People, Positions and Obituaries · 19 January 2026

Lt KM Sudha won gold medal at National Cadet Corps (NCC) event

Exam-focused facts from the 19 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Lt KM Sudha, an assistant professor in the history department and an associate NCC officer at Royal Global University under the 30 Assam Battalion NCC, became the first person from the northeast to win a gold medal at the NCC event.
  • The event was held at the Officer Training Academy (OTA) in Gwalior.
  • She was adjudged the best firer of the OTA after competing among 127 associate NCC officers from across the country.
  • She was formally commissioned with the rank of lieutenant and secured an ‘A’ grade in the final merit list.

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