The qualifications you need to be a pilot You'll require an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) and a Class 1 Medical Certificate to be an airline pilot. In addition you have to achieve class XII under the 10+2 system or its parallel with at least of 50 % ticks in maths and physics.You as well as have to be fully 16 years to be qualified in order to get a student pilot license,17 in order to get a private pilot license and 18 in order to get a commercial pilot license.