Ludhiana girls getting closer to joining state army institute
Hindustan TimesThe two girls from the district namely, Arshdeep Kaur and Khushpreet Kaur, cleared the first stage, i.e. the written examination for a three-year training course at Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute for girls in their first attempt. She said, “Mathematics fascinated me and I always aspired to teach the same but recently developed interest in the army made me appear for the examination.” The 19-year-old Khushpreet, a resident of Khanpur village in Malerkotla, cleared Class 12 in commerce with 93.2% marks. Khushpreet said, “Subject teachers at the school helped me throughout and especially the sports teacher who trained us for physical fitness which is stage 2 of the examination.” Khushpreet completed her matriculation from Government Senior Secondary School, Bhogiwal, with 94.7% marks. Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute has been set up by the Punjab government in Mohali to train the aspirants for defence services.