President reviews passing out parade at OTA, Chennai

217 Gentleman and 32 Lady cadets from India were commissioned as officers after passing out of the Officers Training Academy

The President of India and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Pranab Mukherjee, reviewed the passing out parade of the Officers Training Academy, which was held in Chennai on Saturday.

This is the third time in the 53-year-old history of the OTA, that a President of the country is reviewing the Parade.

A total of 269 Officer Cadets, including 217 Gentleman and 32 Lady cadets from India, and 19 Gentleman and one Lady cadet from friendly Foreign Countries were commissioned as Officers following the completion of training at the Academy.

The most coveted “Sword of Honour” for Best All Round Gentlemen/Lady Cadet of the Passing Out Course was presented to AUO Varun Singh Chauhan. The Gold Medal for standing first in Order of Merit was awarded to Battalion under Officer (BUO) Alla Shridhar. The Silver Medal for standing second in Overall Order of Merit was awarded to Academy Cadet Adjutant (ACA) Divya Tyagi and the Bronze Medal for standing third in Overall Order of Merit was awarded to BUO Rakesh T R. The banner for Champion Company was awarded to Mektila Company.