Ganeve lalji biography

Indian Army started recruiting of Women officers in 1992.Every six months, about 5,000 women graduates and postgraduates between the ages of 21 and 25 years apply to join the Army.

Barely a fifth clear the written test and only a tenth of those who do are selected.

The first Women Cadet batch was of 25 cadets which joined Indian Army on 6th March 1993.Women officers unlike male have to retire early and Since the early-1990s, women have been serving in wings like legal, education, engineering, ordinance, intelligence, signals, air traffic control and the like but only as short-service commission (SSC) officers for a maximum of 14 years.

Women have been getting Permanent Commission only in the medical stream as doctors, dentists and nurses.

On release they can pursue a career in the civil sector. SSC officers are released with gratuity and can avail some benefits as ex-serviceperson, but they do