Understanding Women's Permanent Commission in Defence Academies

The question asks about the specific academy where women candidates were allowed to be inducted for permanent commission in September 2021 following an intervention by the Supreme Court of India.

Historically, the induction of women into certain branches of the Indian Armed Forces, particularly for permanent commission roles, has evolved over time, often influenced by judicial interventions.

In a landmark decision in August 2021, the Supreme Court of India directed that women should be allowed to appear for the entrance examination to the National Defence Academy (NDA). This ruling paved the way for women candidates to be inducted into the NDA for the first time for permanent commission, with the induction process beginning subsequently, around September 2021 for the entry batch.

Let's look at the options provided:

• Officers Training Academy (OTA): Women have been trained at OTA, but the specific landmark ruling in 2021 regarding initial entry into a premier tri-service academy for permanent commission pointed towards a different institution.
• Rashtriya Military School: These schools prepare students for entry into the NDA, but they are not the final training academy for permanent commission themselves.
• Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy: This academy is related to forest service, not defence forces.
• National Defence Academy (NDA): This is the joint services academy of the Indian Armed Forces where cadets of the Army, Navy, and Air Force train together before they go on to their respective service academies. The Supreme Court's intervention specifically targeted the entry of women into the NDA for permanent commission, leading to the induction process starting in September 2021 for the subsequent course.

Therefore, the academy where women candidates were allowed to be inducted for permanent commission in September 2021 after the Supreme Court's intervention was the National Defence Academy.