Passing out of DEEM Power and Radio course trainees at INS Valsura

346 trainees of Direct Entry Electrical Mechanic (DEEM) Power (P) and Radio (R) course including 29 Naviks from Indian Coast Guard passed out from the portals of INS Valsura on 10 Sep 20 on successful completion of 26 weeks specialization course in Electrical Engineering.

In addition to core fundamentals of electronics & electrical technology and associated hands-on training at laboratories, this is the maiden course where the trainees were given opportunity to demonstrate their skills by assembling basic semi-conductor components to realize functional electric and electronic circuits. The training curriculum also included calibrated grooming and mentoring exercises, aimed to instill naval core values and mould young novices into competent sea warriors.

Commodore Ajay Patney, Commanding Officer, INS Valsura reviewed the Passing Out Parade, held at the establishment following all Covid-19 safety protocols. During his address, Commanding Officer complimented the trainees on achieving this momentous milestone in their career and advised them to stay abreast with contemporary technological developments in the fields of Electrical, Electronics and Information Technology.

Shubham Kumar Behera, DEEM(R) was awarded the Admiral Ramnath Trophy for ‘Best All Round Sailor’. Yuvraj Singh, DEEM(P) was adjudged the ‘Best Naval Trainee (Power)’ and Balram Singh, DEEM(R) was adjudged the ‘Best Naval Trainee (Radio)’. The award for ‘Best Coast Guard Trainee (Power)’ went to Deepak Chauhan, NVK(P) and the award for ‘Best Coast Guard Trainee (Radio)’ went to Utpal Maity, NVK(R).