Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Major Navya Shekhawat Becomes Army’s First Woman Presidential ADC
Major Navya Shekhawat has been chosen to serve as an aide-de-camp, or ADC, to the President of India.
An ADC is an officer who helps and accompanies an important leader.
She is the first woman from the Indian Army to receive this appointment.
The President usually has five ADCs.
Three come from the Army, one comes from the Navy, and one comes from the Air Force.
A Navy officer named Lieutenant Commander Yashasvi Solanki became the first woman President’s ADC in May 2025.
Major Shekhawat is therefore the second woman overall to serve in the position.
Her appointment is being described as a significant milestone for women in the Indian Army.
Major Navya Shekhawat has become the Indian Army’s first woman aide-de-camp to the President.
Her appointment places her among a select group of officers serving in this role.
The President traditionally has five ADCs: three from the Army, one from the Navy and one from the Air Force.
Lieutenant Commander Yashasvi Solanki became the first woman ADC to the President in May 2025.
Major Shekhawat is the second woman overall to hold the presidential ADC position.
- Who
- Major Navya Shekhawat, an Indian Army officer.
- What
- She became the first woman from the Indian Army appointed as an aide-de-camp to the President.
- Where
- Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence and workplace associated with the President.
- Why
- Her appointment fills a presidential ADC role and marks the first time a woman from the Indian Army has held it.
- Officer appointed
- Major Navya Shekhawat
- Position
- Aide-de-camp to the President
- Army milestone
- First woman from the Indian Army to hold the position
- Total presidential ADCs
- Five
- Army allocation
- Three ADCs
- Other service allocations
- One each from the Navy and Air Force
- Previous milestone
- Lieutenant Commander Yashasvi Solanki became the first woman presidential ADC in May 2025