Proud moment: Abhishek Rawat, a resident of Ballupur, Dehradun, said hard work with determination helped him to achieve his goal. His sister, Akansha Rawat is a Flying Officer in the Indian Air Force, while his brother-in-law, SS Chauhan is a Lt Commander in the Indian Navy. Tribune photo: Abhyudaya Kotnala

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, June 11

Uttar Pradesh continued with its tradition of sending a larger number of young officers to the Indian Military Academy. The latest data compiled by the IMA clearly highlights that out of 565 Indian Gentle Cadets, the maximum number (98), who joined the elite Indian Army, were from Uttar Pradesh. It is followed by Haryana and Bihar which sent 60 GCs each to the Army while Uttarakhand stood third with 52 GCs.There was no representation from Tripura, Pudducherry, and Arunachal Pradesh while a GC each was from Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Goa. A total of 36 passing-out GCs were from Maharashtra, while 35 GCs belonged to Rajasthan and and 32 to Himachal Pradesh. The state known for its bravery, Punjab, this time sent only 27 GCs to the Indian Army while Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala sent 15 GCs and 16 GCs, respectively.