First NDA women cadets to receive commission at Air Force Academy

The Combined Graduate Parade (CGP) of 217 course will mark the commissioning of the first batch of women cadets from the National Defence Academy (NDA), Pune, at Air Force Academy (AFA) here on Saturday. These cadets passed out from the NDA on May 30, 2025, and joined the AFA for branch-specific training.

The CGP, which will be reviewed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, will commemorate the successful completion of the pre-commissioning training of flight cadets across various branches of the Indian Air Force



(IAF).

During the ceremony, the Defence Minister will confer the ‘President’s Commission’ to the graduating trainees. The ceremony also includes presentation of ‘Wings’ and ‘Brevets’ upon successful completion of training to the flight cadets of the IAF, officers and trainees of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Further, Rajnath Singh will present the ‘President’s Plaque’ to the flight cadets standing first in the overall order of merit in flying, navigation stream and ground duty branches.