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Bringing laurel to the state of Punjab, as many as 26 cadets from the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (MRSAFPI) in SAS Nagar (Mohali) have achieved a remarkable feat by clearing the National Defence Academy (NDA) (I) Written Examination for the NDA-155 Course. The UPSC declared the results yesterday evening. The course is set to begin in December 2025.
Out of the 34 cadets who appeared for the NDA (I) Written Examination, a remarkable 26 from MRSAFPI successfully cleared the exam. Eight of these successful cadets are already on the merit list for NDA-154 and are waiting for their call-up letters.
The 26 cadets who have passed the written exam included Abhay Pratap Singh Dhillon, Vishvaroop Singh Grewal, Agammjit Singh Virk, Paramdeep Singh, Apaardeep Singh Sawhney, Khushpreet Singh, Manav Goyal, Smarth, Bhaskar Jain, Lovish, Hridyesh Arora, Arnav Sharma, Harkanwal Singh, Udhaybir Singh Nanda, Mannoorpreet Singh, Gurnoor Singh, Gurkirat Singh, Anhad Singh Khatumria, Prjveer Singh, Divanshu Sandhu, Nirbikh Singh Bharara, Ritish Arora, Ishmeet Singh, Rehaan Yadav, Husanpreet Singh, Himanshu Rishi.
Congratulating the cadets, Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Mr. Aman Arora said, “These cadets are the pride of Punjab. I wish them all the best for their forthcoming SSB Interview and training ahead.”
Expressing contentment over the results, MRSAFPI Director Major General Ajay H Chauhan, VSM said that the cadets would shortly be appearing for their SSB Interviews. He mentioned that 11 cadets of the Institute would be graduating from NDA in May end, while eight undertraining cadets would be commissioned at the end of May/early June 2025. Since inception, 170 alumni of AFPI have been commissioned as officers in the Defence Services.