The Ministry of Defence in an affidavit told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the Centre will issue a notification allowing women candidates to take the National Defence Academy or NDA entrance exam in May 2022.
The top court, in a historic order, last month had allowed women candidates to sit for the NDA entrance exam scheduled to be held on September 5.
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The Ministry added in its affidavit that an expert study group has been formed to develop a curriculum, while a Board of Officers will frame a futuristic proposal for the training of women cadets at the NDA.
The affidavit noted that facilities like equitation, swimming, games and sports have to be developed for the female cadets as ‘any dilution of physical training would invariably impact the Battle Worthiness of the Armed Forces adversely’.
The Ministry also submitted that new residential facilities would have to be developed to ensure a physical separation between the residential areas of men and women and added that modification to facilities such as bathroom cubicles would also be required for privacy.