Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The Indian military is conducting a Women officers Special Selection Board to launch the method of selling Women officers from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel, a transfer that may carry them at par with their male counterparts.
According to sources, ” A total of 244 women officers are being considered for promotion against 108 vacancies, from the 1992 batch to the 2006 batch in various Arms and Services (Engineers, Signals, Army Air Defence, Intelligence Corps, Army Service Corps, Army Ordnance Corps & Electrical & Mechanical Engineers).”
The Special Board began on 09 January and can culminate on 22 January.
As per the sources, 66 Women officers from the 1992 to 2003 batch had been empanelled on Wednesday, whereas 12 vacancies had been thought of for the 2004 batch on Thursday. 23 vacancies for the 2005 batch are to be finalised on Friday. Of the 66 officers, 17 have gotten by means of in Engineering, 14 in EME, 13 in AoC, 11 in Signals, and 9 in ASC.
On the fruits of the choice board, the 108 girls officers who’re declared match, are into account to be posted on varied command assignments. The first set of such postings will likely be issued by finish of January 2023.
Officers for the rank of Colonel and above are chosen by a board of officers. An officer ranked as Colonel will command impartial useful models of the Indian Army.
Beyond this come the formations, and collections of such Units, like Brigades, Divisions and Corps commanded by the Brigadiers, Major Generals and Lt Generals respectively.
The activity on the bottom is executed by the Units. In the conventional course of service choice for command is finished at round 17 years of service. Those not empanelled get their time-scale promotion as Colonels after 2 years of service.
Sources mentioned the vacancies for this Special Selection Board have been launched by the federal government to advertise the affected girls officers, to make sure gender parity in Indian Army. A complete of 60 affected girls officers have been referred to as as observers for the Selection Board, to make sure truthful conduct and make clear their apprehensions, if any.
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With an purpose to offer equal alternatives to girls, the Indian Army, in 2021, granted a Permanent Commission (PC) to 424 of 615 girls officers at par with their male counterparts. With the grant of PC, girls officers can aspire to attain better glory and shoulder increased ranks and accountability.
All girls officers granted PC is present process particular coaching programs and difficult army assignments to empower them for increased management roles within the Indian Army. PC to Women Officers in junior batches has additionally commenced, by which they’re thought of for PC of their tenth 12 months of service, knowledgeable Indian Army officers.
With a grant of PC, girls officers are transcending into an period of gender parity and are gearing as much as assume difficult management roles, akin to their male counterparts.
For the primary time, 5 Women Officers (WOs) have cleared the distinguished Defence Services Staff Course (DSSC) and Defence Services Technical Staff Course (DSTSC) Exam, which is held yearly within the month of September. The 5 WOs will bear a one-year course and provides them ample weightage whereas being thought of for command appointments.
NEW DELHI: The Indian military is conducting a Women officers Special Selection Board to launch the method of selling Women officers from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel, a transfer that may carry them at par with their male counterparts.
According to sources, ” A total of 244 women officers are being considered for promotion against 108 vacancies, from the 1992 batch to the 2006 batch in various Arms and Services (Engineers, Signals, Army Air Defence, Intelligence Corps, Army Service Corps, Army Ordnance Corps & Electrical & Mechanical Engineers).”
The Special Board began on 09 January and can culminate on 22 January.
As per the sources, 66 Women officers from the 1992 to 2003 batch had been empanelled on Wednesday, whereas 12 vacancies had been thought of for the 2004 batch on Thursday. 23 vacancies for the 2005 batch are to be finalised on Friday. Of the 66 officers, 17 have gotten by means of in Engineering, 14 in EME, 13 in AoC, 11 in Signals, and 9 in ASC.
On the fruits of the choice board, the 108 girls officers who’re declared match, are into account to be posted on varied command assignments. The first set of such postings will likely be issued by finish of January 2023.
Officers for the rank of Colonel and above are chosen by a board of officers. An officer ranked as Colonel will command impartial useful models of the Indian Army.
Beyond this come the formations, and collections of such Units, like Brigades, Divisions and Corps commanded by the Brigadiers, Major Generals and Lt Generals respectively.
The activity on the bottom is executed by the Units. In the conventional course of service choice for command is finished at round 17 years of service. Those not empanelled get their time-scale promotion as Colonels after 2 years of service.
Sources mentioned the vacancies for this Special Selection Board have been launched by the federal government to advertise the affected girls officers, to make sure gender parity in Indian Army. A complete of 60 affected girls officers have been referred to as as observers for the Selection Board, to make sure truthful conduct and make clear their apprehensions, if any.
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With an purpose to offer equal alternatives to girls, the Indian Army, in 2021, granted a Permanent Commission (PC) to 424 of 615 girls officers at par with their male counterparts. With the grant of PC, girls officers can aspire to attain better glory and shoulder increased ranks and accountability.
All girls officers granted PC is present process particular coaching programs and difficult army assignments to empower them for increased management roles within the Indian Army. PC to Women Officers in junior batches has additionally commenced, by which they’re thought of for PC of their tenth 12 months of service, knowledgeable Indian Army officers.
With a grant of PC, girls officers are transcending into an period of gender parity and are gearing as much as assume difficult management roles, akin to their male counterparts.
For the primary time, 5 Women Officers (WOs) have cleared the distinguished Defence Services Staff Course (DSSC) and Defence Services Technical Staff Course (DSTSC) Exam, which is held yearly within the month of September. The 5 WOs will bear a one-year course and provides them ample weightage whereas being thought of for command appointments.
