New Delhi, June 21 (UNI) Rear Admiral Nelson D’Souza assumed charge as the Commandant of Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Pune on Friday.
An accomplished alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and Naval War College, Goa, Rear Admiral D’Souza has served in numerous key positions within the Indian Navy since his commissioning in March 1991, a Defence Ministry statement said.
As the new Commandant of one of India’s premier tri-services technical training institutes, he will focus on further strengthening MILIT’s academic programmes and give a push to ongoing efforts at Jointness and Integration in training among tri-services and enhancing collaboration with the industry and academia in field of niche technologies.
Under the new leadership, MILIT aims to continue nurturing highly skilled techno-warriors officers who would chart the course of armed forces in India into a future-ready force.
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