The Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (MRSAFPI) in SAS Nagar (Mohali) continues to excel, with 26 more cadets made it to the UPSC All India Merit List for the National Defence Academy (NDA)-154 Course, set to begin in June 2025. Cadet Aryan Sofeth from Patiala has secured 9th rank in the All India Ranking, while 10 cadets from the Institute have secured positions in the top 100.Notably, the Institute’s 26 cadets have cleared the SSB out of the 34, who had passed the written exam for the NDA-154 Course. Now, these cadets are awaiting their joining letters.
Apart from Aryan Sofeth, 25 cadets, who have secured merit positions include Anhad Singh Khatumria, Mohanpreet Singh, Armaanvir Singh Adhi, Bhaskar Jain, Manjot Singh, Nimit Soni, Harkanwal Singh, Udhaybir Singh Nanda, Prjveer Singh, Aditya Mishra, Ranbir Singh, Ishmeet Singh, Ishaan Sharma, Samarvir Singh Heer, Balraj Singh Heera, Abhay Pratap Singh Dhillon, Bhuvan Dhiman, Harmanpreet Singh, Sahib Singh Dhaliwal, Divanshu Sandhu (all from the 13th Course of MRSAFPI) and Bhavik Kansal, Gurvanshbir Singh, Ojas Gaint, Shiven Tayal, and Gagandeep Singh (all from the 12th Course of MRSAFPI).
Congratulating the cadets, Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Mr. Aman Arora said that these Cadets are the pride of Punjab. He also wished them all the best for their training and career ahead.Mr. Arora also congratulated cadet Gunjot Singh (7th Course at MRSAFI) and Cadet Aryan Dutt (8th Course) on their selection for the Officer Training Academy (OTA), Chennai for the Short Service Commission (Technical) 64th Course. Cadet Gunjot hails from Patiala district and his father works at Thapar University, while Cadet Aryan Dutt belongs to SAS Nagar district and his father retired as a Commander in the Indian Navy.
The Director of the Institute Major General (Retired) Ajay H. Chauhan, VSM, said that this Institute has the highest number of cadets for the NDA-154 course commencing in June 2025. As on date, a total of 255 cadets of this Institute have joined various Service Training Academies since inception the Institute and 170 alumni of the Institute have been commissioned as officers in the Defence Services.