Selection Board for promoting women officers to Colonel rank

New Delhi: Women Officers Special No 3 Selection Board is being conducted by the Army for promotion from the rank of Lt Col to Col, from January 9 to 22, to bring them at par with their male counterparts.

A total of 244 women officers are being considered for promotion against 108 vacancies, from 1992 batch to 2006 batch in various Arms & Services (Engineers, Signals, Army Air Defence, Intelligence Corps, Army Service Corps, Army Ordnance Corps & Electrical & Mechanical Engineers).

The vacancies for this Special No 3 Selection Board have been released by the government to promote the affected women officers, to ensure gender parity in Indian Army.

A total of 60 women officers have been called as observers for the Selection Board, to ensure fair conduct and clarify their apprehensions, if any.