Women shall be able to join India's premier tri-service pre-commissioning training institute, the National Defence Academy, from next year, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

The defence minister said this at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation international webinar on the Role of Women in the Armed Forces. "I am happy to share with you that from next year, women shall be able to join our premier tri-service pre-commissioning training institute, the National Defence Academy," while his address.