Jayant Sinha. Pic/AFP

The government would soon reduce the exam fee of aircraft maintenance engineers, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha tonight said. 'The rule change to reduce exam fees from Rs. 2,500 to Rs 1,500 is expected to get implemented by next week," he tweeted. Earlier, Director General of Civil Aviation B S Bhullar had said that following several representations, the aviation watchdog proposed to the Ministry of Civil Aviation that examination fees for aircraft maintenance engineers (AMEs) be reduced.