CME WILL SOON ESTABLISH RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Gunwanti Paraste (Pune): The College of Military Engineering (CME) will soon establish a research institute for imparting doctoral degrees under the aegis of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, CME commandant Lt Gen Michael Mathews informed.

In a splendid convocation ceremony at the Sarvatra Hall of the CME, five officers of Master of Technology, 35 officers of Engineer Officers Degree Engineering Course and 29 officers of Technical Entry Scheme Course were awarded JNU degrees in civil engineering.

President of Indian Pranab Mukherjee, who is also the supreme commander of the armed forces, presented the Scrolls and Awards to the officers. In a packed auditorium, the solemn ceremony was witnessed by officers, ladies, parents and relatives of the graduating officers.

Lt General Mathews addressed the graduating officers and advised them to continuously hone their professional skills by keeping abreast with the latest developments in the field of engineering. He stressed upon the importance of high morals and impeccable integrity and advised the graduating officers to be sincere and relevant. He also gave a brief historical background of the prestigious College of Military Engineering stating the highest standards of professionalism and academic excellence maintained by it for the past 75 years with the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of the Institution from Sep 2017 onwards.

The President in his Valedictory address emphasized that as engineers in uniform, the graduating officers would face greater challenges in view of the increasing complexities in the infrastructural requirements of the Defence Forces, especially in inhospitable terrain and on our mountainous borders. In order to meet these challenges, he urged the young officers to keep themselves updated with the advancements in the technology.

“As engineers in uniform, you have to perform the dual role of being good engineers and equally good soldiers. You face the formidable task of providing the Indian Armed Forces with the technical know-how and skills required by them to fulfil their assigned task of ensuring the security of the nation and millions of our people. Building infrastructure in the remote areas of the country is one of the biggest challenges and enormous responsibility rests on you as engineers. I am sure you will make full use of

the technical knowledge and expertise gained here to meet these challenges. In the rapidly changing environment, one factor which has not changed is the faith reposed in the armed forces by the entire nation. The Indian Army Engineers have traditionally left their mark on prestigious national projects be it oil pipeline at Siachen, prestigious naval bases and airfields in the north and northeast or roads cutting through the Himalayan ranges. I am sure that each and every one of you will also follow the footsteps of your illustrious predecessors and shall live up to the high standards expected of you”, Mukherjee exhorted the officers.

The prestigious Gold Medals in Civil Engineering Discipline were awarded to Lt Colonel Rohit Oberoi of M Tech – 04, Captain Vijay Kumar Yadav of EODE-114 and Lt Manish Kumar of TES-27 for standing first in the order of merit in their respective courses.

The student officers also displayed the projects undertaken by them and they were highly appreciated by the Chief Guest for their quality of work and innovative thinking by the student officers.

C Vidyasagar Rao, Governor of Maharashtra, Lt General DR Soni, Lt General Suresh Sharma, Dr M Jagadesh Kumar, Vice Chancellor, JNU were amongst other dignitaries attending the function.

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