-subject exams	Medical booking, licence issue, endorsements
When you need it	Before you register for ground exams	Before your Class 1 medical, and throughout licensing
Cost	Free to apply	Free to register

You can set both up now, in Stage 1, so nothing waits on them later. The exams themselves come in Stage 3, and the Class 1 medical you book through eGCA is back in this stage.

Your Computer Number: what it is

The Computer Number is your unique candidate ID for DGCA Flight Crew Licence examinations, issued by the Central Examination Organization. You cannot register for a ground-subject exam without it, so it is worth sorting well before you reach that point.

How to apply for your Computer Number

If auto-generation does not cover your board yet, you apply on the Pariksha portal. It is a one-time application.

1. 1

   Create your candidate account. On pariksha.dgca.gov.in, choose New Candidate Registration under Flight Crew. You need your own email address and mobile number: one email is tied to one candidate, and all updates (Computer Number, roll number, exam schedule) are sent by email or WhatsApp. Set a password of at least 8 characters with an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, a number and a special character.

2. 2

   Fill your profile exactly as your documents read. Enter your name exactly as it appears on your Class 10 marksheet, along with your parents' names, your date of birth and your address. This is where most rejections begin, so match every field to your documents, letter for letter.

3. 3

   Upload your photo and signature to specification. The photograph must be a recent colour image (about 45 mm by 35 mm) in JPG or JPEG. The signature must be on a plain white background, up to 20 KB, in JPG or JPEG. This is a one-time upload: once your Computer Number is issued you cannot change the photograph yourself, so get it right.

4. 4

   Upload your documents as clear PDFs. Each document goes up as a PDF within its size limit (most certificates up to 100 KB, marksheets up to 500 KB). The full list is below. Since October 2024 there are no physical submissions and no notary or gazetted-officer attestation; it is entirely online.

5. 5

   Submit and wait. On a complete, correct application, the Computer Number is issued within 15 working days, and you are notified by email.

Documents you will upload

For a CPL pathway, keep clear PDF scans of:

• Class 10 marksheet and certificate (your name and date of birth are taken from here).
• Class 12 marksheet and pass certificate, showing you passed Physics and Mathematics. No Physics and Maths means rejection, which is exactly what the NIOS route is there to fix.
• Board Verification Certificate (BVC) for both Class 10 and Class 12, from your board or university.
• Proof of date of birth and proof of permanent address (Aadhaar, passport, voter ID and similar).
• A recent photograph and your signature, to the specs above.
• If your board is not a recognised Indian board (for example an international board), an equivalency certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

(For a private licence, the PPL, only Class 10 is required.) Gathering all of this is the whole point of the previous lesson, and the documents checklist tool tracks it for you.

Why Computer Number applications get rejected

DGCA publishes the exact reasons applications bounce, and almost all of them are avoidable. They come down to consistency and legibility, not eligibility. Check yourself against this list before you submit:

• Name mismatch. Your name, and your father's and mother's names, must read identically across every document. A middle name on one and not another is enough to stall it.
• Date-of-birth mismatch. The same date of birth must appear on every uploaded document, and the proof must be legible.
• Photo or signature not to spec. Wrong size, wrong format, or a bordered or unclear image.
• Missing or unclear marksheets. Class 10 or Class 12 not uploaded, incomplete, or not legible.
• No Physics and Maths at Class 12, for Flight Crew candidates.
• Board Verification Certificate problems. BVC missing for Class 10 or 12, incomplete, or not matching your marks.
• Unrecognised board, or a missing AIU equivalency certificate where one is needed.
• Address mismatch, or an illegible address proof.
• Incorrect entries in the online form that do not match your documents.

If it is rejected: partial, complete and appeal

DGCA distinguishes two outcomes, and they are handled very differently:

• Partial rejection. One or more documents are wrong or unclear. You get an email listing what to fix and re-upload the corrected documents through Candidate Login. You have 15 days from that email to comply, and an application can be partially rejected a maximum of three times before it is rejected completely.
• Complete rejection. A fundamental problem, such as not meeting eligibility. You submit a fresh application.

If you believe a rejection is wrong, there is a formal appeal to the Director of the Central Examination Organization, in writing or in person on the notified days. Keep your rejection email, because it lists the specific reasons you are responding to.

Registering on eGCA

eGCA (egca.gov.in) is DGCA's licensing portal, and it is separate from the Pariksha exam portal. You use eGCA to book your medical examinations, to apply for and track your licence, and to handle most licensing transactions later on. Registering is a one-time setup you can do now.

Per DGCA's official eGCA registration manual, the flow is straightforward: create a user account with your personal details, email and mobile number, verify with the one-time password sent to you, then complete your profile. Because DGCA updates the portal from time to time, follow the current on-screen steps and the official manual (linked in the sources below) rather than any third-party walkthrough.

You do not need an agent for any of this

DGCA has publicly warned about fraudulent agents, and about candidates who submit fabricated documents to obtain a Computer Number. Both the Pariksha and eGCA registrations are free, self-service government processes. If someone offers to "arrange" your Computer Number or eGCA account for a fee, that is the agent problem in miniature: paying for a form you can complete yourself, with the added risk that a document you never checked gets your application rejected or flagged.

Frequently asked questions

Key takeaways

• The Computer Number (Pariksha portal) lets you sit ground exams; the eGCA account (licensing portal) handles medicals and your licence. They are separate, and both are free.
• Since 16 October 2025, the Computer Number can be auto-generated via DigiLocker for covered boards; otherwise you apply online and it is issued within about 15 working days.
• For Flight Crew you must have Physics and Maths at Class 12; the NIOS route covers you if you did not.
• Most rejections are paperwork, not eligibility: match your name and date of birth across every document, and upload clear scans.
• No agent needed: both registrations are free, self-service government processes.

• Computer Number applied for, or auto-generated via DigiLocker
• eGCA account registered

Stage 1, done

Eligibility confirmed, medicals understood, documents gathered and your official DGCA identities set up: you have cleared the gates that stop most people before they even start. What is left is the biggest decision of all, which is how you actually train for your licence.

That is the whole of the next stage: Choose your pathway.