41 Sainik School, Ghorakhal, cadets clear NDA exams

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, January 7

Students of state-run Sainik School, Ghorakhal, (SSGK) have excelled in the Indian defence services exams, the results of which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recently.

SSGK students have registered a pass percentage of around 54 per cent against the national percentage of two per cent. As many as 41 of its 77 cadets have cleared the test.

Capt Rohit Dwivedi (Indian Navy), the principal of the school, said the qualified candidates would now appear for the screening test to be conducted by the Services Selection Board (SSB). According to a conservative estimate, around 4.15 lakh students had appeared for the UPSC examinations and around 6,182 of them qualified for the SSB screening test. “The performance of our cadets has always been the best among all Sainik schools,” Capt Rohit said.

The candidates clearing the screening tests will join the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA. Altogether, 320 seats are available in the NDA.