Watch | Army chief Dwivedi performs push-ups with young officers during IMA's passing out parade

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi

In an inspiring moment, Indian army chief Upendra Dwivedi joined young officers of the Indian Military Academy in showing off his fitness skills during the passing out ceremony on December 13.

The video of the moment, which has gone viral on social media, showed the Army chief doing multiple set of pushups, matching almost the speed of the newly graduated officers.

This was the 157th passing out parade of the country’s top academy for army officers, where 491 cadets participated in the grand event and will now be commissioned as officers in the Indian Army.

Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi interacted with newly commissioned officers at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, following the Passing Out Parade. In a moment that underscored leadership by example, the Army Chief joined the young officers in doing push-ups,… pic.twitter.com/FVu0TAwvRn

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General Dwivedi congratulated the new graduates for successfully completing their course and praised them for their high level of discipline, leadership qualities, and endurance. He also urged them to uphold the glorious traditions of the Indian Army and serve the nation with loyalty, commitment, and honour.

The spectacular parade, held at the historic Drill Square in front of the academy's Chatwood Building, was reviewed by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, who served as the reviewing officer.

Along with 491 Indian cadets, 34 foreign cadets from 14 friendly countries also participated in the Autumn Term 2025 Passing Out Parade.

A total of 525 officer cadets from the 157th Regular Course, 46th Technical Entry Scheme, 140th Technical Graduate Course, 55th Special Commissioned Officers Course, and Territorial Army Online Entrance Exam 2023 Course participated in the Passing Out Parade.

The 'Sword of Honour' and gold medal for securing first place during training was awarded to ACA Nishkal Dwivedi, the silver medal to BUO Badal Yadav for second place, and the bronze medal to SUO Kamaljeet Singh for third place.

The silver medal for securing first place in the 'Technical Graduate Course' was awarded to Officer Cadet Jadhav Sujit Sampat, and the silver medal for first place in the 'Technical Entry Scheme-46' was awarded to WCC Abhinav Mehrotra.

The silver medal for the 'Special Commission Officer Course' was given to Officer Cadet Sunil Kumar Chhetri.

Among the foreign cadets, the first place in merit was secured by JUO Mohammad Safin Ashraf from Bangladesh. The Army Chief's Banner for overall best performance in the Autumn Term was awarded to Imphal Company.