pune governor k sankaranarayanan on thursday urged graduating cadets of the national defence academy nda to contribute to the task of nationbuilding and make a difference to the country he told the cadets to set the highest standards of integrity and to keep their conduct impeccable sankaranarayanan was addressing the convocation of the 124th course of the nda at khadakwasla nda commandant air marshal k s gill rear admiral anand iyer and deputy commandant o p shukla principal were present the governor said the nda is a truly unique institution which was built with great vision and has maintained its highest standards of discipline and training with utmost care the nation talks of nda with great respect and pride it is an inspiration for citizens he urged candidates to be counted amongst those who make a difference he told them to work with others for creative cooperation in which there would be synergy of expertise and to take advantage of opportunities to deal with challenges sankaranarayanan said the greatest challenge which the world faces is the challenge of moral and ethical decay as leaders you will wield enormous influence the people placed under you will look up to you as a role model they will follow your orders unflinchingly so make sure that you have the highest standards of integrity and that your conduct is impeccable the advancement of technology brings along with it many vices do not succumb to these vices he said as many as 291 cadets of the 124th course including four international cadets received their degrees from the jawaharlal nehru university new delhi cadet j s suman secured first position in the overall order of merit in academics as well as for standing first in the bachelor of computer science stream cadet g kumar stood first in the bachelor of science stream while cadet a thakur stood first in bachelor of arts stream