National Defence Academy (India)

National Defence Academy
Motto	सेवा परमो धर्मः (sēvā paramō dharma)
Motto in English	Service Before Self
Type	Military Academy
Established	7 December 1954
Commandant	Air Marshal IP Vipin VM
Location	Khadakwasla Pune , Maharashtra , India ; 18°25′20″N73°45′55″E
Campus	7,015 acres (28.39 km2)
Colors	Maroon;
Affiliations	Jawaharlal Nehru University
Website	nda.nic.in

The National Defence Academy (NDA) is the Joint Services academy of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force train together before they go on to respective service academies for further pre-commissioning training. The NDA is located in Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtra. It is the first tri-service academy in the world.

NDA alumni have led and fought in every major conflict in which the Indian Armed Forces has been called to action since the academy was established. The alumni include 3 Param Vir Chakra recipients and 12 Ashoka Chakra recipients. National Defence Academy has produced 27 service Chiefs Of Staff till date. Current Chiefs Of Staff of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force are all NDA alumni.^[2]

History

Campus

Admission and NDA Selection Process

Curriculum

Squadrons and Battalions

Service training

Commandants

Alumni

In the media

References

External links

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NDA HEROS

Sunday, July 7, 2019