Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala will hold its Passing out Parade (POP) for Autumn Term 2020 on Saturday, 28 November 2020. General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, Chief of the Army Staff will be the Reviewing Officer for the Passing Out Parade on 28 Nov 20. The POP will be conducted without the presence of parents and guests of trainees, considering the precautions to be followed during COVID-19 crisis.
Trainees comprising Midshipmen of 99th Indian Naval Academy Course (B.Tech and MSc) and Cadets of 30th Naval Orientation Course (Extended) will pass out as Officers on successful completion of their ab-initio training. Two trainees of the Sri Lanka Navy will also pass out this term. Trainees of Indian Naval Academy’s four years B.Tech degree course will be awarded their degrees by Vice Admiral M A Hampiholi, AVSM, NM, Commandant, INA during the convocation ceremony on 27 November 2020.
The passing out courses were administered the Oath of Allegiance by Rear Admiral Tarun Sobti, VSM, Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor, INA on 25 November 2020. To commemorate the sacrifices of the brave soldiers of the country, a Wreath Laying Ceremony was conducted at the War Memorial “Prerna Sthal” of INA on 25 November 2020.
A spectacular outdoor training demonstration on 26 November 2020 by the trainees and INA band shall also add to the grandeur of the events conducted during this period.
Police Commissioner Hyderabad, Anjani Kumar on Saturday informed that Mudavath Srinu Naik aka Srinivas Chowhan a native of Sainikpuri, Jawahar Nagar Medchal District. He is in habit of maintaining luxurious life. To gain easy money illegally he obtained Aadhar card on the name of Srinivas Chowhan, with fake date of birth 27-08-1986 (instead of 12-07-1979) and he poses himself as Indian Army officer.
He informed to his family members that he got job as Major in Indian Army and they believed his words. To believe him as an Army officer, he procured Army ID Card on the name of M.S. Chauhan, purchased Army dress, caps, shoes, monograms, Award badges, Toy pistols, etc and got photos by wearing Indian Army Dress posted his passport size photos in Army Uniform in social media. He studied upto 9th Class, and then obtained distance education certificates upto Post-Graduation. In the year 2002 he got married with Amrutha Devi (Superintendent in DMHO, Guntur) and his son M. Nikhil Singh Chowhan is studying Intermediate 2nd Year. He obtained fake education certificate of M.Tech (Environmental Engineering) of CMJ University, Meghalaya.
He is impersonating as Major in Indian Army, introducing himself as graduate from National Defence Academy, Pune, Maharashtra State and working as Major in Indian Army, Hyderabad Range. He poses himself as un married person and working as Major in Indian Army, with the help of marriage Bureau he cheated nearly 17 persons on false promises to marry various persons and collected nearly Rs 6,61,02,000/- (Six crore sixty-one lakh two thousand rupees).
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With the cheating amount he purchased cars, flats and other luxurious items. The police have recovered Dummy Pistols, Army Dress, Fake Army ID Card and other documents.
230 Officer Cadets passed out from Officers Training Academy(OTA), Chennai today. 20 Cadets from foreign nations also passed out. Lt Gen RP Singh GOC-in-C, Western Command reviewed the Passing Out Parade.
Eleven people were Tuesday arrested in Guwahati after they were found impersonating Indian Air Force personnel near the airport. The men were found on Monday night moving around near the Guwahati airport, dressed in full military fatigues. Police on duty in the area got suspicious and apprehended them. On interrogation, it was found that the men possessed fake identity cards of the IAF.
“One of the eleven men, DK Goswami, is the main accused. He manipulated the other 10 persons and made them believe they were being recruited for the Army. Some of the men in the team are his relatives,”
The pipping ceremony of three Vietnamese Gentleman Cadets (GCs) was held in advance before the scheduled passing out parade of autumn term in December, at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun on Wednesday, said an IMA official.
The ceremony in which the cadets get their rank stars on their shoulders was held days ahead of the passing out parade on request of the Vietnamese embassy, said the official.
