In an impressive ceremony held at the historic Chetwode hall of Indian Military Academy (IMA) on Friday, 65 cadets of Army Cadet College (ACC) wing were awarded degrees. The ceremony was presided over by the Commandant of IMA, Lt Gen S K Jha.
The Commandant, in his convocation address, congratulated the course for successfully completing their challenging three years of training at the ACCWing. He congratulated the cadets, their parents on the occasion and complimented the Commander ACC wing, the head of academic department, and the faculty members for their diligent efforts in shaping the Cadets into potential officers.
Among the 65 Cadets, 36 belonged to humanities stream while 29 were from Science stream. These degrees were conferred on the Cadets by the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
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 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 ACC 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.
The Award Winners list
I The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Medals.
1 Gold Medal- Gautam
2 Silver Medal- Ajit Singh Katal
3 Bronze Medal – Lakshman Das
II Commandant’s Silver Medals.
1 First in Service Subjects – Gautam
2 First in Humanities Stream: Chandan Kumar
3 First in Science Stream- Gautam.