The NCC Cadets of St Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, have excelled in the Prime Minister Rally during the Republic Day Parade 2025 held in Delhi. As the Rally theme this year was ‘Our Yuva Shakti Realise Vikisit Bharat’, the All India Inter-Directorate Competition and All India Overall Championship Trophy 2025 was organized and the Championship was bagged by NCC Karnataka & Goa Directorate.
It’s a proud movement to St Aloysius (Deemed to be University) and to all the Mangaloreans that SUO Gagan R Shekar, a student of I BSc from St Aloysius (Deemed to be university), NCC Army Wing, 18 Kar Battalion Mangalore Group had the honour as Flag Bearer of RDC 2025 at the Prime Minister Rally under All India Winners Banner and Trophy.
CWO Steve Richard Sumith D'Souza of NCC Air Wing of St Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, 6 Karnataka Air Sqn NCC, Mangalore, NCC Directorate Karnataka and Goa was selected all over India to brief the Chief of Defence Staff, Defence Secretary, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Air Staff at the Air Wing display of the Hall of Fame at the Republic Day Camp 2025.
Besides this, CPL Shivakiran P C, I B.Sc., CDT CPL Amita Kumari, III B.Sc., CDT Tharun Thimmaiah, II B.Sc. and LFC Nathan Shawn Rebello, III B.Com. selected to represent Karnataka & Goa Directorate in the RDC 2025 at Delhi.
SUO Gagan R Shekar was trained under the leadership of Lt Col Gracian Sequiera, Commanding Officer, 18 Kar Bn NCC Mangalore, Lt Col Prakash Rai, ADM Officer,18 Kar Bn NCC Mangalore Group and under the guidance of Rev Dr Praveen Martis S J, Vice Chancellor of St Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Capt Shakin Raj, Associate NCC Officer, St Aloysius (Deemed to be University).
CWO Steve Richard Sumith D'Souza was trained under the leadership of Wing Commander Praveen Bishnoi, the Commanding Officer of 6 Karnataka Air Sqn NCC, Mangalore and Fg Offr Dr Alwyn Stephen Misquith, the ANO of NCC Air Wing of St Aloysius (Deemed to be University).
We, the management, faculty and students of the University congratulate the above NCC Cadets for their great achievement and wish them well in their future endeavours.