SunstarTV Bureau: The most awaited decision finally ends. The armed forces have decided to induct women into the National Defence Academy (NDA), the Centre informed the Apex Court on Wednesday.
Aishwarya Bhati, Additional Solicitor General, appearing for the centre, told a bench headed by Justice S K Kaul that a decision has been taken at the highest level of the armed forces that females will be inducted for permanent commission through the NDA.
“It is a delight to share this…The girls will be admitted in the NDA,” Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati told the Supreme Court.
“We do hope that defence forces value the important role women are performing. We want them to take proactive approach in gender based roles rather than courts to intervene,” the Supreme Court said.
Candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in written examination to be conducted by the Commission followed by intelligence and personality test by the Services Selection Board of candidates who qualify in the written examination.
The written examination will be held for two subjects – Mathematics and General Ability Test. Both papers will be of two and half hours. Mathematics paper will be of 300 marks and General Ability Test will be of 600 marks.
