| Highlights | - Commissioned into Education Branch of the Indian Air Force as part of the 3 SSC (W) G Course.
- Promoted to the rank of Wing Commander on 18/06/2007 after more than 13 years in the IAF.
- Became the first woman officer from the Army, Navy or Air Force to become the Principal of a Sainik School on 7/08/2015.
- Promoted to Group Captain on 5/01/2017, becoming the first woman in the IAF to reach the Select Group Captain rank outside the Medical Branch.
- Completed the 13 HDMC course as a Group Captain on 31/03/2018.
- Involved in strengthening co-operation between the IAF and universities in 2020.
- Promoted to the rank of Air Commodore on 1/12/2024.
- Promoted to Air Vice Marshal on 1/09/2026, becoming the first woman officer from the non-medical stream in India’s Defence Services to attain this rank.
- Promoted to Air Vice Marshal on 01/09/2026, becoming the first woman officer from the non-medical stream in India’s Defence Services to attain this rank.
- Assumed the appointment of Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education) at Air Headquarters on 01/09/2026.
- Commissioned into the Education Branch of the Indian Air Force on 18/06/1994 as part of the 3 SSC (W) G Course.
- Became the first woman officer from the Army, Navy or Air Force to serve as Principal of a Sainik School on 07/08/2015.
- Promoted to Group Captain on 05/01/2017, becoming the first woman in the IAF to reach the Select Group Captain rank outside the Medical Branch.
- Played a key role in establishing IAF Chairs of Excellence at IIT Kanpur and Pune University, strengthening ties between the IAF and universities in 2020.
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