IMA Passing Out Parade June 2015. 687 Gentlemen Cadets including 71 Foreign Gentlemen Cadets passed out from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun on 13 Jun 2015. Admiral RK Dhowan, Chief of Naval Staff, reviewed the parade.
The coveted award the Sword of Honour was presented to ACA Ishan shinghal. The Gold Medal for the GC standing First in the Overall Order of Merit was presented to BUO Ajay Kumar Pathak. Chief of Army Staff Banner was awarded to Hajipir Company for standing Overall First in the Term.
71 Foreign Gentleman Cadets also graduated from the academy, with 44 cadets from Afghanistan, 12 cadets from Tajikistan and 4 from Bhutan. With 616 cadets commissioned as officers into the Indian Army, Uttar Pradesh tops the list of states with the most cadets passing out (100 cadets), while Haryana stood second with 64 cadets, Uttarakhand third with 60 and Bihar fourth with 51.
#IMA 687 Gentlemen Cadets, including 71 Foreign Cadets, passed out from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun today. pic.twitter.com/jHggkxh9wR
— Sitanshu Kar (@SpokespersonMoD) June 13, 2015
Admiral Dhowan congratulated the new officers and said the officers have been fortunate to be trained at the academy known for its high standards of training and it is time to utilise what they have learnt here for the service of the nation. The coveted Sword of Honour was awarded to Ishan Singhal who was adjudged as the Best All-Round Cadet during the training. Ajay Kumar Pathak won the gold medal while Ashish Kapoor, Anshuman S Bisht and Ali Sharif bagged silver medals.
