India’s ‘Army dream’ has spawned a new organised military coaching sector in tier-2 and -3 cities like Meerut, Sikar, and Rohtak. Promise defence lifestyle, ‘officer-like qualities’, and selection in NDA, CDS, AFCAT.
The commission, with help from the National e-Governance Division (NeGD), has designed a mobile app which would verify photograph of a candidate clicked at the examination centre.
The NDA began admitting women in 2022. The 17 female cadets will proceed to their respective pre-commissioning training academies for the final phase of training before commissioning.
AEC itself is set to be renamed as Army Empowerment Corps. Adding of 2 verticals will be done within sanctioned strength and no new recruiting will take place, says defence source
The cadets will train for three years at NDA, Khadakwasla for the 148th course. The Supreme Court last year paved the way for women to take the NDA test for the first time.
AICTE makes suggestion in letter sent to affiliate institutions last week. This came after several boarded-out cadets sent letters to the Union govt seeking such a provision.
Common training for men and women officers at the Officer Training Academy, Chennai, which Gen. Naravane himself instituted in 2017-18, has led to improved standards, he said.
Centre tells Supreme Court that it wants status quo maintained for November exam since infrastructural changes need to happen, top court sets next hearing for 22 September.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
Nice article, acknowledging this niche area of HR development.
Institutions like Subharti, which I have seen, help youngsters find confidence….. beneficent even if they don’t join military.
Small observation though – this training institute doesn’t quite seek to indoctrinate “supreme sacrifice” kind of mindsets. In acknowledging that volunteers for military service do so despite the omnipresent mortal risk, the aim remains – shaping and sharpening the young.
Nice article, acknowledging this niche area of HR development.
Institutions like Subharti, which I have seen, help youngsters find confidence….. beneficent even if they don’t join military.
Small observation though – this training institute doesn’t quite seek to indoctrinate “supreme sacrifice” kind of mindsets. In acknowledging that volunteers for military service do so despite the omnipresent mortal risk, the aim remains – shaping and sharpening the young.