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International Womens' Day celebration

Interaction session with women naval officers at KV Mankhurd

As part of women's day celebration an interaction session was arranged between girls of class 9th and 11th with women naval officers Lt Cdr Annie Natrajan, Lt Chitra and Sarg Lt P Chandola.

The session was presided by Principal of the Vidyalaya Shri Ajaya Kumar and attended by Mrs Mukta Saxena PGT Bio, Mrs Ainikkal TGT Eng and Mrs. Rekha Mishra TGT Maths.The naval officers began the session with an introduction and their after their experience in Indian Navy.They enlightened the students about the scope for carreers in the field of education, Logistics and medicine in  Indian Navy.

The most interesting part of the programme was the Question and Answer session wherein the teachers and students put in their queries, regarding the recruitment ,career scope, selection procedure  in the Indian Navy. Students were made

While both Lt Cdr Annie  Natrajan, Lt Chitra already had their parents in Force, Sarg. Lt  P Chandola said that she was the first person in her family to join Indian Navy. Students were made aware of the direct entry through AFMC in Medical branch and the lateral entry after MBBS. They informed that 50 percent seats are reserved for short service commission and 50 percent for permanent. In the logistic branch students were told that they cold join after any branch of education after graduation, since this branch looked after all matters related to clothing, ration, getting raw material for aircraft, naval ship etc.

To an enquiry from an enthusiastic student it was made clear that ladies are not combat forces but in future if need arise they may be trained to do so. In answer to a query how to know the date of exam , students were told to be in touch with employment newspaper

 In a motivating note Lt Chitra told girls of this Vidyalaya that she was to go to navy right from class 9th and so kept track of advertisement and applied. The energetic , Smart officers had only one message to convey to the girls of KVM never think you are less in any way to the boys .