Guwahati:
The lamp lighting ceremony for the 2021 batch and graduation ceremony for the 2017 batch of the Army Institute of Nursing (AIN) was held at Brahmaputra hall of Narangi Cantonment on Tuesday.
General Officer Commanding 51 area was the chief guest. Prof (Dr) AK Adhikari, Principal cum Chief Superintendent of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Assam was the Guest of Honour. Dy GOC 51 Sub Area and Mrs Farah Sumer D’Cunah, Big Mathews Jacob, Commandant 151 Base Hospital (Director, AIN Guwahati) and other administrative Officers of HQ 51 Sub Area and 151 Base Hospital attended the function and other senior officers from the army, were also in attendance.
Army Institute of Nursing was established in August 2006 as a Professional College under the aegis of the Army Welfare Education Society.
It was established for female wards of army personnel and civilians hailing from the North East to meet the growing demand for professionally qualified nurses. Presently 211 students are undergoing BSc and MSc Nursing courses at AIN.
Capt Minimol Louis (Retd), Principal of the institute in her annual report said that the Institute once again had a 100 per cent placement record in prestigious hospitals of New Delhi, Kolkata and Guwahati during campus recruitment. This is indicative of the high standards of training of the institution.
The highlights of the Lamp Lighting ceremony were the induction of the fresher’s batch into the Nursing profession and the administration of the Nurses Pledge by Col Sreekala GS Principal Matron, 151 Base Hospital.
The graduation ceremony marked the distribution of the academic excellence awards.
Ms Sumu Dehingia received the COAS All Round Best Student award & Gold medal for standing in the first position, Ms Zannatul Ahmed received the GOC 101 Rolling Trophy for the Best Student in the Clinical Field & Silver medal for standing in the second position & Ms Bineeta Rai received the Bronze medal for standing third position in the batch.