Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will dedicate Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute, to impart specialised training to female aspirants across the State to join prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA), on July 12. Set up on the lines of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute for boys, the premium Institute has been set up at Mohali’s Sector-66-A.Badal has asked the Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation (PESCO) and the Directorate of Sainik Welfare to elicit the participation of ex-servicemen and the retired defence personnel in this event.“It is a momentous occasion for all of us to have this premium institute to train our girls to join defence services as their promising career,” he said while reviewing the arrangements for this function.
He said that all the serving chiefs of the Armed Forces would be extended invitation well in advance to enable them to participate in this function.Exuding confidence that he has taken this “path breaking” decision to establish this prestigious Institute after the success of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute at Mohali for boys, Badal said that these institutes were his dream projects to restore the glory of gallantry services rendered by Punjabis in the armed forces, which had gradually “faded away” with the passage of time.Within three years of its inception, 51 students, including 22 in the current session, from Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute have been selected in the Armed forces of the country after undergoing training from this illustrious institute.
Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute director General IP Singh apprised the Chief Minister that first of its kind upcoming Mai Bhago Institute will provide a golden opportunity for girls from Punjab to choose an elite career as a Commissioned Officer in the Defence Services.He said that in the first batch, 25 students out of total 1,600 have been selected for this Institute through entrance exam.The curriculum includes three-year graduation (BSc/BA/ BCom) in MCM DAV College, Sector 36, Chandigarh; sports and physical fitness, personality development, communication skills, grooming, extra-curricular activities, NCC, Professional Training and preparation for SSB Interview.