Investiture ceremony of Sainik School, Punglwa in Nagaland was held on 16th April 2024 with Brig Arupendu Gupta, SM, Officiating Chairman of the Local Board of Administration (LBA), as the Chief Guest, PRO and Spokesperson, Ministry of Defence, has informed.

During the ceremony, Academic Torches were awarded to the meritorious cadets for Academic Excellence during the 2023-24 Academic Session. Selected cadets were pipped to take on new appointments.

On arrival, the officer received a Guard of Honour before commencing the proceedings and he was briefed by the Principal on training and administration facets of the school.

While addressing the cadets, Brig Gupta complimented the cadets for their performance and congratulated them for new appointments they assume. He mentioned that the investiture ceremony is a mark of recognition of the hard work and further told them to live up to the expectations. He reminded them that with great power comes great responsibilities.

The event was attended by distinguished representatives of Executive Engineer, PWD (H), Dean, College of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Jalukie, JNV Jalukie, faculty of the school and parents of cadets.

A meeting of LBA of the school, was also convened alongside, to discuss various agendas pertaining to school functioning and further improvement.