Project Virangana
Free physical and academic training that prepares women aspirants for the Jammu Kashmir Police Sub-Inspector and Constable recruitment, SSB and Agniveer. Running constantly since 2020, the program began as Mission Shakti and is now Project Virangana.
Year
2020 – ongoing
Location
Padam Shri Padma Sachdev Govt College for Women, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu
Beneficiaries
300 trained per JKPSI batch · 800+ overall
Support / Funders
Late Sh Devender Singh Rana (MLA Nagrota) & Sh Subhash Choudhary (Chairman, JK Channel); coaching by the Essence Institute
Inside the program
What we set out to do, and how we make it happen
Our goals
Objectives
- 1Prepare female aspirants for the physical endurance and written recruitment tests
- 2Build discipline, fitness and exam-ready academic skills, free of cost
- 3Open the door to careers in the Jammu Kashmir Police, SSB and Agniveer
On the ground
Activities
- Daily 5:00 AM physical drill and endurance training for the PET
- Academic coaching for the written examination, with the Essence Institute
- Self-defence under capable instructors from the Jammu Kashmir Police
- Medical fitness camps with vital checks and blood tests
Year by year
Editions & milestones
Residential Batch — Culmination at Mubarak Mandi
A three-month residential program (7 May to 7 August 2026) preparing young women for the Indian armed forces, J&K Police (Sub-Inspector & Constable), BSF and SSC GD, building physical endurance and exam readiness with mentoring from counsellors, psychologists and academicians. It concluded with a culmination ceremony at Mubarak Mandi; the recruits now head into their November examinations.
JKPSI Training-cum-Coaching Batch
A 60+ day physical and academic program from 7 April; medical support led by Dr Kulbhushan Jamwal.
JKP Constable Training Programme
Constable-recruitment physical training, commencing 1 November 2024.
Shakti Samman Samaroh
Felicitation (8 March) of trainees selected into the forces, graced by DIG Sara Rizvi.
First Mission Shakti JKPSI Batch
The flagship batch began in December in the presence of SHO Shakti Sharma, J&K Police.
The change we've measured on the ground
600+ aspirants applied; 300 selected for the flagship JKPSI batch
800+ women trained overall in physical and academic preparation
36 selected into JKP (Border Battalion), SSB and JKSSB so far
From the ground
Photos from Project Virangana
Watch
Project Virangana in motion
Project Virangana · 2026
Tiranga march through Jammu
Project Virangana · 2026
Recruits line the route with the tricolour
Project Virangana · 2026
Carrying the flag with pride
Project Virangana · 2026
On the march — a sea of tricolour
Voices
In their own words
The training gave me the discipline and fitness to clear my recruitment. Today I proudly serve in a uniform, a dream I once thought was out of reach.
Every woman empowered makes the whole nation stronger.
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