With their epaulettes adorned with two stars each, 610 Gentlemen Cadets (GCs) on Saturday walked their ‘Antim Pag’ (Final Steps) from the hallowed portals of the Indian Military Academy’s historic Chetwode building, becoming newly commissioned officers in the Indian Army.
With the passing out of the cadets, the number of officers who have passed out of the IMA since its inauguration in 1932 reached 57,075.
98 from U.P.
Of the GCs who passed out, 98 were from Uttar Pradesh. This was followed by 60 from Haryana and Bihar each, and 52 from Uttarakhand. So far, a total of 1,908 Foreign Gentlemen Cadets have passed out from the IMA, of whom 45 FGCs participated in Saturday’s passing out parade.
Lt. Gen Sarath Chand, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the South Western Army, reviewed the parade.
The Reviewing Officer said the officers must imbibe the spirit of IMA’s motto — ‘Valour and Wisdom’ — to maintain professional competence and use traditional wisdom to stay ahead in the current times.
Sword of Honour
The Sword of Honour was awarded to Rajendra Singh Bisht for the best all-round performance. Aman Dhaka was awarded the Gold Medal, N. Dinesh Kumar the Silver Medal, and Rajendra Singh Bisht the Bronze Medal for standing first, second, and third in the Regular Course. The Silver Medal for topping the Technical Graduate Course was awarded to Avijit Hazra Chowdhury.
