Pilot

To become a pilot only 12th is required and graduation is just additional qualification, in this matter. Although the concern of your parents is also correct, but my friend once you get a pilot's job no one really bothers what was your education or what degree you hold. And leaving the job is the rarest of the rare. Unless you get involve in some major incident or accident or you become medically unfit. You may still get a degree like I did from distance learning programmes. I am now a post graduate and I have take both the degrees from IGNOU, studying parallely with CPL Training. This option will satisfy your parent's requirements also. I hope it is clear now.

As such CPL is complete in itself, because it is a professional training programme and it grants you the privilege to fly any commercial aircraft for the purpose of remuneration. Airlines like Indigo, Jet Airways, Air India and Go Air are currently hiring candidates with CPL and no additional training is required. You may also do Type Rating after CPL which will allow you to apply as a CPL + Rated candidate for any particular fleet. It will have both pros and cons. Firstly additional cost of training will be incurred. Second, you will restrict yourself to only those airlines which operate on the fleet of your type rating. The advantage will be that you will face less competition during selection because the number of candidates who are rated are much less than those who are just CPL.