A total of 58 cadets of the Army Cadet College (ACC) Wing graduated and were awarded degrees during the presentation ceremony at the renowned Chetwode Hall of the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, on Friday. Amongst the 58 cadets, 29 were from science stream and the rest from the humanities stream.
These degrees were conferred on the cadets by the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The ceremony was presided over by lt Gen Manvender Singh, Commandant of IMA.
The Army Cadet College trains selected personnel from the Other Ranks of the three Services found suitable to be commissioned into the Indian Army. After three years of academic training at the ACC, those graduated will join the Indian Military Academy for one-year pre-commission military training. Brig AS Chahal, SM, Commander ACC Wing, while presenting the college report, highlighted the high standard and admirable academic performance shown by the cadets of the graduating course.
In his convocation address, lt Gen Manvender Singh congratulated the graduates for successfully completing their challenging three years of training at the ACC Wing. The award winners for the 103 ACC course are:- The COAS medal winners included WCC BB Roka - gold medal, CCC Bideshi Polai - silver medal, and CSM S Singh Jamwal - bronze medal. Commandant's Silver Medals winners are WCC BB Roka (first in service subject), CDT Pradeep Kumar (first in humanities stream) and CSM S Singh Jamwal (first in science stream). On this occasion, lt Gen Manvender Singh was also awarded the Commandant's Banner to KARGIl Company. The banner is awarded to the company which excels in various competitions like sports, academics, camps, debates and discipline. Towards the end, the commandant complimented commander ACC Wing, the Head of Academic Department, and the faculty members for their diligent efforts in moulding the cadets into potential officers. He also congratulated all the parents and spouses, and extended his felicitations to the future GCs too.