I posted this in another thread about 10 days ago:
2 weeks of Indoc, 2 weeks of Ethos (iPad systems study program) at home, a week back in Indy for Systems review in the classroom followed by the Systems Validation test (I have that tomorrow).
Then, schedules start to vary wildly as they have limited Enhanced Flat Panel Trainers (EFPTs) and sims. Some people in my class stay in Indy and start their EFPTs on Monday. Some don't start until the 3rd week of March. And everywhere in between. I have about 3 weeks off, and then bounce back and forth between Indy and St. Louis for sims and EFPT sessions, with a couple of 5 day breaks at home in between. Checkride is mid April.
From the time I came back for Indoc, it will be almost 3 months for me. For some others, it will be just a shade more than 2. Just depends on the luck of the draw within your class.
This is for a new hire going through Initial under AQP.
You will be AQP, which means no oral (this is great news for us). There are two tests during Indoc, one after about 3 days of class and is considered the Indoc exam (50 questions, multiple choice). It is open book, open note, and is basically straight out of the FOM subjects you've reviewed up to that point. The second is at the end of the second week and covers the General Operational Subjects (GOS). Another 50-question, multiple choice, open book, open note test.
After you return for systems after the two weeks of home study on the iPad, on that Thursday (assuming you start Monday), you will take a 100-question Systems Validation exam on the iPad. It is closed book, and you will take it in class. If you know the Review Questions in Chapter 9 of the Supplemental Study Guide down cold, you will do very well on this test. That said, take the systems week seriously. It's a great opportunity to bring a lot of the concepts together, and I think that week is an extremely effective time for the different things you've been studying to start coalescing.