AMET, on 5th May 2007, passed out its 3rd batch of B.Sc Nautical Science of 96 cadets all fully placed with some of the reputed Shipping Companies worldwide.
Capt.Glenn Saldanha, Sr.General Manager NYK (India) Mumbai was the Chief Guest at the function while Dr.A.Ramasamy, Vice Chairman, Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education was the Guest of Honour.
A large number of parents of the passing out cadets attended the function and witnessed with immense satisfaction and pride, an impressive ceremony of the pass out of their wards.
Mr.J.Ramachandran, Chairman, AMET welcomed the gathering and thanked Capt.Glenn Saldanha for readily accepting to be the Chief Guest. He recollected Capt.Glenn’s days at AMET less than 2 years ago when as Maersk’s Representative he worked hard and with dedication for the set us of the A.P.Moller facility at AMET. He further stressed the AMET USP of placements was testimony to the excellent goodwill and preference AMET enjoyed in the industry.
Capt.S.Bhardwaj, CEO & Director in his pass out address, urged the cadets to apply the principles of discipline in daily life as no accomplishments were made without discipline. He also cautioned them to be under no illusion that they know everything now. He then administered the “Oath of Honour” to the Passing Out Cadets.
Capt.Glenn Saldanha, thanked AMET for inviting him as Chief Guest and expressed his happiness at being at AMET again and meeting up with the Maersk cadets and AMET staff with whom he had worked together.
He then awarded the Gold Medals, Meritorious Awards and the Passing Out Certificates.
Cadet Arun Nair then made his emotional valedictory address on behalf of the cadets and presented the Chairman a souvenir on behalf of the B.Sc (NS) third batch cadets.
This was followed by a glittering and resounding fire works as the cadets hugged and met each others and bid farewell.
The parents then met the Chairman and CEO and thanked them for the successful transformation of their wards from immature school kids to responsible cadet officers and also for placing them in some of the world’s best companies |
