Recognition
Growing acknowledgement for skilling impact, safety leadership and digital trust across India's drone ecosystem.
- Skilling impact
- Safety leadership
India's national network for Remote Pilot Training Organisations
Shaping the future of India's drone training ecosystem
Connecting training organisations, trainers, pilots, policymakers and industry leaders through standards, certification, knowledge and innovation.
- Verified Members
- National Standards
- Digital Certification
0+
Member Organisations
0+
Professionals & Trainees
0
Skill Committees
0+
State Chapters
Trusted by training organisations across India
SkyReach Drone Academy
AeroSkill Institute
Bharat Aviation Training
DroneWorks Centre
Horizon Flight School
NextGen Aero Labs
A national network, built on standards
- 0
- Skill-sector committees
- 0+
- State & regional chapters
- 0+
- Members & trainees
- 0+
- Member training organisations
Standards-led training
Regional ecosystem
Growing national network
Digital credential trust
Common Code of PracticeAdopted across member RPTOs
Our mission
Raising the standard of remote pilot training across India
The RPTO Association unites Remote Pilot Training Organisations under one professional framework — setting standards, driving certification, and building the skilled workforce that India's drone economy depends on.
- National training standards & a common code of practice
- Recognised, tamper-evident digital certification
- Sector committees shaping policy and curriculum
- A connected community of pilots, trainers and operators
National Footprint
RPTO Network across India
An independent community of training organizations and members, growing chapter by chapter across the country.
Active chapterForming chapterTap a node to explore
An independent professional community. Figures are indicative of our growing network.
Governance
Meet the leadership
An experienced council of training-organisation founders, educators and industry leaders guiding the association's standards and direction.
Our journey
Building India's remote-pilot ecosystem, year on year
From a founding idea to a national network of training organisations, trainers and pilots.
- 2021
Association founded
RPTO Association established to unite training organisations under one professional framework.
- 2022
First national summit
Inaugural summit bringing trainers, operators and policymakers together around shared standards.
- 2023
Regional chapters established
State and regional chapters launched to build a connected, on-the-ground presence.
- 2024
Digital credential platform
Tamper-evident digital certificates with instant, public online verification.
- 2025
5,000+ members
Crossed five thousand members and trainees across the national network.
- 2026
National expansion
Scaling standards, sector committees and chapters across the country.
Track record
Achievements & recognition
Milestones, partnerships and the standards work that build trust in the network.
0
Milestones reached
From founding to a national network — chapters, committees and a verifiable credential platform.
- Digital credentials
- National footprint
0+
Ecosystem partnerships
Collaborations across aviation, academia, technology, industry and standards organisations.
- Academia & research
- Technology partners
0
Standards committees
Sector working groups shaping the training code of practice and curriculum.
- Code of practice
- Curriculum
Capabilities
Skill sectors we serve
From aviation safety to industrial inspection — the disciplines our member organisations train and certify against.
Aviation SafetyAirspace awareness, risk management and safe-flight discipline.
Training StandardsCommon syllabi, instructor quality and assessment rigour.
Agriculture DronesSpraying, crop health and precision-agriculture operations.
Surveillance & MappingSurvey, GIS, inspection and high-accuracy aerial mapping.
Logistics & DeliveryBVLOS, payload handling and last-mile delivery readiness.
Regulation & CompliancePolicy alignment, documentation and audit-ready practice.
Disaster ResponseSearch, relief mapping and emergency-support deployments.
Industrial InspectionAsset, tower and infrastructure inspection workflows.
Why members join RPTO
One digital ecosystem for the whole sector
Everything a training organisation, trainer or remote pilot needs to operate to a recognised national standard.
Digital membership card
A verifiable membership identity with QR, recognised across the RPTO network.
Learn moreRecognised certification
Tamper-evident certificates that employers can verify instantly online.
Learn morePolicy representation
A collective voice in standards, regulation and curriculum for the sector.
Learn moreStandards & safety
A shared code of practice that raises quality and trust across the industry.
Learn moreTrust & transparency
Verified member directory
Search a growing network of verified training organisations, trainers and pilots across India.