“The ceremony was held for the three Vietnamese GCs who were currently undergoing training at the academy along with 208 other foreign GCs from 11 friendly foreign nations,” said Lt Col Himani Pant, public relations officer IMA.
Vietnamese Cadets Pipping Ceremony held at IMA in advance.
The request was made by the Vietnamese Government.
It wanted all its trainees in India to return to Vietnam at the same time under the Indian Government’s Vande Bharat Mission. pic.twitter.com/l5n0sE1oxt
After AFCAT 2 2020 result was declared, many defence aspirants who wrote the exam expressed dissatisfaction towards their result and demanded more transparency in the AFCAT result which is conducted by the CDAC on behalf of the Indian Air Force.
AFCAT is an online exam which is conducted by the CDAC, many aspirants are reporting glitches during the exam since 2018 when AFCAT went online from the offline mode. The major concern is not having access to the AFCAT answer sheet after the result, after AFCAT 2 2020 result many aspirants expressed their concern over this issue and the Indian Air Force had to officially reply to this situation, IAF officially denied any error in AFCAT 2 2020 result stating it is totally an automatic process without human intervention.
After one of the AFCAT aspirants filed the RTI to get clear information on her AFCAT 2 2020 marks and result. CDAC has replied to the RTI application, it has forwarded the same application to Central Public Information Officer Air Head Quarters (Vayu Bhavan) as it falls in their jurisdiction. Below is the response from CDAC.
Hello, friends, this is Satyendra Singh hailing from Chittorgarh Rajasthan, I got recommended from 31 SSB Kapurthala for Army. This was my last chance to fight for the olive green amidst the pandemic!! so I gave my best and won. My journey starts in 2017 when I completed my engineering and chooses not to get any placement from college and prepare for the CDS exam I took one year gap and studied for CDS. Utilised every second of my time and cleared CDS and AFCAT exams. My first ssb was in Bhopal, I screened out and after that, in three consecutive SSBs, I was screened out. I used to sing Ramdhari Singh Dinkar’s line after every rejection, “सौभाग्य न सब दिन सोता है, देखें आगे क्या होता है।”
After having six rejections(3 screened out ,3 conference out) I got my next call for Army from Kapurthala. my SSB was scheduled in may but due to covid-19 it was rescheduled to August. Due to covid-19 I got three months extra for preparation, and I got completely free time to focus on myself, introspected and thought about the previous failures, I focused more on meditation and yoga, that helped me a lot to know myself and for the self description, psych portion.This impacted on my over all performance.
Day 1
Reporting: On the screening day 40 reported and 18 screened in. in the OIR I did every question, the question level was moderate so I did every question and in the PPDT we were shown a hazy picture ,I wrote a very simple story. Then we were taken for the the narration and group discussion ,in the narration I completed my narration very briefly and in GD I took part and got two or three chances to speak, I gave my points and then listened others.
now the result comes and I screened in. out of 40, 18 candidates screend in that was the first day after that we went in our rooms and started preparation for the next day.
Day 2
Psych: on second day we had or psychology test so in the SRT I wrote 49 SRT out of 60, completed all TATs and WATs and in the self description part I was already very prepared because I used to write my self description twice a day. that is the only test for which you can prepare yourself in advance, you can determine what you want to write so I have written my self description so many Times.
the best part of the day was my interview schedule on the same day so the self description which I wrote was somehow in my mind, which helped me to maintain the same pace of my psychology in the interview. my interview went for almost one hour he ask me question about my journey, personal and professional life and my family and some questions from academics and sports.Two, three rapid fires also were asked and I remembered all questions and answer in the same sequence which was asked, some counter questions he asked but in a genuine way I answered all.
The bitter part of the interview was wearing Mask and face shield , sweating all over my face and struggling with the voice.
