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Mangaluru, Dec 12: ANO Capt Shakinraj, associate NCC officer of NCC Army Wing of St Aloysius College (Autonomous), here and 18 Kar and Bn NCC, here, received a Commendation Certificate by the chief minister of Karnataka for his meritorious service of a high order in NCC Army Wing, thus enhancing the image of the National Cadet Corps and winning laurels for Karnataka during the year 2019-20.

Capt Shakinraj completed a fresher training course at OTA-Officer Training Academy, Nagpur 2011. Under his guidance, the college secured Best Institution Award in the state (second runner up) during 2014-15 and also received State Championship Trophy (Karnataka and Goa directorate) at the National Trekking camp held in Gujarat in 2015.

Capt Shakin Raj also received Commendation from the Deputy Directorate General Award (DDG) for the performance of duty and service in NCC in 2016. He completed a refresher training course at OTA, Nagpur and was promoted with rank of captain in 2019.

He has been motivating the cadets to join the armed forces. Under his tenure, three cadets became ranked officers, three cadets were posted as Jawans and currently, one cadet cleared NDA with merit and persuing NDA course at Pune.

Besides this, under his leadership, a 10-day NCC annual camp 2016-17 was conducted for the first time at St Aloysius College (Autonomous) from May 21 to 30, 2016.

SUO Advaith Narayan of III BA from the NCC Army Wing of St Aloysius College and 18 Kar Bn NCC secured All India Best SD Cadet Paratrooper in Para Basic Course held in 2019. He also achieved the chief minister's Commendation Award for his achievement in 2019-20 and is aspiring to join the Indian Army as an officer after completing a degree course.