Compared to the global average, India with 15 percent, has a significantly higher share of women in pilots. According to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots, globally the women pilots are just around Five percent.<br />''<br />''Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha Civil Aviation MoS Gen VK Singh said, according to the information available to eGCA, out of 17 thousand 726 registered pilots in India, Two thousand 764 are women. <br />''<br />''He said, the Women in Aviation International, WAI, -India chapter conducts awareness campaigns in collaboration with the Ministry to encourage women, especially from low-income families.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He also said, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, RGNAU, is the only Aviation University in India, till date the Government has no plans for any aviation university.</span><br />