National Defence Academy inducts 2,020 cadets

For the first time since the National Defence Academy (NDA) came into existence, over 2,000 cadets have been inducted for imparting training to officer cadets for the three services. So far, the academy had been admitting about 1,800 cadets every year for training.

The NDA has been set up to impart military leadership and associated training to young men who qualify for service in India's army, navy and air force.

The armed forces have been facing shortage in officer ranks for some time now. NDA being one of the most popular and well subscribed entry, a conscious decision was taken to absorb full strength of intake in every course to mitigate this deficiency.

With the reporting of 125th NDA course in the first term in January 2011, the academy faced the daunting task of accommodating and training a strength of 2,020 cadets, which is way beyond its peak capacity.

NDA authorities undertook measures to absorb the additional strength without compromising on the comfort of cadets and the quality of training imparted to them.