Eight cadets of Maharaja Ranjit Singh AFPI join military academies
With the induction of these eight cadets, a total of 226 cadets of the Institute have joined different Service Training Academies since the inception of the MRSAFPI.
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Director Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute Major General Ajay H. Chauhan (Retd.) said that the entrance examination for the new course is scheduled to be held on January 14. (Express photo by Jasbir Malhi/File)Eight cadets of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (MRSAFPI), Mohali have joined the National Defence Academy (NDA), Cadet Training Wings for Technical Entry Scheme and Air Force Academy (AFA).
With the induction of these eight cadets, a total of 226 cadets of the Institute have joined different Service Training Academies since the inception of the MRSAFPI.
Revealing this here on Thursday, Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Aman Arora said that as many as 147 alumni of this Institute have also been commissioned as officers in the Defence Services. With selection rate of 54.89 per cent, the institute has emerged as the most successful in the country.
Arora said that five cadets, who joined National Defence Academy (NDA) includes Tejinderapal Singh, Ashmit, Lakshya Kumar Sharma, Vishvas Mittal and Moksh Saini, while two cadets, Saksham Malik and Mehtab Singh Sidhu secured their seats in Cadet Training Wings under the Technical Entry Scheme and Gursher Singh Cheema joined Air Force Academy.
Congratulating the cadets, Arora wished them the very best for training. CM Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab Government has been honing the youth, who aspire to join the defence services.
Director Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute Major General Ajay H. Chauhan (Retd.) said that the entrance examination for the new course is scheduled to be held on January 14 for which over 4100 candidates have applied, which is a record in itself.
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