In a ceremony held at historic Chetwode hall of Indian Military Academy (IMA) 40 cadets of Army Cadet College (ACC) were awarded degrees. The ceremony was presided over by the Commandant of IMA, lt Gen S K Sinha.
Among the 40 Cadets, 21 are from science stream while 19 belonged to jumanities stream. The cadets were conferred degrees by the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
The Commandant, in his convocation address, congratulated the Course for successfully completing their challenging three years of training at the ACC Wing.
The Principal of the Army Cadet College Wing, Dr Naveen Kumar while presenting the College report highlighted the high standards and commendable academic performance shown by the Cadets of the graduating course.
On the occasion, the Commandant’s Banner to the Champion Company was awarded to 'Kargil Company'. The Banner is awarded to the Company, which excels in various competitions like Sports, Academics, Camps, Debates and Interior Economy.
The Army Cadet College has a rich history of training selected personnel from other ranks of all three Services who have the potential to become officers in the Indian Army. After three years of training at the Army Cadet College, the graduated course will join the Indian Military Academy for one year for their Pre-commissioning Training.