25 Rajasthan Women Police Personnel Join First NSG Mahila Commando Course at Manesar

Twenty-five women police personnel from Rajasthan have joined the first Mahila Commando Conversion Course (MCCC) being conducted by the National Security Guard (NSG) Training Academy at Manesar, Haryana, in what is being presented as an important step in expanding women’s role in specialised security operations.

The 12-week training programme began on August 24, 2026, and will run until November 13. It is designed to prepare women personnel for demanding counter-terrorism and security responsibilities by building physical strength, technical competence and operational readiness.

The Rajasthan contingent is the first group of women personnel from the state to undergo specialised NSG commando training. Their inclusion is intended to help create a dedicated pool of trained women personnel who can support specialised operations and emergency response missions in the future.

Training at Manesar

The 25 women constables were sent to Manesar from the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary’s 5th Battalion at Ghatgate. Before leaving for the course, they were briefed on the rigorous nature of the training and the standards expected of them.

ADG Arms Battalions Rupindra Singh stressed the need for strict discipline, advanced weapons proficiency, operational precision and a zero-error approach throughout the programme. The training, he indicated, would require the kind of physical and mental resilience needed to function in high-risk and challenging security environments.

The MCCC includes specialised instruction in physical conditioning, weapons handling and marksmanship, tactical intervention, hostage rescue and other elements of counter-terrorism work. The objective is not only to teach technical skills but also to give participants the confidence to respond effectively in critical situations.

Wider security value

According to the initiative’s broader design, the course is meant to do more than train individual officers. By bringing together women personnel from State Police Forces and Central Armed Police Forces, the NSG is seeking to encourage common professional standards and improve interoperability across different security organisations.

For Rajasthan Police, the significance is especially practical. After completing the course, the participating women personnel will return to their parent force with specialised skills and operational knowledge acquired at Manesar. That, in turn, is expected to strengthen the state’s preparedness for emergencies, high-risk security situations and specialised rescue operations.

The programme also reflects a wider effort to expand opportunities for women personnel in specialised operational roles within India’s security architecture. The emphasis is not simply on increasing representation in uniformed services, but on equipping women with advanced operational abilities and specialised expertise.

The course is expected to enhance the participants’ ability to operate under pressure, make decisions in demanding circumstances and contribute to coordinated security operations. It will also give women personnel from different forces a chance to train under common standards and build greater professional interoperability.

For the Rajasthan Police, the initiative is being seen as a capability-building exercise that could produce a specialised group of trained women personnel for future operational and emergency-response needs. Such personnel could also be particularly useful in situations where trained women responders are operationally advantageous.

The launch of the first MCCC comes amid a broader emphasis on Nari Shakti in India’s security forces, with women personnel increasingly being prepared for responsibilities that require physical endurance, technical competence, discipline and tactical judgement.

The first batch of the course is scheduled to complete training in November, after which the participants are expected to return to their respective forces with enhanced operational skills and specialised knowledge. The programme is being watched as an early step towards building a wider pool of trained women commandos across India’s security establishment.

The inclusion of Rajasthan’s 25 women police personnel in the inaugural batch gives the initiative immediate practical significance, while also reinforcing the larger message that women’s empowerment in the security sector must extend beyond representation to operational capability, leadership and preparedness — “She Who Dares, Leads.”