48 graduate from Army Cadet College

As many as 48 cadets of the Army Cadet College (ACC) wing of the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, marked the successful completion of their rigorous academic and military training, with the graduation ceremony being held on June 6.

Lt Gen Nagendra Singh, Commandant, IMA, conferred the bachelor’s degree of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, on 18 cadets of the science stream and 30 cadets of the humanities stream of the 125th Course of the ACC. They will now join the IMA for one-year pre-commissioning training.

The ACC is a feeder institute to the IMA, training and grooming armed forces personnel from the ranks to become officers over a three-year period. The curriculum is made to ensure holistic development of cadets physically, mentally and intellectually. Every cadet undergoes a graduation programme augmented with rigorous military training to imbibe traits required by them to become commissioned officers in the Army.

In his convocation address, Lt Gen Nagendra Singh congratulated the cadets for successfully crossing an important milestone in their professional career. He emphasised that character, self-discipline, courage, motivation, positive attitude and professional competence were the pillars of a successful Army officer.

The Chief of Army Staff Gold Medal for standing first in the order of merit was awarded to Wing Cadet Capt Praveen Kumar, Silver Medal to Platoon Cadet Capt Amit Kuntal and Bronze Medal to Company Cadet Capt Amandeep Singh. The Commandant’s Silver Medal for standing first in service subjects was awarded to Platoon Cadet Capt Amit Kuntal.