{"id":174884,"date":"2020-06-13T18:45:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T18:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=174884"},"modified":"2020-06-13T18:45:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T18:45:41","slug":"course-completion-ceremony-indian-naval-academy-ezhimala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/174884","title":{"rendered":"Course Completion Ceremony Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, June 13 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; Implementing all precautionary protocols of Corona Virus (COVID \u201319), <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-174885 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PPNJ1306202012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PPNJ1306202012.jpg 600w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/PPNJ1306202012-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>259 Trainees of Indian Naval Academy smartly turned up in whites with mask and gloves for a unique event christened as Course Completion Ceremony, in lieu of the traditional Passing Out Parade on 13<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;June 2020. The POP for any Armed Forces Academy is an occasion usually conducted with grandeur and sheen witnessed by parents, guests and dignitaries. However in times of the COVID \u2013 19 crisis, the ceremony was aligned to follow the safety protocols, wherein health and of safety all trainees, is of paramount importance. Therefore, to prevent congregation of people, parents and guests were not invited.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The ceremony witnessed completion of training for the Midshipmen and cadets of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, and friendly foreign navies belonging to the 98<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Indian Naval Academy Course (BTech), 98th Indian Naval Academy Course (MSc),29<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Naval Orientation Course (Extended) and 30<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Naval Orientation Course (Regular). The successful trainees fromfriendly foreign countries comprisedseven trainees; two trainees each from Sri Lanka and Myanmar, and one each from Maldives, Tanzania and Seychelles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla, PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, the Reviewing Officer for the occasion, awarded medals to nine meritorious trainees. Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM, Commandant, Indian Naval Academy was the Conducting Officer. The Reviewing Officer, in hisaddress,congratulated the passing out courses and advised themto imbibe the core values of Indian Navy \u2018Duty, Honour and Courage\u2019 in letter and spirit.He encouraged the cadets to keep the fighting spirit intact irrespective of the circumstances around.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The \u2018President\u2019s Gold Medal\u2019 for the Indian Naval Academy B.Tech course was awarded to Midshipman Sushil Singh. The \u2018Chief of the Naval Staff Gold Medal\u2019 for the Naval Orientation Course (Extended) was awarded to Cadet BhavyGujral. The \u2018Chief of the Naval Staff Gold Medal\u2019 for the Naval Orientation (Regular) Course was awarded toCadet Vipul Bharadwaj. The \u2018Zamorin Trophy\u2019 for the best women cadet was awarded to Cadet Riya Sharma.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; On 20 November 2019, INA was bestowed with the President\u2019s Colour for rendering 50 years of yeoman service in shaping Naval leaders for Indian Navy, Coast Guard and Friendly Foreign Countries.Ever since the establishment of present Naval Academy at Ezhimala in 2009, this is the first time that the training of a batch culminated without a ceremonial march past due to ongoing COVID \u2013 19 pandemic situation. As the nation navigated the lockdown and the exit in phases, training structure at INA too was modified with effect from 24<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;March 2020 to ensure adherence to all Government of India, Government of Kerala and Naval Headquarters directives. Training was carried out initially by online assignments, and later with dispersed seating with minimum 6 feet interspacing in class rooms and exam halls. Stringent precautionary measures institutedby the academy has helped in accomplishing the challenging goal of training more than 900 cadets and successful culmination of the Spring Term with nil COVID-19 cases at INA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, June 13 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; Implementing all precautionary protocols of Corona Virus (COVID \u201319), 259 Trainees of Indian Naval Academy smartly turned up in whites with mask and gloves for a unique event christened as Course Completion Ceremony, in lieu of the traditional Passing Out Parade on 13th&nbsp;June 2020. 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