Cavalier India Defence Training Academy

Son of a fireman, Naman Rajana, is among the 32 selected for the prestigious Indian Navy’s BTech ​course, fulfilling his dream to serve the country and bringing laurels to the city and his family. Over 20,000 candidates took part in this exam from all over the country. Under Indian Navy BTech entry, applications are invited from unmarried male candidates (fulfilling the conditions of nationality as laid down by the Govt of India) to join the prestigious Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala for a four years degree course under the 10+2 (B Tech) Cadet Entry Scheme. Naman’ father Pratap Singh Rajana is ​a ​fireman and is currently serving in Police Fire Service Gandhi Hall Indore. His mother Pushpa is a homemaker. “Since my grandfather was in ​the ​Army​, I was always inspired by the charm of ​the ​uniform of the defence services​. I was not able to clear SSB in my first attempt but after analyzing the mistakes and continuing my hard work, I was then recommended in my second attempt fro...

Captain D. Senthil Kumar stressed the need to establish free coaching centres to train rural students for defence examinations The contribution of candidates from Tamil Nadu in joining the Indian Navy is less than 1%, with the contribution from the southern districts including Madurai being almost nil. There is a need to establish separate coaching centres to train rural students to crack the competitive defence examinations, says Commanding Officer of 2 (Tamil Nadu) Naval Unit NCC, Captain D. Senthil Kumar. Speaking to The Hindu, Capt. Senthil Kumar says that recently, the Indian Navy has increased the intake of sailors to 6,500 to 7,000 every year as compared to previous years when only 2,000 sailors were recruited. Despite the increase in intake, the number of candidates joining from Tamil Nadu is less than 1%. “Those who join the Indian Navy from Tamil Nadu are mostly from cities, with almost nil contribution from the rural parts of the Southern districts,” he says. One of the reas...

We all want to build good and successful careers, don’t we? A career in Armed Forces of India is one such glorious, much respected and much sought after career in India. Especially the post of a ‘Commissioned Officer’ is being dreamt of by many Indian youngsters! But getting this dream job is not that easy. First of all, the sheer number of aspirants is too high! Add to that the limited number of seats across various Defence related Academies in India like- NDA (National Defence Academy), IMA (Indian Military Academy), NA (Naval Academy) and AFA (Air Force Academy), you have cut throat competition for seats as a result! Like any other premier academic seat in India, to get into the above mentioned ones and to become an Officer, a candidate has to clear competitive exams! Here, I will share some tips that’ll help you clear the written examination part associated with NDA and CDS (Combined Defence Services) entrance tests. WHAT EXACTLY IS THE WRITTEN EXAM OF NDA LIKE? First of all, let m...