Woman IPS probationer to command the Dikshant parade again

Ranjeeta Sharma is the 5th woman in the history of the academy to command the parade

For the second consecutive year, a woman IPS probationer would command the Dikshant Parade at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) on Friday, considered to be the most prestigious honour for any IPS probationer. A native of Faridabad in Haryana and borne on Rajasthan cadre, Ranjeeta Sharma is the fifth woman in the history of the academy to command the parade. Last year, Kiran Shruthi D.V. of Tamil Nadu cadre led the Dikshant Parade of her batch. Ms. Sharma, who had made it to civil services after exhausting all her attempts (sixth attempt), was the most determined. In all humble and modest ways, the 34-year-old IPS probationer looks at her achievement as a fruit of her labour and constant support from her doting parents and friends, who always believed in her. A post-graduate from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, she worked in the public relations sector for more than nine years, before quitting her job to join the prestigious civil services.