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Comparison · checked August 2026

An EATPL alternative that costs nothing

EATPL is a paid DGCA question bank and a well-known one. AIVR CPL covers the same exams and is free for life — 21,188 questions, 443 chapters, 15 subjects, with timed papers and a readiness score. Here is an honest side-by-side so you can pick on the facts.

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AIVR CPL vs EATPL

AIVR CPL

Bank size21,188 questions across 443 chapters
AccessFree for life — no card, no trial
Covers15 subjects incl. Navigation, Meteorology, Technical General, Air Regulations, A320, airline entrance
Readiness scoringItem-response model with a confidence interval; only Test mode moves it

EATPL

Bank sizeAround 20,000 MCQs, per their own description
AccessSubscription — a ₹150 tier is listed on the site
CoversNavigation, ATS, sample papers and previous DGCA papers
Readiness scoringNot advertised

EATPL details are taken from eatpl.in as published in August 2026 and are summarised, not quoted in full. They may have changed since — check their site for current pricing and contents before you decide. AIVR CPL's figures are read from the live question bank when this page is built.

What you get

Free, and not a trial.

0121,188 questions

The whole bank, open

15 subjects and 443 chapters — Navigation, Meteorology, Technical General, Air Regulations, six aircraft types, the Airbus A320 and the airline entrance syllabus. Nothing is held back for a paid tier.

02Timed papers

Exam mode

Full-length papers built to the real DGCA shapes — 100 questions in three hours for Navigation and Technical General, 50 in two for Meteorology and Air Regulations, marked at the 70 per cent pass line.

03Readiness

A score that means something

An item-response model refits over your entire answer history and reports a percentage with a confidence interval, so a lucky run of easy questions does not read as ready. Practice never moves it; only Test mode does.

FAQ

EATPL vs AIVR CPL

Is there a free alternative to EATPL?
Yes — AIVR CPL is free for life with no card and no trial. It carries 21,188 DGCA questions across 15 subjects, including full-length timed papers. The bank is funded by AIVR's RTR courses, which is why the question bank itself does not have to be sold.
Is AIVR CPL as big as EATPL?
Comparable. EATPL describes a bank of around 20,000 MCQs; AIVR CPL currently serves 21,188 questions across 443 chapters. Air Navigation alone is 6,868 questions in 162 chapters.
What does AIVR CPL have that a plain question bank does not?
A readiness score. Every answer in Test mode refits an item-response model over your whole history and returns a percentage with a confidence interval, so it tells you whether you would pass today rather than what you scored last time. Practice mode never moves it.
Do I have to sign in?
Not to look around. You get ten minutes per tab as a guest. Signing in with Google is free and is what saves your progress, your mistakes bank and your readiness score across devices.

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