New Delhi: The first batch of 19 cadets have joined the Tri-Services Academy in Khadakwasla, Pune, after the Supreme Court paved the way for women to take the National Defense Academy (NDA) exam last year.
Cadet NDA (Female) 148. will be part ofth course, and will report on Tuesday.
These cadets will undergo the same training as their male counterparts and will train at NDA for three years. Thereafter, they will be transferred to their specialized services for further training, the sources said.
1.77 lakh in November 2021 women had appeared for the NDA exam, Minister of State Ajay Bhatt told Parliament. final listT out of the selected candidates for this exam was published on June 14, 2022.
According to reportsOf the 19 women selected, ten will join the Army, six in the Air Force and three in the Navy.
ahead reports It is suggested that 147,000 women registered for the 2022 NDA exam. This was about 22 per cent of the total 669,000 applications received. NDA exam is conducted twice every year – in April and September.
in September 2021For the first time, the Supreme Court has allowed women candidates to appear in the entrance exam.
NDA is the Joint Defense Services Training Center of the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. Cadets of the three services undergo training here before being sent to the training centers of their specialized services.
it was Formally It was inaugurated on January 16, 1955 by the then Chief Minister of Bombay State Morarji Desai. NDA has the “unique distinction of being the first institute in the world to provide joint training to officer cadets of the Army, Navy and Air Force”.
In over 70 years of service, the NDA has produced around 40,000 officers for the Indian Army and over 900 officers from abroad. NDA graduates have received three Param Vir Chakras, twelve Ashok Chakras and thirty-two Maha Vir Chakras, among other honours.
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