NSG Launches First All-Women Commando Course

The National Security Guard (NSG) Training Academy launched India’s first-ever Mahila Commando Conversion Course (MCCC) on 24 August 2026 at its garrison in Manesar, Haryana. The 12-week residential programme is designed for selected women personnel from State Police Forces and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and includes counter-terrorism training, weapons handling, marksmanship, tactical intervention, and hostage rescue drills.

National Security Guard

The National Security Guard is a federal counter-terrorism force under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It was raised in 1984 after Operation Blue Star and the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and it functions as a specialised force for anti-hijacking, counter-terror operations, and high-risk security duties.

Mahila Commando Conversion Course

The Mahila Commando Conversion Course is a 12-week intensive residential training programme. It is structured to build advanced operational skills in female personnel drawn from police and paramilitary formations.

• The course began on 24 August 2026 at the NSG Training Academy in Manesar.
• The first batch included 25 women constables from the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary’s 5th Battalion at Ghatgate.
• The training syllabus includes physical conditioning, weapons proficiency, marksmanship, tactical intervention, and hostage rescue drills.
• The programme uses the theme and hashtag “She Who Dares, Leads”.

State Police Forces and CAPFs

State Police Forces are maintained by individual States and Union Territories under the Constitution of India. Central Armed Police Forces, or CAPFs, are central security forces that include the Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Central Industrial Security Force, Sashastra Seema Bal, and Assam Rifles.

Important Facts for Exams

• The NSG is popularly known as the “Black Cats” force.
• The NSG was created as a federal contingency force for counter-terrorism and anti-hijacking operations.
• Manesar in Haryana houses the NSG Training Academy.
• Rajasthan Armed Constabulary is a state armed police force of Rajasthan.

The course is a 12-week residential programme for women personnel from State Police Forces and CAPFs. The first batch comprises 25 women constables from the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary.