In a spectacular graduation ceremony 26 bright youngsters of 180th course passed out from prestigious Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) here on Wednesday. The event was attended by various heads of military installations and Principals of eminent public school of Doon valley.
The Chief Guest for the Ceremony was, Air Marshal PP Reddy (Rtd). Speaking on the occasion he said that it is praiseworthy that the RIMC has produced such magnificent cadets. He spoke about how it is important to understand the value of the titles that the cadets wore on their shoulders.
The Commandant, RIMC, Col Vivek Sharma, gave a presentation about the achievements of the school in last six months.
An award ceremony was also organised on the occasion. The prestigious Sword of honour was bagged by Cadet Captain Devesh Rathaur. It is presented to a cadet who is adjudged the “All Round Best” with special reference to Officer like Qualities from the Graduating Course.
The Wavell Sword was awarded to Cadet NCO Nishant Vishwakarma. It is presented to the cadet adjudged best in integrity and character from the graduating course. lt Gen SS Dhillion Trophy was presented to awarded to Cadet NCO Ashish Kumar Pandey for being adjudged the “Best in attitude’’ from among the passing out course. Col DH Parab Trophy was bagged by Cadet NCO Paarth Gupta, while GOC UB Area Trophy Best in leadership was handed over to Section Commander Cadet Vickrant Raj.
After the awards ceremony the cadets of RIMC enthralled the audience by their talents in dance and drama which followed the award ceremony.