Yesterday, there was shift of power in the Indian Naval headquarters. Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, AVSM has replaced Admiral R K Pattanaik, PVSM, AVSM, YSM as deputy chief. Pattanaik retired after giving 38 years of glorious years to the nation. Let us see the highlights of career of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, AVSM who has taken up as Deputy Chief of Indian Navy. The officer is proud alumnus of prestigious National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla. The officer was commissioned into Indian Navy in the year 1980. In the year 1982 he earned the wings as helicopter pilots. He has vast experience of flying helicopters such as Chetak, Kamov 25 and Kamov 28 anti-submarine helicopters. He has done staff college from Wellington. The officer is also graduate from college of naval warfare, Karanja. He has also the achievement of serving as DS (Directing Staff) in staff college and naval warfare college.  The officer has also commanded Indian Coast Guard Ship Chandbibi, G...

Recently, Indian Navy announced recruitment of Naval Officers under University Entry Scheme for July 2013 course. But there were several people who lost the opportunity to register on time. It is very unfortunate for so many engineering final year students that they will not be able to appear for such a high level job. But Indian Navy realized the fact that it is very important to encourage students of engineering final year to join Navy and they opened a new method for those who were not able to register on time. Such candidates need to obtain a unique number from the Naval selection team when they visit any engineering campus in your city. I found that many of the student are unaware about the procedure of obtaining the unique number. If you were thinking that how to obtain unique number of Indian Navy UES entry then you are in good luck as we will guide you how to grab the unique number so that you can appear for campus selection rounds for Indian Navy pre-final y...

Indian Navy has actively coordinated with all Coalition Force Navies and other Navies for providing cover to MV Suez. Navies with ships which were closest to Suez have responded to the request for assistance. Commencing AM 16 Jun 11, MV Suez has started her transit through the Gulf of Aden. The transit of MV Suez is being monitored by all warships deployed in the Gulf of Aden. On 15 Jun 11, the INS Godavari was escorting two other merchant vessels with 21 Indians in the Gulf of Aden, and was also tasked to close MV Suez in the morning of 16 Jun 11. On reaching MV Suez, INS Godavari made every effort through all available means and channels to communicate with Suez. However the Master of MV Suez, did not respond. After confirming that MV Suez was safe and was being escorted by other warships of Coalition forces deployed in the Gulf of Aden, the IN Ship continued with its task of escorting the two other merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden, whilst at the same time monitoring t...

How does it feel, failing again and again, despite of your best efforts! I just said best efforts. If someone is putting his best efforts, then why he is failing consistently. If someone is trying best, and still fails, then that means, that is not his best. After 4 failures in SSBs, and each one for different reasons, I was terrified from inside. I controlled my emotions, I never showed that I am terrified, but I was. I was losing confidence. I was scared for the first time in my life. My parents acted that they were supporting my decision of still trying for armed forces, but even they had few doubts on me. With each failure they were losing confidence in me. I had applied for Short Service Commissioning in Technical Branch for Indian Navy. This entry is only for engineers, either B.Tech/B.E or M.E/M.Tech. I figured out my name on their website, though I didn’t received the call letter, but we were allowed to carry the print out. After two straight screened out experiences...

My new year started on a disappointing note. Now it was clear that I can't be a pilot in Indian Air Force. But may be I haven't yet begun to fight! I was happy about the fact that I was rejected due to PABT Test, and I was not rejected by the SSB Interview. Failing in PABT doesn't mean that you don't have officer like qualities, it only means that you don't have attitude to be an pilot in Indian Air Force. I accepted the bitter truth, and it was time to move on.  I appeared for combined defence services exam CDSE II in September 2009. I qualified that exam, and got a SSB call for Indian Navy. I was called to 33SSB Bhopal and my reporting date was 23rd march 2010. Now this was call for 3rd battle of my life. It was important to me because CDSE is a dream course. I started my preparation. I knew the mistakes which I made last time. This time I started preparing for interview. Interview was one of those point which I was lacking. I didn't concentrate on screen...

The Indian Sailing team of Lt Cdr (Retd) F Tarapore and team mates Cdr Atool Sinha, Balraj CPO (MA), Shekhar Singh Yadav POR (Tel) and Trunal were accorded a warm welcome at New Delhi by the Indian Navy and the Yachting Association of India (YAI) after winning a Silver Medal in the Match Racing event at the ongoing Asian Games 2010. Lt Cdr (Retd) F Tarapore, had won the Fireball class gold medal as crew of Zarir Karanjia in the 1982 Asian Games sailing regatta held off the Mumbai harbour and also picked up a hat-trick of bronze medals in the Asian Games held between 1986 and 1994 in different classes of boats. The Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre, Mumbai has been a training centre for champion sailors and has produced 13 Arjuna awardees, 02 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardees and 01 Dronacharya awardee for the sport in the past 40 years. The YAI was formally constituted on 15 May 1960 and was registered under the Societies Regis...