Lt Mukesh Kumar bags IMA Sword of Honour

New Delhi, June 12

A total of 425 cadets passed out of the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, on Saturday with the coveted Sword of Honour being awarded to Battalion Under Officer Mukesh Kumar, who is alumnus of the Rashtriya Military School, Ajmer.

There are five such schools under the Ministry of Defence and besides Ajmer, they are located at Bengaluru, Belgaum, Chail, and Dholpur.

The gold medal for the Cadet First in the order of merit was awarded to Academy Under Officer Deepak Singh, the silver medal was awarded to Battalion Under Officer Mukesh Kumar, the bronze medal went to Academy Cadet Adjutant Loveneet Singh. In the technical stream the first in the Order of Merit was Junior Under Officer Daksh Kumar Pant, while Junior Under Officer Kinley Norbu from Bhutan is first in the Order of Merit among Foreign cadets. The Chief of Army Staff Banner for standing Overall First amongst 16 ‘companies’ was awarded to ‘Dograi Company’. Western Army Commander Lt Gen RP Singh reviewed the parade, keeping Covid protocols in mind. — TNS