Degrees were awarded to 50 cadets of the Army Cadet College (ACC) wing in a glittering graduation ceremony organised at the famed Chetwode Hall of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) on Friday.
In his convocation address, the Commandant, IMA, lt Gen, S K Saini congratulated the cadets of 107 course of ACC for successfully completing their challenging three years of training at the Army Cadet College Wing. He complimented the Commander of ACC wing, the Head of Academic Department, and the Faculty Members for their diligent efforts in shaping the Cadets into potential officers. lt Gen Saini congratulated the parents and spouses, and extended his felicitations to the future Gentlemen Cadets.
The IMA commandant awarded the Commandant’s Banner to the Champion Company which excels in sports, academics, camps, debates and interior economy. The banner was awarded to the KARGIl Company.
The Commander ACC, Brig Nikesh Nandan, presented the college report card on the occasion. He highlighted the high standards and commendable academic performance shown by the Cadets of the graduating course.
In the graduating course of 50 cadets, 21 were from Science stream while 29 belonged to humanities stream. These degrees were conferred on the Cadets by the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The ACC has a rich history of training selected personnel from other ranks of all the three Services who have the potential to become officers in the Indian Army. The graduated course will join the IMA for one year for their Pre-Commissioning Training.