UPSC NDA Women Candidates 2021 Result Out: A total of 1002 women out of 8,000 successful candidates qualified the UPSC NDA 2 2021 exam. This year for the first time more than 1.7 lakh female candidates applied and 19 vacancies have been announced under UPSC NDA & NA 2021 recruitment process.
UPSC NDA Female Candidates Result 2021: Union Public Service Commission has released the result of UPSC NDA 2 2021 exam on its official website – upsc.gov.in. UPSC has conducted the NDA and NA Examination on 14 November 2021 for both male and female candidates for the recruitment of around 400 vacancies in the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Indian Armed Forces, i.e., National Defense Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA). held. For entry into the Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of the NDA for the 148th Course, and the 110th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 2 July 2022. This year UPSC NDA exam was conducted for the first time to recruit women. in the Indian Armed Forces.
UPSC NDA Recruitment Updates – UPSC NDA Women Candidates 2021 Result Out
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More than 1000 women candidates shortlisted for SSB interview
A total of 1002 female candidates have been shortlisted for the SSB interview round. More than 8000 candidates have qualified the UPSC NDA 2 2021 written exam.
UPSC prepares a list of candidates who obtain minimum qualifying marks in the written examination as may be prescribed by the Commission at its discretion. Such candidates will appear before a Services Selection Board (SSB) for Intelligence and Personality Test, where candidates from the Army/Naval Wing of the NDA and the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme of the Indian Naval Academy will be assessed for officers’ competence and for the Air Force. Will be done. In addition to the above the force will have to qualify in Computerized Pilot Selection System (CPSS).
Over 1.7 lakh female candidates applied for UPSC NDA 2021 exam – UPSC NDA Women Candidates 2021 Result Out
Minister of State for Defence, Ajay Bhatt said that “the total number of applicants for the exam was 5, 75,856, of which 1, 77,654 were women”. According to media sources, the NDA is already working to add two more squadrons to its existing 18 and increase the annual intake of military cadets in view of the current shortfall in the number of officers of the armed forces. The Academy is also striving to meet the growing demand for foreign cadets and ground duty cadets of the Indian Air Force, who were first admitted to the Academy last year, as well as the need to recruit women cadets. There is talk of inducting about 120-150 women cadets in NDA at a time.
The National Defense Academy is gearing up to welcome women cadets to its campus by modifying its infrastructure (accommodation), setting up a strong security mechanism and introducing women trainers, doctors including gynecologists, and other essential support staff. has been Steps. A separate panel is working on other modalities such as physical fitness and medical parameters of female cadets including height, weight and eyesight.
Vacancies for Women Candidates in National Defense Academy
As per the recently released notification by Union Public Service Commission, 19 vacancies are allotted to female candidates under UPSC NDA & NA II recruitment process. The notification states that “… to allow women candidates to appear in the NDA & NA Examination of Mining (II), 2021, it is informed that the Ministry of Defense has furnished the following revised vacancy position leading to vacancies for women have been determined”:
| UPSC NDA & NA II 2021 Recruitment | Vacancies | |
| National Defence Academy (148) | Army | 208 (including 10 for female candidates) |
| Navy | 42 (including 3 for female candidates) | |
| Air Force 120 (28 for Ground Duties) | Flying | 92 (including 2 for female candidates) |
| GD Tech | 18 (including 2 for female candidates) | |
| GD Non-Tech | 10 (including 2 for female candidates) | |
| Total | 370 | |
| Naval Academy (110) (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme) | 30 (for male candidates only) | |
| Total | 400 |
The shortlisted female candidates will now have to register and appear for the SSB interview process.
General question
Q1. How many female candidates have been shortlisted in the UPSC NDA 2021 exam?
Q2. How many female candidates applied for UPSC NDA 2021 exam?
Q3. How many vacancies are announced for women candidates under UPSC NDA 2021 Recruitment?

