Thirty-eight cadets belonging to the 105th course of the Army Cadet College (ACC) graduated and were awarded degrees at a majestic presentation ceremony which was held at the historic Chetwode Hall of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) here on Friday.
The prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) confers the degrees to these cadets. Seven cadets got their degree in the Science stream while 31 were awarded their degree in the Humanities.
The ceremony was presided over by the officiating Commandant of the Indian Military Academy, Major General YS Mahiwal.
In his convocation address, Maj Gen Mahiwal congratulated the cadets for successfully completing the challenging three years of training at the Army Cadet College Wing.
The Commander of the Army Cadet College Wing, Brig AS Chahal, presented the college report on the occasion which highlighted the high standards and admirable academic performance shown by the cadets during their course.
Maj Gen Mahiwal presented the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gold Medal to Cadet Bhuwan Thapa, the silver and bronze medals were awarded to Praveen Kumar and Anish KJ, respectively.
The Commandant’s silver medals were awarded to Bhuwan Thapa (I in Service subjects), Jadhav Ajinkya (I in humanities stream) and Salyanarayan Madimi (I in science stream).
The prestigious Commandant’s banner was awarded to BOGRA company by Maj Gen Mahiwal. The Banner is awarded to the company which excels in various competitions like sports, academics, camps, debates and discipline.
The Army Cadet College has a vast history of training the selected personnel from other ranks of all the three services of the Indian armed forces, who have the potential to become officers in the Indian Army. After three years of training at the Army Cadet College, the candidates will join the Indian Military Academy (IMA) for one year to complete their pre-commissioning training.