Day 3
GTO 1: In the first day of group task to group discussions held that went well after that in group planning exercise I participated well and gave ideas and worked with the group. in the starting of GD I was not able to give any points because of the fish market of the GD but after that I got chance somehow to give two or three points, same happened in group planning exercise.
on the same day we had our group obstacle race and PGT,HGT,LECTURETTE. in PGT our group performed very well but we forgot some helping material behind the lines so that went completely against us.
Day 4
GTO 2: next day we had our command task, GTO asked me questions related to my personal life, some technical questions and some questions from my job, after that he explained me the task and told me to get two subordinates. my command task went very well, he put me into so many difficulties he changed the colours and the helping materials, also destroyed some helping materials and I somehow managed to enter and get the bomb out of the the circle so that was very impressive part and CT I was also called for the four times from other candidates. In individual obstacle I performed 8 out of 10 but I was satisfied with my performance because I didn’t break any rule. in FGT I worked with group we all were trying to complete the obstacle, there was no individuality left in the FGT and that was the best part of the task.
Day 5
Conference day: On the last day we packed our suitcases and took them to the waiting area after that we were called in the seminar hall. one officer came and he told us about the SSB procedure and about the failures and how to overcome from the failures and some good talks, after that our conference started my conference went for 15 minutes. Vice president again asked me some technical questions and put me into some situations, he asked me about my hobbies and interests, I answered very confidently after they ask me about the food stay then my conference ended. The resulting time, the officer came and gave briefing but we all knew what we were feeling, all having butterflies in stomach. The heart beat was at the highest.
When he started giving the numbers the first was chest number 3 that was Rushi somvanshi, he was previously recommended candidate so no surprise to hear his name. The next number was chest number 4, that is me, I stood up, told my name, forgot my roll number, he pushed me to remember the roll number but I could not. he allowed me get the chest number with the Plus sign. that moment was the best moment of my life when I got a recommendation. Five candidates recommended in my batch. Cleared our medicals, and now got all India rank 101.
I would like to tell every aspirant that believe in yourself and you will get what you want just try to think every time what you want ,get your energy concentrated towards your dreams and the result will be in your favour.
Remember vivekananda’s words” उठो जागो और तब तक मत रुको, जब तक अपने लक्ष्य की प्राप्ति न हो जाए”.
On 26th April 2019, Lieutenant Commander DS Chauhan, a young and brave brother-in-arms, onboard INS Vikramaditya laid down his life fighting a fire in a machinery compartment. His wife Smt. Karuna Singh has cleared the SSB interview and merit list for the SSC Tech 26 women course which is going to commence at OTA Chennai soon in Nov – Dec 2020.
November 2018 – Engagement March 2019 – Marriage April 2019 – Immortalization November 2020- Rank 1 in OTA merit list.
Congratulations KARUNA SINGH. See you soon in uniform.
Her husband LIEUTENANT COMMANDER D S CHAUHAN immortalized fighting flames onboard INS VIKRAMADITYA. pic.twitter.com/WODQEKNAnG
During Apr 2019, Lt Cdr Chouhan was serving aboard INS Vikramaditya, the aircraft carrier and the flagship of the Indian Navy. INS Vikramaditya joined the Indian Navy in the year 2013 and was the most potent platform of the Indian navy manned by about 110 officers and 1500 sailors. On 26th Apr, the engine room of INS Vikramaditya caught fire following a blast in one of the steam pipes. The blast damaged the fuel pipe causing the fire in the engine room. The vessel had a total of 21 decks and the fire broke out on Deck 3 that damaged two compartments.
As soon as the fire was noticed in the fuel pipe, the fire-fighting crew immediately cut fuel supply to prevent further spread of fire. Lt Cdr Chouhan sensing the gravity of the situation swung into action giving directions to his men to bring the fire under control and prevent any damage to men and material. Lt Cdr Chouhan was leading the operation himself taking actions at a frenetic pace. However, during the fire fighting operation, Lt Cdr Chouhan was hit by a jet of hot steam when he went into the smoke-filled room to fight the fire. He had entered the room without caring for his own safety but the sudden blast of hot steam left him unconscious. He later succumbed to his burn injuries and was martyred.
