Women outnumber men in NDA exam in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 14

This is for the first time that women candidates are allowed to appear in NDA exam. Of 20 centres made for NDA examination, 13 centres were exclusively for women candidates. A total of 6,312 candidates had applied for the exam, being conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Of 3,752 who appeared for the exam, 922 were men and 2,830 were women, while 2,560 remained absent.

One of the principals of a college said she was shocked to see the presence of women candidates in today’s exam. “It was so good to see the enthusiasm among the women candidates. They are so eager to serve the nation as their male counterparts. This shows how thinking of the generations has changed, even the families are allowing their daughters to go for this challenging job to serve the nation”, the Principal said.

The exam was held in two shifts. Shift 1 from 10 am to 12:30 pm and shift 2 from 2 pm to 4:30 pm. The mobile phones, IT gadgets, bluetooth and any other communication devices were banned inside the premises where exams were conducted. The examination functionaries were also not allowed to carry such devices. Jammers were deployed for the safety reasons and lot of security was seen outside the examination centres. Strict discipline was maintained all over the centres for the smooth conduct of the examination.

Anjali, the sister of a woman candidate, waiting for the latter outside a centre, said that her sister was fascinated by the decision that women could join military colleges. “ My sister will score well in today’s exam,” Anjali said.