Extracted Data Points

  • Eleven Test Pilots and Six Flight Test Engineers graduated from the Air Force Test Pilots School (AFTPS) in Bengaluru
  • Graduation date: 23 May 2026
  • Training duration: 48 weeks
  • Total officers graduated: 17
  • Service breakdown: 14 officers from Indian Air Force, 1 officer from Indian Army, 2 officers from Indian Navy
  • Graduates will join the Aviation Wing of the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment

Award Recipients

  • Suranjan Das Trophy (best all-round student Test Pilot): Sqn Ldr KK Singh, VM
  • Chief of the Air Staff Trophy (best student Test Pilot in flight evaluation): Sqn Ldr Aditya Jamdagni
  • Maharaja Hanumanth Singh Sword (best all-round student Flight Test Engineer): Wg Cdr Abhinav Kumar
  • Dunlop Trophy (best student Flight Test Engineer in flight evaluation): Wg Cdr Pranav Sharma
  • Kapil Bhargava Trophy (best student in ground subjects): Sqn Ldr Paras Sharma

Ceremony Details

  • Chief Guest: Air Chief Marshal AP Singh PVSM AVSM, Chief of the Air Staff
  • Chief Guest's background: Distinguished alumnus of the 17th Flight Test Course
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