Trainees of Batch 01/26 march in formation during the passing out parade at INS Chilka, Odisha, on 13 June 2026 — marking the completion of basic naval training for 3,011 recruits from the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. (Photo: NationPress)
Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, Chief of Personnel and Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy, reviewed the Batch 01/26 passing out parade at INS Chilka, Odisha, on 13 June 2026, presiding over the graduation of 3,011 trainees. (Photo: NationPress)
A total of 3,011 trainees — comprising Indian Navy Agniveers and Indian Coast Guard Naviks — completed their basic naval training at INS Chilka in Odisha on 13 June 2026, in a ceremony reviewed by Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar. (Photo: NationPress)
INS Chilka in Odisha serves as the Indian Navy's primary basic training establishment. The 13 June 2026 passing out parade for Batch 01/26 saw Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar take the salute as 3,011 Agniveers and Naviks formally joined the naval services. (Photo: NationPress)