NDA Gearing Up To Admit First Batch Of 19 Girl Cadets
National Defence Academy’s (NDA) first batch will admit 19 girl cadets—10 for Army, six for Air Force and three for Navy which begins in June 2022.
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39 Women Army Officers Get Permanent Commission In Indian Army
Out of 71 women Short Service Commission officers who went to Supreme Court, 39 were found eligible for Permanent Commission as seven were found to be medically unfit.
NDA Exams For Women Must Be Taken In November 2021: Supreme Court Tells Centre
The National Defence Academy (NDA) is prepping up for the admission of female cadets. The government said that women will be able to sit for the entrance exam from May 2022.
Historic! National Defence Academy To Open Its Doors To Women, Centre Says
Women in NDA and with permanent commission grant comes as a big step towards gender representation in the armed forces ranks.
“Gender Discrimination A Dishonour To Constitution”: SC Allows Women For NDA Exam
On the issue of NDA exam for women for admission into army training, SC questioned the “gender discrimination” mindset in a momentous order.
Lt Nitika Kaul Dhoundiyal Joins Indian Army: A Befitting Tribute To Her Martyred Husband
Major Vibhuti Shankar and Nitika Kaul Dhoundiyal had been married for only nine months when she lost him to the attack of terrorists. He was just 34.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee Passes Away; His Contribution To Women Empowerment Was Immense
President Mukherjee had always been a champion of women’s rights and empowerment. Most notably, in 2016, he spearheaded the agenda of allowing women to serve in fighter combat streams of the Indian forces.
Battle Physical Efficiency Test Policy Modified For Women In Army
Battle Physical Efficiency Test (BPET), which is a series of physical tests is used to test the physical fitness of an officer or a jawan to perform military tasks.
She Defied Her Father To Join The Army. Meet Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar
I was in service during the Kargil war in 1999, posted in Pathankot. We were a family of four in three cities as my children were with their grandparents in Pune and my husband was posted in Hisar, says Lt General Madhuri Kanitkar.
SC Grants Permanent Commission To Women Officers
“It is an insult to women as well as the army when aspersions are cast on women, their ability and their achievements in the Army,” the Supreme Court noted.
