Pune, May 30 -- For Ishita Sangwan, who was among the first batch of 17 newly commissioned cadets who graduated from the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune on Friday, every day at the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces "offered a new box of surprises".

Reflected on her NDA journey, Sangwan said "...It feels amazing to be an ex-NDA. I had no idea about NDA as there was no one from a defence background in my family. When I joined, everything was new. It felt like every day was a new box of surprises, every day was something new..."

The first batch of 17 female cadets graduated from the Academy today. The cadets celebrated their transformation into future officers of the Indian Armed Forces after three ...