Convocation ceremony held at MCEME
ARMY ENGINEERS TO ADOPT NEW TECHNOLOGIES
Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister, Sri VK
Saraswat presenting DGEME Trophy to Major Ajit Khatri
for standing best all round student officer of Degree Engineering-87
Course at a Convocation ceremony
held at Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering in
Sec'bad cantonment on 24 Jun 2010
Hyderabad|India|June'2010: Dr. V K Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to
the Defence Minister has called upon the army engineers to develop
measures by utilizing latest technology to counter terrorists and
disruptive organisations that have also acquired and equipped with the new
technologies. He was addressing at the Convocation Ceremony of the 87th
Degree Engineering Course and the 13th Technical Entry Scheme Course at
the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME),
Trimulgherry today. Dr. Saraswat, who is also Secretary R & D and Director
General R & D, suggested an active participation of EME Engineers in
design and development projects of new technologies and equipments and
felt the need to review and revise operational practices on maintenance of
machinery and equipment of Armed Forces. He appreciated the academic
excellence of MCEME as a high reputation premier technical institution of
the Indian Army and hoped that the army engineers will gear up with the
technology advancement in long range precision strike, cruise missiles,
laser systems and fighter aircrafts in addition to multi technology
operations and professional expertise. Dr. Saraswat said that the present
status in defence and its related research initiatives owe to the cutting
edge technologies in areas like optics, laser, nuclear and aviation,
however, the importance of human safety can not be ignored. He emphasized
engineers to work towards large scale automation and deployment of more
sophisticated systems as there is a global thinking and turn around to
reduce man power in the defence sector.
Dr. Saraswat presented degree certificates to 26 officers graduated with
the 87th Degree Engineering Course and 19 officers graduated with the 13
Technical Entry Scheme Course with Bachelor’s Technology Degree from the
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He also presented the meritorious
awards and trophies to the outstanding officers. Major Ajit Khari in the
Degree Engineering -87 course and Lieutenant Raaj Kumar in the Technical
Entry Scheme -13 bagged the DGEME Gold Medal. Commandant’s Silver Medal
(Mechanical Engineering Stream) was given to Major Digvijay Bhardwaj of
Degree Engineering -87 course and Lieutenant Prannoy Santara of Technical
Entry Scheme -13 respectively. Commandant’s Silver Medal Electronics
Engineering Stream awarded to Capt Abhishek of Degree Engineering -87
course and Lieutenant Ankit Uttam of Technical Entry Scheme -13 Course
while Major Ajit Khatri bagged DGEME Trophy for the best all round student
officer of the DE-87 course
-June''
2010
