In a gracious ceremony held at the historic Chetwode hall of Indian Military Academy (IMA)on Friday, 53 cadets of Army Cadet College (ACC) wing were awarded degrees. The ceremony was presided over by the Commandant of IMA, lt Gen S K Sinha.
The Commandant, in his convocation address, congratulated the Course for successfully completing their challenging three years of training at the ACC Wing. He congratulated the cadets, their parents on the occasion and complimented the Commander Army Cadet College Wing, the Head of Academic Department, and the Faculty Members for their diligent efforts in shaping the Cadets into potential officers.
On the occasion, the Commandant’s Banner to the Champion Company was awarded to 'Nubra Company'. The Banner is awarded to the Company, which excels in various competitions like Sports, Academics, Camps, Debates and Interior Economy.
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.
The Army Cadet College 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. 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.
Among the 53 Cadets, 24 are from Science stream while 29 belonged to Humanities stream. The cadets were conferred degrees by the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.