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Record 74 foreign nationals pass out of IMA, 631 new officers join Indian Army
The passing-out-parade (POP) of the Indian Military Academy, located in Dehradun, was special this time with a record number of Foreign Gentlemen Cadets graduating from the academy.
The rain-affected POP began two hour late of the scheduled time on Saturday, with the ceremonious parade being reviewed by Air Chief Marshall NAK Browne.
This time, an all-time high of 74 Foreign Gentlemen Cadets (FGC) passed out of the academy. Besides this, 631 new officers joined the Indian Army after the graduating ceremony.
Among the maximum number of officers, 112 were from Uttar Pradesh, followed by Haryana with 60 and Uttarakhand 52.
Normally the batch of the FGCs is about fifty per session, but this time, it touched a new figure. A record 55 cadets were from Afghanistan and ten others from Tajikistan.
Cadets from Nepal, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea and Ethiopia also passed out of this batch to become young officers in their respective countries.
The Indian Military Academy has so far trained 1,247 foreign gentlemen cadets.
Commandant of the Indian Military Academy Lt-Gen. Manvendra Singh said, "This is highest ever number of Foreign Gentlemen Cadets to pass out of the IMA. Under the policy of the Government of India, cadets from friendly countries come here and get training. After spending time at the academy, these cadets become lifelong friends of India."
This time, 55 foreign cadets joined the academy under direct entry scheme and 19 others joined under the ex-National Defence Academy scheme.
Abdul Samim from Afghanistan is an alumnus of the NDA and he was awarded the best all-round foreign gentleman cadet on Saturday. Samim speaks fluent Hindi after spending over four years in India.
Sharing his experience Shamim says, "The foreign cadets find the initial two months at IMA challenging due to food and language barrier, but after that things become normal and they enjoy the training and also make a serious effort to learn Hindi."
The rain-affected POP failed to dampen the spirit of the cadets and the guests, who had come from different corners of India and many from foreign land, for the ceremony.
Owing to bad weather, the traditional ritual of army helicopters showering petals from the sky on passing out graduates could not take place.
The flawless parade by the passing out graduates created magic-like environment to woo the spectators.
Motivating the cadets, Air Chief Marshall NAK Browne, said, "The Indian Army is going through a revolutionary phase of comprehensive capability enhancement and you Gentlemen would be at the forefront of these momentous changes. Irrespective of your chosen arms, you would be operating in a knowledge-centric environment and technology would be intrinsic to each and every facet of future combat operations. To meet the stringent demands of this new environment, there will be a need to constantly prepare and adapt. So my advice to you would be to 'Never stop learning'."
Among the Indian cadets, Siddhant Suhag was awarded the sword of honour for his best all-round performance in the course. Vikas Kumar was presented the gold medal for standing first in order of merit in the regular course.
A strange coincidence exists as both Siddhant and Vikas are from the same village, Bisahan (district: Jhajjar, Haryana).
Siddhant says, "It is estimated that our village has produced about a hundred officers for the Indian Army. I also got motivated by the marshal tradition of my village to join the armed forces."
Read more at: Record 74 foreign nationals pass out of IMA, 631 new officers join Indian Army : North, News - India Today
The passing-out-parade (POP) of the Indian Military Academy, located in Dehradun, was special this time with a record number of Foreign Gentlemen Cadets graduating from the academy.
The rain-affected POP began two hour late of the scheduled time on Saturday, with the ceremonious parade being reviewed by Air Chief Marshall NAK Browne.
This time, an all-time high of 74 Foreign Gentlemen Cadets (FGC) passed out of the academy. Besides this, 631 new officers joined the Indian Army after the graduating ceremony.
Among the maximum number of officers, 112 were from Uttar Pradesh, followed by Haryana with 60 and Uttarakhand 52.
Normally the batch of the FGCs is about fifty per session, but this time, it touched a new figure. A record 55 cadets were from Afghanistan and ten others from Tajikistan.
Cadets from Nepal, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea and Ethiopia also passed out of this batch to become young officers in their respective countries.
The Indian Military Academy has so far trained 1,247 foreign gentlemen cadets.
Commandant of the Indian Military Academy Lt-Gen. Manvendra Singh said, "This is highest ever number of Foreign Gentlemen Cadets to pass out of the IMA. Under the policy of the Government of India, cadets from friendly countries come here and get training. After spending time at the academy, these cadets become lifelong friends of India."
This time, 55 foreign cadets joined the academy under direct entry scheme and 19 others joined under the ex-National Defence Academy scheme.
Abdul Samim from Afghanistan is an alumnus of the NDA and he was awarded the best all-round foreign gentleman cadet on Saturday. Samim speaks fluent Hindi after spending over four years in India.
Sharing his experience Shamim says, "The foreign cadets find the initial two months at IMA challenging due to food and language barrier, but after that things become normal and they enjoy the training and also make a serious effort to learn Hindi."
The rain-affected POP failed to dampen the spirit of the cadets and the guests, who had come from different corners of India and many from foreign land, for the ceremony.
Owing to bad weather, the traditional ritual of army helicopters showering petals from the sky on passing out graduates could not take place.
The flawless parade by the passing out graduates created magic-like environment to woo the spectators.
Motivating the cadets, Air Chief Marshall NAK Browne, said, "The Indian Army is going through a revolutionary phase of comprehensive capability enhancement and you Gentlemen would be at the forefront of these momentous changes. Irrespective of your chosen arms, you would be operating in a knowledge-centric environment and technology would be intrinsic to each and every facet of future combat operations. To meet the stringent demands of this new environment, there will be a need to constantly prepare and adapt. So my advice to you would be to 'Never stop learning'."
Among the Indian cadets, Siddhant Suhag was awarded the sword of honour for his best all-round performance in the course. Vikas Kumar was presented the gold medal for standing first in order of merit in the regular course.
A strange coincidence exists as both Siddhant and Vikas are from the same village, Bisahan (district: Jhajjar, Haryana).
Siddhant says, "It is estimated that our village has produced about a hundred officers for the Indian Army. I also got motivated by the marshal tradition of my village to join the armed forces."
Read more at: Record 74 foreign nationals pass out of IMA, 631 new officers join Indian Army : North, News - India Today
, I remember hearing the beating of the drums every morning when I used to go to school. It's a pity the museum is out of bounds for civilians, they have amazing artifacts including niazi's revolver.
