More girls apply for defence services

He added that the clearance rate of girl students is more than 50 per cent in the institute. “In comparison to boys, girls are more focused, motivated and determined to clear the exam,” said the officer.

Gurleen Kaur, a student of the institute who just appeared for SSB interview of Air Force and is awaiting results, said, “I want to serve the nation, and the best way is by joining the defence services. I want to be recognised as an Air Force Officer,” she said.

The officials further said that students with an engineering background are also coming forward to join the defence services.

“In the region, many engineering colleges have come up, which produce a large number of engineering students every year. In the private sector, there are not many jobs left for them, and therefore, many opt for engineering jobs in defence,” said another official, adding that these days, candidates with technical background are given more preference in the Navy.

The institute has recently been conferred the ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) certification by TUV Austria for quality training. It further claims of training over 18,000 candidates in the last 10 years, out of which about 6,000 have qualified SSB.