Aircraft Maintenance Engineering is the key person responsible for the upkeep of the aircraft and maintaining it to the standards of International Civil Aviation.

The total training period of the course is two years, covered in four semesters.

As of today, Aircraft Maintenance Engineering license holders are in acute shortage. Very few A.M.E. license holders are unemployed, whereas in the other technical fields, there is a lot of unemployment.

Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers' salary is very lucrative and very attractive perks. A.M.E.s are some of the highly paid professionals.

Absolutely no age restriction exists for passing the exam and obtaining a license. Also, there is no upper age limit for work. Most businesses have no upper age limit for retirement. AMEs are in high demand, thus licensed engineers may continue working provided they are in good health, except in government organizations where forced retirement at a certain age applies. However, after retiring, he or she may work in the private sector as an aircraft maintenance engineer.

For a chance to enroll in prominent AME institutes throughout India run by the Sha-Shib Group, students can take the Sha-Shib Scholarship & Aptitude Test (SSAT). The colleges also provide admission to students. The Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) or the Government of India does not hold centralized or mandatory entrance exams to accept students to AME colleges.

One must be 10+2 (PCM) to be eligible for three-year AME course approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Once eligible, he/she is required to pass the All India Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Examination (AIAMEE). To further obtain an Aircraft Maintenance Engineering license after the completion of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering course, he/she is required to pass the A.M.E. license examination in theory and practical cum oral test conducted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India New Delhi, thrice in a year in February, June, and October. It is the best engineering course after 10+2.

Some significant organizations where the Aircraft Maintenance Engineers find a placement are Indian Airlines, Air India, Air India Chartered Services, Alliance Air, Pawan Hans Limited, Flying Training Institutes of all states in India, A.M.E. Training Organizations, Agro Aviation, Public Sector (SAIL/ONGC), Big business having their aviation wings, State Govt. Aviation Department, National Airport Authority, National Remote Sensing Agency, Director General of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India, Coast Guard (Central Govt.), Jet Airways, Sahara Air Lines, Deccan Aviation Pvt. Limited, U.B. Airways, Jagson Air Lines, MESCO Air Lines, Private Air Taxi Operators, H.A.L. (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited), N.A.L.(National Aeronautical Laboratory), T.A.A.L. (Taneja Aerospace & Aviation Limited), Air Deccan, Kingfisher Airlines, Spice Air, etc.

If a person possessing a degree in any branch of Aeronautical Engineering desires to become an AME, he / she should have AME license issued by DGCA ( Govt. of India ) for which he/she has to acquire practical work experience as stipulated in Civil Aviation Requirements and pass the AME license papers conducted by DGCA.

The Aircraft Maintenance Engineer is maintaining and overhauls aircraft, aero engines, instrumentation, electrical and radio equipment, and their accessories. The certificate of flight release, which certifies that the aircraft is airworthy and suitable for flight, is issued by the aircraft maintenance engineer.

Civil Aviation in India has progressed rapidly in the past few years and contributed a lot to the economic development of the country. The rapid expansion of civil aviation industry is due to globalization of trade, liberalization and upward mobility in the middle class of the Indian population.