Lt Cdr Dharmendra Singh Chouhan was a gallant soldier and an inspiring officer who led from the front like a good military leader. Lt Cdr Dharmendra Singh Chouhan laid down his life at the age of 30-years in the line of his duty following the highest traditions of the Indian Navy. He is survived by his mother Smt Tama Kanwar, wife Smt Karuna Chouhan and his sister.
Officers Training Academy Chennai will be conducting it passing out parade on 21st Nov 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the training schedule has been delayed by a few months. Usually, the OTA Chennai POP is conducted in September every year but now it is postponed to November 2020.
Since the passing out parade for the senior batch in the Academy will be held in 21st Nov 2020, the fresh batch of cadets would report only after that POP for their training schedule. “It is not that every September and March batches keep on coming. It is only when one batch passes out, the next batch will come,” the official said.
The OTA Chennai passing out parade will be telecasted live on YouTube on 21st November 2020 (0610hrs onwards) – Passing Out Parade and Pipping Ceremony to be held at OTA, Chennai for Batch SSC-110 & SSC(W)-24.
Hello Everyone. I’m Anurag Mahlawat, I belong to Alwar, Rajasthan. Will start the talk from the number of attempts. Total attempts – 11, C/O – 6, S/O – 3, Rec – 2. So, the journey started back in Sept. 2015 from SCS BLR. Initially I wasn’t very much interested to join forces but trust me, once you come to know about the life in armed forces, there’s no other career you’d want to pursue. Took 5 attempts after 12th class but failed in all of them. I would credit my immature nature and a bogus coaching academy for that. Completed my graduation (B.Sc. Maths) in 2018 and started appearing for exams again. Couldn’t clear CDS but managed to clear AFCAT. Personally I feel AFCAT is the easiest exam to clear(maybe because I cleared it everytime).
Appeared for AFCAT SSBs and was screened out twice and conf out twice. I picked up a corporate job in between which helped me managing my finances. Then came 2020, cleared AFCAT and CDS both exams. So, for my 10th attempt I appeared at AFSB Varanasi during the pandemic and got recommended subsequently, cleared my CPSS and medicals both. Next, Appeared for IMA entry at Bangalore and was recommended there as well. I won’t be discussing how interviews went because it’s different for everyone. Now comes the point I want to tell all those hardcore repeaters(it’s a community, those who know they know) out there, guys trust me it’s not tough at all.
I understood this thing after so many attempts. All it requires is a bit of hardwork on current affairs, common sense and presence of mind during those 5 days. Talking about OLQ’s, almost every one of us have them it’s just that if we’re able to present ourselves well in those 5 days. Work on finding solutions rather than putting knowledge everywhere, although both these things go together but focus more on finding solutions. And this goes for every test in SSB, you see a problem, grab details, use available resources, find solutions and you’re done. Know your strengths and accept all of your weakness, and guys assessors are looking for personality weaknesses not ‘meri gk weak hai, meri English weak hai, mera weight jyada hai’ types.
‘Be your natural self’ is true but what if that so called natural is not enough? So work on your raw skills like communication, knowledge, physique etc. These things will build up confidence which helps a lot during interview. Remember they aren’t looking for an officer, they are looking for a person who can be transformed to become an officer.
Talk to your recommended friends, they’ll help you more. One more thing, explore every option for yourself, don’t just sit and keep appearing for defence exams only, I appeared for CGL, CPO, CAPF, all these exams in mean time. Or take up a job, be responsible in daily life. And guys, stay cheerful during the process yaar, I’ve seen chaps getting competitive and loosing that natural smile they have during non testing hrs. Right now I’m waiting for merit and will be joining IMA or AFA soon. So, with a simple advice I’ll take leave – enjoy, stay dedicated and work hard.
