Army Chief to be reviewing officer for NDA passing out parade

As the Reviewing Officer of the parade, the Army Chief — an alumnus of the 61st course of the academy himself — will inspect the parade line up of the  passing out cadets, address them and also pin the medals on the award winning cadets.

Get ready to witness the Passing Out Parade of 146th #NDA course on 24 May 24. The parade will be reviewed by Gen Manoj Pande, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Chief of the Army Staff#Service_Before_Self#POP_ST24@SpokespersonMoD@adgpi@IaSouthern@IAF_MCC@indiannavy@PIBMumbai pic.twitter.com/W2TxOhk4rV

— PRO Defence Pune (@PRODefPune) May 2, 2024

Annually, India’s premier triservices military academy sees the graduation of two batches of cadets. Known as the cradle of military leadership, the NDA is located at Khadakwasla in Pune overlooking the foothills of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra.

After passing out from the NDA, the cadets head out for one more year of pre-commissioning training at the academies of their respective Armed forces – Indian Naval Academy in Ezhimala located in Kannur district of Kerala, Indian Military Academy in Dehradun for Army and the Air Force Academy in Dundigal, located in Telangana.

In June 2022, the NDA admitted its first batch of women cadets, which is part of the 148th course and is slated to pass out from the academy in May 2025.