For first time, IAF opens recruitment path for women NCC cadets with C certificate

NEW DELHI :In a path-breaking step, the Indian Air Force for the first time is opening the NCC special entry route for women cadets of the Air Wing who hold a C level certificate. Applications will be accepted online.
Recruitment to the three services through the Combined
Defence Services (CDS) exam is a three stage process comprising of a written
exam, an interview with the Staff Selection Board (SSB) and a medical test.
A candidate with a C certificate from NCC can apply directly for the SSB
interview, skipping the written exam. So far, this option was open only for the
male cadets of the National Cadet Corps (NCC).
"IAF has always encouraged the NCC students to join the organisation.
Towards this NCC special entry scheme was institutionalised, wherein NCC cadets
who are C certificate holders in Air Wing were exempted from the written exam
and would be called directly for the SSB," an IAF official said.
"In order to ensure equality, the NCC special entry has now been opened
for the first time for the women cadets of NCC who are C certificate holders in
the Air Wing. This will give them an equal opportunity to apply for the flying
branch of the Air Force as their male counterparts in the NCC Air Wing,"
the official said.
The registration for candidates will start on May 20, and will be open till
June 15.
Last year, the IAF saw for the first time three women fighter pilots being
commissioned.
The trio Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi, Flying Officer Bhawana Kanth and
Flying Officer Mohana Singh were commission in the IAF on June 18, 2016.
Women form a very minor section in the armed forces, with the IAF having the
highest number at 1,350 followed by the army with 1,300 and the navy with 450
women officers. The 1.3 million-strong armed forces have 59,400 officers.
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