Excelsior Sports Correspondent
GULMARG, Jan 18: Eighty students passed out today at Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering (IISM) Gulmarg completing its 2nd Ski Course of 14 days.
The students for this course were from various parts of the country including many students from the DPS School.
Maj General Nawnit Kumar Commandant HAWS was the chief guest who gave away prizes to the winners of the different skiing events during the course.
Arun Srivastava, Regional Director, Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India and Col Bharat Bhusan OIC Winter Games Node of Army were the guests of honour during the ceremony.
JS Dhillon, Principal, IISM welcomed the guests and briefed them about the various activities of the institute. He said Institute develops different adventure skills in the citizens who in turn become ambassadors of adventure tourism in the country.
He further said that IISM trains more than 500 students in skiing skills every year. General Nawnit said that he has seen many Institutes but IISM Gulmarg was par excellence in its mission.
Regional Director Tourism, Arun Srivastave also complimented the students for successful completion of their course. He said the Instructors are not only competent but also dedicated and helpful who give students a feeling of being at home.
Bazila, one of the students of this Course gave her feed back to the audience.
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