21 Punjab cadets make it to NDA and other defence academies
Sharing the development, MRSAFPI director Major General Ajay H Chauhan, VSM (retd), said that 18 cadets have joined the NDA's 154th course. These include Aryan Sofeth and Ojas Gaint from Patiala; Anhad Singh Khatumria, Armaanvir Singh Adhi, Harkanwal Singh, Prjveer Singh, and Aditya Mishra from Mohali; Bhavik Kansal from Sangrur; Mohanpreet Singh, Balraj Singh Heera, and Ishaan Sharma from Ropar; Ranbir Singh and Ishmeet Singh from Bathinda; Samarvir Singh Heer and Nimit Soni from Jalandhar; Manjot Singh from Gurdaspur, and Udhaybir Singh Nanda and Gurvanshbir Singh from Tarn Taran.
Additionally, Gagandeep Singh from Kapurthala has joined the cadet training wing of the College of Military Engineering, Pune, under the Technical Entry Scheme-53 course.
Arshdeep Singh from Gurdaspur and Karan Kaushish from Mohali have joined the Air Force Academy for the 218th course, he added.
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