His mother Pushpinder Kaur said the family is now broke and her son still has not the pilot's licence.

'It is a fraud. We were shown so many rosy pictures about the school and it is not what it is really, it was just a scam,' Kaur was quoted as saying.

'I think the government should be more alert in these type of matters because it is the career of the children which is at stake.'

Other Indian students have told Four Corners programme that the aviation college failed to deliver its promised 200 hours of flying time over 52 weeks.

Aerospace Aviation's spokeswoman Sue Davis has defended the training and has questioned the level of commitment and dedication among the particular students, the report said.

The programme also reveals unscrupulous practices by migration and education agents.