JALANDHAR
The 7th convocation ceremony of the Army College of Nursing was held on Saturday at Jalandhar Cantt. The convocation ceremony was held for the passing out batches of years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21. The ceremony could not be held previously due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lt Gen Devendra Sharma, General Officer Commanding, Vajra Corps and Patron of the Army College of Nursing was the Chief Guest at the ceremony. The function was also attended by Maj Gen Vikas Saini, Chief of Staff, HQ Vajra Corps and Chairman of the College, Brig Prasad Lele, Director of the College, Prof (Mrs) Charlotte Ranadive, Officiating Principal of Army College of Nursing, Jalandhar Cantt, and senior Army officers as well as civil dignitaries from various hospitals and nursing colleges of Punjab.
During the ceremony, the B.Sc. (Nursing) degrees were awarded to the meritorious graduates of the last four batches of the college by the Chief Guest. The Chief of Army Staff Rolling Trophy was awarded to Miss Taranjot Kaur, Miss Monika Kumari, Miss Gunjan Kharayat, and Miss Muskan Joshi for being adjudged as the best students in their respective passing out batches. Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest highlighted the role of nursing as one of the noblest professions and the pivotal role played by them during the COVID-19 pandemic. He congratulated the graduates for their hard work and dedication in achieving their goals and wished them success in their future endeavours.
Army College of Nursing was established in Aug 2005 as a welfare institution for imparting quality nursing education to the wards of serving and retired Army personnel. ACN is the first college of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot which has been accredited by NAAC.