NDA Being Prepared for Women Cadets, Exams From May: Centre

New Delhi, Sept. 21: The National Defence Academy (NDA) is being prepared for the admission of female cadets and women can sit for the entrance exam from May 2022, the government said Tuesday, in response to the Supreme Court finding the existing induction policy to be discriminatory.

In an additional affidavit filed before the Supreme Court today, the government said it is in the process of establishing “appropriate” medical and physical fitness standards, and building “required” infrastructure, which includes “robust physical separation between male and female residential areas”.

The government also said “dilution of physical training, and service subjects like parameters of firing, endurance training, field craft and living off the land… would invariably impact battle worthiness of armed forces”.

“… only medically fit candidates meeting selection criteria are allowed… standards for male cadets are in place, appropriate standards for women are in the process of formulation… taking into account age and nature of training, as also functional/operational requirements,” the government told the court.

The government told the court since there were “no parallel (physical) standards for women candidates” these too were being formulated; “… the issue needs detailed analysis, including expert inputs to maintain operational readiness.”

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