Dr. DEEPSHIKHA CHETTRI, SIKKIM’S SECOND FEMALE OFFICER TO JOIN INDIAN ARMY
June 26, 2021: Sikkim based Dr. Deepsikha Chettri joins the Indian Army as the second female officer from the state to ever serve in the Indian Army. Born in the Gangtok city, she joined the Indian Army after finishing her basic training.
In army medical exams she received 6 rank all over India and 2nd among ladies. She completed her schooling at Tashi Namgyal Academy, St Joseph’s Kalimpong and Birla Balika Vidyapeeth Pilani before enrolling in the MBBS course at Sikkim Manipal Institute Of Medical Science.
She is the daughter of Shri Rajendra Kumar Chettri & Bindu Chettri of Sichey Gangtok East Sikkim. She will now stepping into field tenure on the front lines as both a doctor and a soldier for 8 month. All the Gorkha Communities congratulated her on social media with quotation and shared the picture.
Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, congratulated her on facebook by sharing her picture and wrote, “I would like to congratulate Dr. Deepshika Chettri on accomplishing the captain rank in the Indian Army and becoming the second female officer from Sikkim to ever serve in the Indian Armed Forces. She stood 6th in All-India ranking and 2nd among female candidates in the army medical exams. It is indeed a proud moment for her and her parents and the entire state. I wish her more milestones and success in all her endeavors and hope she inspires others to follow suit.”
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