This might help. You can actually do everything in the recency from abroad expect for the skill tests. A lot of people and this is all valid.. are doing the ME checks, night 5hrs and 15hrs pic abroad.. that way you just have to do the checks in India. Also you can get a in house seneca type exam from your school, and avoid taking the techinical exam in India. I know this cause I spoke with a licensing officer in DGCA