427 cadets passed out this year from IMA

Dehradun: NP NEWS 24 ONLINE- On Saturday, 427 gentlemen cadets including 80 from seven different countries took part in the colourful Passing Out Parade at the end of their training at Indian Military Academy (IMA).

The parade was held at the Chetwode drill square in front of Vice-Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Devraj Anbu to mark the successful completion of their autumn course.

Chief Reviewing Officer Lt Gen Anbu congratulated the cadets on the completion of their training.

He said, “It was a matter of great honour for me to address the cadets on this occasion at an institution where I myself participated in a parade as a young cadet many years ago.”

This year 53 cadets were from Uttar Pradesh followed by 51 from Haryana, 36 from Bihar, 26 from Uttarakhand, 25 from Delhi, 20 from Maharashtra , 15 from Himachal Pradesh, 14 from Punjab, 12 from Jammu and Kashmir, 10 from Madhya Pradesh and eight from West Bengal.

The 80 foreign gentlemen cadets who passed out were from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Maldives, Vietnam, Nepal, Shri Lanka and Tazakistan.

Whereas in 2017, only 409 cadet passed out from the academy among which 79 were from different countries. Where 76 from Uttar Pradesh, 58 from Haryana and 38 from Uttarakhand.