Eight from AFPI to join armed forces

Chandigarh, July 18

As many as eight alumni of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (MRSAFPI), SAS Nagar, joined the National Defence Academy (NDA) and equivalent training academies in this month. Amongst these, Cadet Navjot Singh Gill ranked 11th across India.

Congratulating the cadets on joining the prestigious National Defence Academy to become defence officers, Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Aman Arora said that with the joining of Navjot Singh Gill, Vivaan Sooden, Karanveer Singh Gill, Prathyush Singh Bedi, Mankaran Singh Dhillon, Anmol Banka, Pranav Thakur and Akkiready Sai Vedansh, a total of 237 cadets of this institute have joined different service training academies since its inception.

He added that as many as 160 alumni of this institute have also been commissioned as officers in the defence services.

Major General Ajay H Chauhan (Retd), the Director of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute, said that these cadets will prove to be an asset for the country, while exhorting them to live upto their calling and true soldiers of the nation. He stated that as on date, Service Selection Baord interviews are going on for the courses and the cadets of this institute are being recommended in the same. The cadets would have to undergo their medicals before they get their call letters.