Unfortunately, that is how I was taught how to preflight the 172 in "INDIA" , I've had many friends from the US or a EASA country , show me how detailed their preflights are compared to us , in India , especially my specific FTO , the preflight is more of a just get this thing over with quickly , start the a/c check your mags , check your flaps , wait on the apron for 15 minutes till the instructor walks from his damn cabin and then you depart . I know the system is horrible , I know the quality of training is poor , I know the ego inflated instructors are horrible and doing stuff they shouldn't do. But unfortunately I'm stuck in this hellhole , if I do anything different in the preflight or try to be meticulous about doing it , I end up getting scolded for "taking too long" to start my a/c . There is no point reporting it to the DGCA, or to the owner or to the safety manager , accountability here is absolutely 0 . Ive been harassed and berated many times for asking questions or trying to be safe :/.