To inspire the students and showcase them the proud past of Indian army the Indian Military Academy (IMA) invites schools from all parts of the country to witness the passing out parade. This year students from 59 schools were part of the audience during the Deputy Commandant’s and Commandant’s parade. On Thursday students of 30 schools were present on the occasion of Commandant’s parade.
The schools included Sainik School Rewa, Sainik School Kapurthala, Army School Mamun, Army School Pathankot, Chelmsford school Chandigarh, Kendriya Vidhyalaya no 5 and Jimp Pioneer school Dehradun. The students were visibly very happy and applauded loudly on many occasions during the parade
. Hiten Pratap Singh of Army Public School Fazilka (Punjab) said that he was inspired to the heart by being part of the audience to witness the parade before the historic and sprawling Chetwode hall. Ayush Kumar of Kendriya Vidhyalaya Hathibarkala Dehradun said that after witnessing the spectacular parade he has made up his mind to join the Indian army. One of the IMA official informed that the academy is receiving calls from more and more schools every year to be part of the audience at the parade and efforts are made to accommodate as many students as possible.