Pune: NDA Cadets From 145th Course Conferred Degrees During Convocation Ceremony

Khadakwasla, 29th November 2023: The Convocation Ceremony of 145th course of National Defence Academy (NDA) was held at the Habibullah Hall of NDA, Khadakwasla, Pune. The Chief Guest for the occasion was Prof (Dr) Suresh W Gosavi, Vice Chancellor, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune.

204 cadets were conferred the degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University which included 73 cadets in Science stream, 86 cadets in Computer Science stream and 45 cadets in Arts stream. 21 cadets from friendly foreign countries were also awarded degrees during the programme. In addition, the B Tech stream comprising of 133 cadets of Navy and Air Force cadets also received ‘three years course completion’ certificate as these Naval and Air Force cadets will be conferred with the degree after completion of one year training at their respective pre-commissioning training academics i.e. Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala and Air Force Academy, Hyderabad, respectively.

The Chief Guest was received by Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, AVSM, NM, Commandant, NDA. The academic report of Autumn Term – 2023 was presented. The Chief Guest in his convocation address congratulated the cadets of the passing out course for successful completion of their gruelling training from one of the premier training academies of world repute. He congratulated and conveyed his sincere gratitude to all the parents who motivated their wards to join this prestigious ‘Tri Services’ training institute of the Indian Armed Forces.

Cadet Ram Prasad Gurjar of Quebec Squadron stood first in the Science Stream with an FGPA of 7.72 and was awarded the Commandant’s Silver Medal and COAS rolling Trophy presented by General K Sundarji (Retd).

Cadet Pratham Singh of Golf Squadron stood first in the Computer Science Stream with an FGPA of 8.49 and was awarded Commandant’s Silver Medal and the Admiral’s rolling Trophy presented by Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Chief of Naval Staff.

Cadet Vikram Singh of Kilo Squadron stood first in the Social Science Stream with an FGPA of 7.22 and was awarded the Commandant’s Silver Medal as well as the CAS Trophy presented by Air Chief Marshal NC Suri (Retd).

Cadet Kunal Panghal of Oscar Squadron stood first in the B.Tech stream in the six semester training at NDA with CGPA of 7.96 and was presented the Commandant’s Silver Medal and CISC Trophy presented by HQ IDS.