Dehradun, June 13 -- For the first time, nine women cadets passed out from the Indian Military Academy here and commissioned into the Indian Army. They had joined the IMA after passing out from the National Defence Academy.

They would also be the first batch of women officers with direct permanent commission in the Indian Army on the day of their commissioning. Earlier, women officers would first join as Short Service Commission officers and then would become eligible for permanent commission after serving for a stipulated time period.

Earlier in the day, President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Droupadi Murmu, attended the Passing Out Parade (POP) at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun as the Chief Guest and Revie...