Convocation Ceremony Held at Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala

Convocation Ceremony Held at Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala

118 Midshipmen of 95 INAC were awarded BTech degree by the Chief Guest, Dr Sudhir K Jain, Director, IIT Gandhinagar, at the Convocation Ceremony held at INA in presence of their parents and guardians on 25 November 2018. Vice Admiral RB Pandit, AVSM, Commandant INA, Rear Admiral Puneet Chadha, VSM, Deputy Commandant & Chief Instructor INA, and Rear Admiral Amit Vikram, Principal graced the occasion.

The ceremony marked the culmination of a strenuous four year training regimen, wherein the All India Council for Technical Education  accredited BTech degree program is run simultaneously with a demanding curriculum of Navy specific military subjects and a rigorous outdoor and physical training curriculum.  The graduating Midshipmen acquired their BTech degree in one of the three streams viz., Applied Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, under the aegis of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.  

Dr Sudhir K Jain, in his convocation speech, congratulated the graduating Midshipmen, their parents as well as their Instructors and staff at INA. He administered the Convocation Oath and awarded trophies to meritorious Midshipmen. The ‘Chief of the Naval Staff Rolling Trophy’ for the Midshipman adjudged best in Applied Electronics and Communication stream was awarded to Midshipman RR Arvind Navin. The ‘Chief of the Naval Staff Rolling Trophy’ for best in Electronics and Communication Engineering stream was awarded to Midshipman Jacky Modi. The ‘Chief of the Naval Staff Rolling Trophy’ for the Midshipman adjudged best in Mechanical Engineering stream was awarded to Midshipman Dilsahib Singh Chhabra.