Archive · 20 Jul 2026
Major Navya Shekhawat: First Woman Army Officer as President's ADC
Major Navya Shekhawat is the first woman officer from the Indian Army to be appointed as an Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the President of India.
This means she helps the President with important events and duties.
She went through tough training and exams to get this special job.
Before her, Lt Commander Yashasvi Solanki from the Navy was the first woman to be an ADC to the President.
Major Shekhawat's achievement shows that women can reach high positions in the Indian Army based on their hard work and skills.
Her story inspires young women who want to join the military.
Major Navya Shekhawat is the first woman officer from the Indian Army to be appointed Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the President of India.
She is part of the President's circle of five ADCs, which includes three from the Army, one from the Navy, and one from the Air Force.
Major Shekhawat completed her training at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai after clearing the Combined Defence Services examination.
Her appointment follows Lt Commander Yashasvi Solanki, who became the first woman ADC to the President in 2025.
Major Shekhawat's role involves assisting the President during state functions, investiture ceremonies, diplomatic engagements, and other official duties.
- Who
- Major Navya Shekhawat, the first woman officer from the Indian Army to be appointed Aide-de-Camp to the President of India
- What
- Appointment as ADC to the President of India
- When
- After a rigorous selection process, with the exact date not specified
- Where
- Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
- Why
- To assist the President during state functions, investiture ceremonies, diplomatic engagements, and other official duties
- Name
- Major Navya Shekhawat
- Position
- Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the President of India
- Branch
- Army Service Corps
- Significance
- First woman officer from the Indian Army to be appointed ADC to the President
- Training
- Officers Training Academy, Chennai
- Selection Process
- Combined Defence Services examination
- Previous Milestone
- Lt Commander Yashasvi Solanki was the first woman ADC to the President in 2025