As the government looks to make psychometric tests compulsory for pilots in the wake of the Germanwings crash, DGCA is preparing detailed norms including that for assessment of an individual's mental health at the time of joining a flying training school.
The plan, coming in the aftermath of a Germanwings co-pilot deliberately crashing a plane in the Alps in March this year leaving 150 people dead, has been discussed by a three-member panel of the DGCA.
Recently, the panel submitted its report to the chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), an official said.
The report has made a slew of suggestions with regard to assessing the mental health of pilots of domestic carriers and it is believed that psychometric tests could be made mandatory for pilots.