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Indian Military Academy (IMA) Commandant Lt Gen Sandeep Jain on Friday conferred the Bachelor’s degree by the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi to 19 Cadets of Science stream and 25 Cadets of Humanities stream of 124 Course of the Army Cadet College Wing during the Convocation Ceremony of ACC Wing in the coveted Chetwode Hall of the Academy.
The Army Cadet College is a premier training institute of the Indian Army, which acts as a feeder institute to the IMA. The training curriculum at ACC Wing is made to ensure holistic development of cadets physically, mentally and intellectually. Every cadet undergoes a Graduation program augmented with rigorous military training to imbibe traits required by them to become Commissioned Officers in the Indian Army.
The convocation ceremony marked the culmination of the three-year training curriculum at ACC Wing. In January 2025, the Cadets of the graduating course will join the IMA as Officer Cadets for a one-year Pre-Commissioning Training.
Lt Gen Sandeep Jain in his convocation address congratulated the cadets for successfully completing the rigorous training and having crossed an important milestone in their professional career. He emphasized that character self-discipline, courage, motivation, positive attitude and professional competence are pillars of a successful Army Officer.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gold Medal was awarded to Wing Cadet Captain Kamaljeet Singh COAS Silver Medal was awarded to Wing Cadet Adjutant Lovejeet Singh and Cadet Shivam Ujjwal won the COAS Bronze Medal.
Commandant’s Silver Medals for being First in Service Subjects was awarded to Company Cadet Captain Abhishek Guleria, First in Humanities Stream to Wing Cadet Adjutant Lovejeet Singh and First in Science Stream to Wing Cadet Captain Kamaljeet Singh.
On the occasion, Lt Gen Jain also awarded the Commandant’s Banner to BOGRA COMPANY for being the Champion Company of Army Cadet College. The Banner is awarded to the Company, which excels in various competitions like Sports, Physical Trg, Camps, Debates, Interior Economy, Weapon Trg, Academic and Service Trg.
In the end, the Commandant complimented Brigadier Peeyush Khurana, SM, Commander, Army Cadet College Wing and his team of instructors and faculty members for their diligent efforts in shaping the cadets into potential officers.