Mysuru :

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chief of Indian Air Force Staff, will be visiting Mysuru tomorrow for the inauguration of advanced Computerised Pilot Selection System (CPSS) developed jointly by the DRDO and IAF.

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. Primarily intended to address the long standing demand of IAF to having a more modern and scientific selection system for pilots that can screen candidates to meet the demands of the latest and advanced aircraft being inducted into the IAF, the CPSS was jointly developed by the DRDO and the IAF through a decade long research.

The new system is on par with the best selection systems available with the developed nations and fully meets its operational requirements. 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 CPSS caters simultaneously to the physical as well psychological profiling requirements of the candidates through a series of computerised cognitive and psycho motor tests that can be administered on more than 50 candidates at a time. 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 system being launched at Mysuru is first-of-its kind in India and will soon be replicated at the other Air Force Selection Boards across the nation.

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha will arrive at Mysuru Airport by a special IAF jet at 11 am and then proceed to the No. 2 Air Force Selection Board in Siddarthanagar to dedicate the new CPSS to the nation.

This is the first visit of the Chief of Indian Air Force Arup Raha to Mysuru after taking over the command of the Indian Air Force. Air Chief Marshal Raha was commissioned into the IAF in 1974 as a fighter pilot and has vast experience in various kinds of military aircraft. He has been an instructor in the Flight Instructor’s School and the Tactics and Combat Development Establishment of the IAF.

He has held several key operational commands and staff appointments prior to taking over as the Chief of the Air Force. Currently, he also heads the Joint Chief of Staff Committee of all the three services.

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