Shreya N. Gowda from Bhadravati tops NDA & NA entrance exam

Shivamogga Shreya N. Gowda of Thimlapura in Bhadravati town has topped the list of women candidates who qualified in the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The results were declared on November 5. Ms. Shreya, daughter of J. Nagendra, an employee of the Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant in Bhadravati, and B.N.

Asha, a lecturer at degree college in the town, secured the first rank in the examination. She is currently pursuing her engineering degree at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal. Ms. Shreya had dreamt of joining the Indian Army since her school days. In 2021, following a Supreme Court order, women were allowed to take the NDA and NA entrance examination. She was then in class 8.

She completed her pre-university in Bengaluru, where she focused on preparing for the NDA and NA entrance examinations. She has been supported and encouraged by her parents and brother Nishchay N. Gowda. “We are all happy that she has achieved what she aimed for,” said Mr. Nagendra. Ms.