ASSAM TIMES POST
Guwahati : The Lamp Lighting Ceremony of batch 2019 and Graduation Ceremony of batch 2015 of Army Institute of Nursing (AIN), Guwahati was held on 9th December 2019 at Army Public School, Narangi Cantonment. *Maj Gen PK Saini, Chief of Staff HQ 101 Area was the Chief Guest and Brig Arun Kumar Pandey, Deputy GOC 51 Sub Area as Guest of Honour and other Senior officers from the Army including Brig P Deshmukh, Commandant 151 Base Hospital were also in attendance.
AIN was established in August 2006 as a Professional College under the aegis of Army Welfare Education Society for female wards of Army personnel and civilians hailing from North East to meet the growing demand for professionally qualified nurses.
It is recognized by Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi and Assam Nursing Council and affiliated to, Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, Assam to conduct 04 year B.Sc and 02 years M Sc Nursing. Presently 230 students are undergoing B Sc and M Sc Nursing courses at AIN. Lt Col M Jayalakshmi (Retd), Principal in her Annual Report said that the Institute once again had 100% placement of the graduates in prestigious hospitals of New Delhi, Mumbai Kolkata and Guwahati during the campus recruitment, which is indicative of the high standards of training and professionalism of this Institution.
The highlights of the Lamp Lighting ceremony was the induction of the fresher’s batch into the Nursing profession and administration of Nurses Pledge by Col R Jayanthi, Principal Matron, 151 Base Hospital. The graduation ceremony marked the distribution of the academic excellence awards also.
Ms Padama Kumari Gurung received the COAS All Round Best Student award and Ms Rakshanda Karki received the GOC 101 Area Rolling Trophy for the Best Student in the Clinical Field. Ms Riya Singh, Ms Padama Kumari Gurung and Ms Rakshanda Karki received the Gold, Silver and Bronze medal for standing first, second and third position in the batch respectively. The student representative of the graduating batch, in her speech, conveyed a heartfelt gratitude towards the faculty and management of the institute. The program concluded with the National Anthem.