Showing 12 of 12 members
SkyReach Drone Academy
Mumbai, Maharashtra
OrganisationTrainingMapping & Survey
9 courses offered
AeroSkill Institute
Bengaluru, Karnataka
AcademicTrainingInspection
7 courses offered
DroneWorks Centre
Pune, Maharashtra
OrganisationAgricultureLogistics
6 courses offered
Horizon Flight School
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
OrganisationTrainingMapping & Survey
8 courses offered
NextGen Aero Labs
Hyderabad, Telangana
OrganisationInspectionLogistics
5 courses offered
Capt. Rahul Verma
Delhi, Delhi NCR
TrainerTrainingAssessment
4 courses offered
Coastal UAV Training
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
OrganisationMapping & SurveyInspection
6 courses offered
Bengal Drone Collective
Kolkata, West Bengal
OrganisationAgriculture
3 courses offered
Anita Deshpande
Pune, Maharashtra
IndividualMapping & Survey
Member since 2023
Deccan Agri-Drone School
Hyderabad, Telangana
OrganisationAgricultureTraining
7 courses offered
Karnataka Institute of Aerial Tech
Bengaluru, Karnataka
AcademicInspectionMapping & Survey
10 courses offered
Gujarat Pilot Works
Surat, Gujarat
TrainerTrainingLogistics
2 courses offered
Across the ecosystem
We collaborate across India's drone ecosystem
The association connects training organisations with the wider network of aviation, academia, technology, industry and standards organisations.
Flight Training AcademiesAviation
Aerospace & OEMsAviation
Academic & Research InstitutesAcademia
Drone Technology CompaniesTechnology
Geospatial & GIS FirmsTechnology
Industry OperatorsIndustry
Standards & Policy BodiesPolicy & Standards
Sector ChambersIndustry
Flight Training AcademiesAviation
Aerospace & OEMsAviation
Academic & Research InstitutesAcademia
Drone Technology CompaniesTechnology
Geospatial & GIS FirmsTechnology
Industry OperatorsIndustry
Standards & Policy BodiesPolicy & Standards
Sector ChambersIndustry
Sector ChambersIndustry
Standards & Policy BodiesPolicy & Standards
Industry OperatorsIndustry
Geospatial & GIS FirmsTechnology
Drone Technology CompaniesTechnology
Academic & Research InstitutesAcademia
Aerospace & OEMsAviation
Flight Training AcademiesAviation
Sector ChambersIndustry
Standards & Policy BodiesPolicy & Standards
Industry OperatorsIndustry
Geospatial & GIS FirmsTechnology
Drone Technology CompaniesTechnology
Academic & Research InstitutesAcademia
Aerospace & OEMsAviation
Flight Training AcademiesAviation
Categories shown represent the kinds of organisations the association works with across the ecosystem.
What's on
Events & training across India
Summits, bootcamps and workshops for trainers, operators and remote pilots.
Newsroom
Latest from the association
Standards updates, announcements and stories from across the network.
Knowledge hub
Research, white papers & reports
Evidence and guidance that shape standards, policy and training across the ecosystem.
Resources
Download centre
Forms, SOP templates, guidelines, circulars and reports — searchable in one place.
Watch
Inside RPTO
Highlights from events, workshops, conferences and member success stories.
Community
Moments from the community
Conferences, workshops, training, certification and field operations from across the network.
From our members
Trusted by trainers, academy leaders and remote pilot professionals
“Membership gave our academy a credible, recognised standard to train against — and our learners value the verifiable certificate.”
SkyReach Drone AcademyAeroSkill InstituteIndependent
Certificate verification
Verify an RPTO-issued credential
Employers and the public can instantly confirm the authenticity of any certificate using its credential number — no login required.
Verified
Credential number
RPTO-CERT-2026-1000
- Holder
- Asha Verma
- Programme
- Remote Pilot — Small
- Status
- Valid
Newsletter
Stay ahead of RPTO standards, events & policy updates
Standards updates, event invitations and industry news — straight to your inbox.
We respect your privacy. No spam — unsubscribe anytime.