Yes I was thinking abt it but was doubtful abt it since one side DGCA says GFTS to be done in India and on the other hand they take out the circular u mentioned.
I am sure that u have checked up with them(DGCA PPL) abt this.
In my case they issued me CPL and when I asked them abt multi-rating since i had applied for it. Mr AV had to say " Ohh AAPNE PEHLE KYUN NAI BOLA. AB TOH AAPKO TECHNICAL SPECIFIC EXAM LIKHNA PADEGA"( why didnt you tell me earlier now u'll have to write specific for PA-34) and despite me arguing with my cover letter cum application letter saying multi-engine endorsement requested moreover having a multi-rating on my CPL from CANADA I had to do those 3 checks which costed me 1.7 Lakhs at Amber Aviation , Pantnagar.
But the most hilarious part was flying with our Indian CFIs, when I asked for checklist all he said after chewing his RAJNIGANDHA PAAN MASALA was "HUM HAIN NAA CHECKLIST. AAO BAITHO" and I said NO MORE till my checks were completed.
Regards,
Karan Sinha