Chandigarh, September 5, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Four cadets from Punjab’s Armed Forces Preparatory Institutes were commissioned as Lieutenants in the Indian Army at a passing out parade held at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai on Saturday.
The newly commissioned officers include two women cadets from the Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (AFPI) for Girls and two cadets from the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (MRSAFPI).
The passing out parade was reviewed by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, PVSM, AVSM & VSM.
Lady Cadet Deepnoor, daughter of S. Sukhbir Singh, a professor at Sardar Beant Singh State University, Gurdaspur, and government school teacher Ramanpreet Kaur, has been commissioned into the Army Aviation Corps.
Lady Cadet Diksha Dhiman, daughter of Pathankot businessman Pawan Kumar and Indu, has joined the Army Ordnance Corps.
From MRSAFPI, Cadet Ishpreet Singh Dhillon, son of late Dr Paramjit Singh Dhillon and Santosh Kaur, has been commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery.
Lieutenant Arsh Singh, son of Maj Gen P.S. Sandhu (Retd), has joined the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Branch, becoming a second-generation Army officer and carrying forward his family’s military legacy.
Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Aman Arora congratulated the four officers and said their achievement would inspire more young people across the state to pursue careers in the Armed Forces.
Arora said the Punjab government, under Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, remained committed to supporting and guiding young people aspiring to become commissioned officers in the Armed Forces.
Maj Gen Jasbir Singh Sandhu, AVSM (Retd), Director, Mai Bhago AFPI, said the achievement would further strengthen the institute’s efforts to prepare more daughters of Punjab for commissioning as officers in the Armed Forces.
Maj Gen Ajay H. Chauhan, VSM (Retd), Director, MRSAFPI, congratulated the new officers and urged them to uphold the nation’s ideals and bring pride to their alma mater.
He also said 15 more MRSAFPI cadets have cleared the Services Selection Board (SSB) and are awaiting joining letters for the December 2026 course.
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