Defence Ministry seeks three months’ time from SC to respond to plea for higher women intake in NDA

Defence Ministry seeks three months’ time from SC to respond to plea for higher women intake in NDA

The Ministry of Defence has sought three months from Supreme Court to submit its response regarding higher intake of women candidates in National Defence Academy. In this regard, the Centre told the Supreme Court that induction of women cadets in NDA was a major policy decision and it needs time to deliberate long term implications in terms of the deployment of cadets in armed forces.

An affidavit was filed by the Centre after a bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kaul and MM Sundresh had issued notice to the Union seeking explanation why the number of vacancies for women candidates was fixed at 19 for the NDA 2022 exam which is the same as the 2021 exam.

Why SC asked Centre to File Affidavit?

The Supreme Court of India on January 18 has asked the Union Government to explain why the number of NDA I 2022 vacancies for women candidates have been restricted to 19, despite its orders. The top court had given centre three weeks to file an affidavit. The top court has also asked centre to put on record the figures related to the total number of candidates including women candidates who appeared in NDA 2021 exam.

Number of Candidates Passed NDA II 2021 Exam

A total of 5,75,854 candidates applied for the NDA II 2021 exam and 3,57,197 candidates took the examination. A total of 8009 candidates, including 1002 women candidates passed the NDA II 2021 written exam.

How many Vacancies have announced for NDA I 2022 Exam?

As per UPSC NDA 2022 notification, a total of 400 vacancies have been announced. Of these, 208 candidates (including 10 women) are for Army, 42 (including three for women) are for Navy, 120 (including six for women) are for IAF, and 30 for Naval Academy (For male candidates only).

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