A Graduation ceremony was organised at Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC)on Wednesday in which 22 meritorious cadets of the 182 courses graduated from the prestigious institute. In the ceremony, the cadets were awarded various prizes for their excellent performance during the term.
Cadet Aryan Dhama and Cadet Cadet Gaurav Prakash were awarded the College Blue for Shooting and Physical training respectively.
The prestigious ‘Sword of Honour’ was bagged by Cadet Capt lalrinawma Sailo. lalrinawma Sailo hails from Chanmari, District Aizawl, Mizoram. His father Saihmingliana Sailo, is a businessman. Sailo was adjudged the “All Round Best Cadet’ in the school.
‘Wavell Sword’ was bagged by Cadet Adjutant Somay Badola for being best in integrity and character in the school. ‘lt Gen SS Dhillion Trophy' was awarded to Cadet Section Commander Vaibhav Deoli for being adjudged the ‘Best in attitude’. Colonel D H Parab Trophy was bagged by Cadet Ashish l Parmar for being ‘The Most Helpful Boy’ in the school. The GOC UB Area Trophy Best in the leadership was bagged by Cadet Section Commander Anirudh Singh.
The Chief Guest for the ceremony was Commandant of Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun, lt Gen S K Jha.
In his address the IMA commandant praised the institution that had produced such outstanding cadets and also the masters that played a vital role in developing the cadets. He spoke about how it is vital to understand the value of the titles that the cadets wore on their shoulders and how being responsible now will accustom them to the responsibilities that waited them in future.
The Commandant, RIMC, Col Vivek Sharma gave a presentation about the feats of the school in last six months.