A total of 2585 Agniveers (incl 272 women) of Indian Navy passed out from portals of INS Chilka at Odhisa in a first of its kind ceremonial, post sunset POP, held on 28 March 2023 under the aegis of SNC. The parade was reviewed by Admiral R Hari Kumar, CNS, in presence of Vice Admiral MA Hampiholi, CINC, SNC, Hon’ble Member of Parliament PT Usha, eminent sports personality Mithali Raj and eminent naval veterans. The POP marks, not only successful culmination of 16 weeks of their ab-initio rigorous naval training, but also start of a new voyage in Indian Navy, where men and women will work together to make Indian Navy a Combat Ready, Credible, Cohesive and Future Proof force. During his address, CNS urged the passing out trainees to hone their skills further and develop a strong foundation of knowledge, willingness to learn and commitment to excel in their respective careers that lay ahead. He also urged them to uphold Navy's core values of Duty, Honour and Courage, in pursuit of Nation building. Chief Guest also awarded medals and trophies to meritorious Agniveers on occasion. Amalakanti Jayaram, Agniveer (SSR), Ajith P, Agniveer (MR) were awarded Chief of the Naval Staff Rolling Trophy and Gold Medal for Best Agniveer SSR and MR respectively in men's category. Khushi, Agniveer (SSR) was Best Woman Agniveer in overall order of merit. A Rolling Trophy, instituted to commemorate vision of Late General Bipin Rawat - the first CDS, was awarded to her by daughters of Late Gen Bipin Rawat. In the day, during Valedictory function, the Chief of the Naval Staff gave away overall Championship Trophy to Eklavaya Division and Runners Up Trophy to Angad and Shivaji Division. He also unveiled summer edition of Ankur - the bilingual trainees’ magazine of INS Chilka in presence of CINC SNC and Commodore NP Pradeep, Commanding Officer, INS Chilka.
