A total of 205 cadets of the 146th course of the National Defence Academy (NDA) on Thursday were conferred with Bachelors' degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Seventeen cadets from friendly foreign countries were also awarded degrees.
These cadets were conferred the prestigious Bachelors degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University which included 82 cadets in the Science stream, 84 cadets in the Computer Science stream, and 39 cadets in the Arts stream.
In addition, the B Tech stream comprising 132 cadets of the Navy and Air Force also received a three-year course completion certificate. These cadets will be conferred with the degree after completion of one year of training at their respective pre-commissioning academies (Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy).
Prof (Dr) Sat Prakash Bansal, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, was the chief guest, an official release said. The chief guest was received by Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, AVSM, NM, Commandant, NDA.
Dr Bansal in his convocation address congratulated the cadets and also their parents who motivated their wards to join the prestigious tri-services training institute of the Indian Armed Forces.