Pune Girl Ritika Pardeshi Set To Join OTA Chennai
Pune Girl Ritika Pardeshi Set To Join OTA Chennai
Pune : Ritika Milankumar Pardeshi ( 24 yrs) , a resident of Dhayari (Sinhagad Road), Pune has been selected to join Officers Training Academy, Chennai on 26 Sept 2024. She stands 11 th in the all India merit for the girls which has been announced by the UPSC . She will undergo a one year Military training at OTA, on successful completion of which she will get commissioned as ‘Lieutenant’ in the Indian Army. She has taken CDS exam coaching as well as SSB Interviews training under guidance of Lt Col Pradeep Brahmankar (Retd).
Ritika has done her schooling at Springdale English Medium School and she has scored 93% in the SSC board exams held in March 2016. She did her 11th & 12th from Apte Junior College and scored 84.15% marks in the 12th HSC board exams held in March 2018. She has done B.Sc in Electronics from Fergusson College and scored 9.06 CGPA in June 2021 exams. Presently she is pursing M.Sc (Electronics) from Fergusson College and is in the final year.
Ritika has dreamt of joining the Indian Army since her childhood. While studying in class III at an early age of 8 yrs, she watched the movie ‘Lakshya’ which inspired her to join the Indian Army . Since childhood, she always kept of thinking as to why there is no person from her family in the Indian Army. This is one of the major reason for her to join the Indian Army.
Ritika’s father, Milankumar Pardeshi is a businessman who has Construction business and Health Club business. Her mother Bela Pardeshi, is a housewife. Her elder sister Shefali is pursing PhD in Economics in Ireland. Her elder brother Viraj has been the Captain of India’s Modern Pentathlon team. He won a Bronze Medal in Asia Cup held at Kyrgyzstan in 2018.
Ritika is a black belt in Karate. She has participated in a number of half marathons (21 Km) and her best timing has been 1 hr. 54 min. She has done a number of treks like Everest Base Camp, Kanchanjunga Base Camp, Mount Patalsu (Himachal). Ritika is also a good Bharatanatyam dancer.
While talking about her success, Ritika said, “I have always dreamt of joining Army since my childhood . My parents have always supported me. I followed the footsteps of a few friends who are in the Army Maj Piyush Deshmukh and Maj Soniya Newaskar and joined Apex Careers for the CDS written as well as SSB Interview training. For CDS written, I was guided by Rahul Mulje. For SSB, I received expert training and guidance from Lt Col Pradeep Brahmankar and Col Sunil Kadam and a few more Senior Officers at Apex Careers who groomed me very well. The mock Interview taken by Lt Col Pradeep Brahmankar helped me a lot in improving my weaknesses and built up my personality. The tips given by Lt Col Pradeep Brahmankar after my mock Interview improved my confidence and I could do well because of his personal guidance. I also got benefited in GK from Pranjal Bhide, who was a SSB student at Apex Careers . I owe my success to Lt Col Pradeep Brahmankar and also to the blessing of my grand mother and my Aunt Devika Pardeshi & parents and my elder siblings who have supported me at all times.”
