Aerospace & Aviation
The newest trade in the programme, built around drone technology. Requires a DGCA-certified drone pilot training certificate. Covers drone operation, flight safety, regulations, and applications in surveying, agriculture and inspection.
Why Aerospace & Aviation matters in Uttarakhand's schools
Drones are moving from novelty to daily tool — in surveying, agriculture spraying, disaster assessment, infrastructure inspection and delivery to remote areas. For a mountain state, they matter more than almost anywhere else. The Aerospace & Aviation trade introduces school students to drone operation under DGCA rules, with posts in Almora (4), Uttarkashi (2) and Nainital (1).
The teacher must hold a DGCA-certified drone pilot certificate and teaches the full cycle: pre-flight checks, safe operation, regulations, mission planning and the practical applications that employers actually pay for.
What students learn
- Basics of flight, multi-rotor drones and their components
- DGCA regulations, airspace rules and permissions
- Pre-flight checks, safe operation and emergency procedures
- Mission planning, mapping and aerial photography basics
- Applications in surveying, agriculture, inspection and disaster response
- Battery care, basic maintenance and record keeping
Job roles taught in this trade
Classes 11 and 12 · NSQF levels 3 and 4
- Drone Operator – Multi-Rotor
Related: Kisan Drone Operator (Agriculture) and Drone Service Technician (Electronics & Hardware).
Job roles as approved for schools and listed by PSSCIVE. Curriculum and textbooks: psscive.ac.in. The exact job role taught in a school depends on the school's allocation.
Who can register
Undergraduate degree in any Science discipline from a recognised institute / university, with a DGCA Certified Drone Pilot Training Course Certificate
B.Voc (Bachelor of Vocation) degree in any Science discipline from a recognised institute / university, with a DGCA Certified Drone Pilot Training Course Certificate
Age: 18 to 42 years as on the cut-off date.
Qualifications and post counts are as stated in the official advertisement. In case of any discrepancy, the official advertisement shall prevail.
Where the 7 posts are
What the job involves
- Teach the Aerospace & Aviation job-role curriculum, theory and practical, from PSSCIVE textbooks and e-content.
- Teach the Employability Skills curriculum, which is common across Classes 9 to 12.
- Run and look after the school's Aerospace & Aviation lab and its equipment.
- Keep attendance, a lesson-plan diary counter-signed by the Head of School, and the programme's MIS data up to date.
- Arrange guest lectures, industry visits and skill competitions, and help Class 12 students with internships and placements.
Where it leads students
Survey, mapping, agri-spraying and inspection operators.
Certified drone services for agriculture, events and real estate.
Aviation, geoinformatics or engineering programmes.
These are contractual positions in government schools under a vocational education programme. This is not a government appointment. Selected candidates will be engaged on the payroll of an implementing agency, and not on the payroll of any government department or public sector undertaking. Full terms will be stated in the offer letter.