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The National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination is an entrance examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) twice a year for admissions into the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Naval Academy (INA). [1] The NDA Exam serves as a gateway for candidates seeking a career in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air ...
The Combined Defence Services Examination (CDS) is a standardised test conducted annually by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruitment of officer cadets in the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA), Air Force Academy (AFA), and Officers Training Academy (OTA).
A 1999 stamp dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the National Defence Academy, featuring its Sudan Block. At the end of World War II, Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck, then Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, drawing on experiences of the army during the war, led a committee around the world and submitted a report to the Government of India in December 1946.
United States Military Academy – West Point, New York; United States Naval Academy – Annapolis, Maryland; United States Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs, Colorado; United States Coast Guard Academy – New London, Connecticut; United States Merchant Marine Academy – Kings Point, New York
In 2019, 25 former cadets of the institute joined the National Defence Academy (India) or the Indian Military Academy; they also received "Achiever Awards" in a ceremony on 18 December 2019. [9] In March 2021, five cadets from the institute, who underwent training from 2018 to 2020 as part of the 8th AFPI course, were selected to join the ...
The academy was renamed the Armed Forces Academy and a new Joint Services Wing (JSW) was commissioned on 1 January 1949, while training of Army officers continued in the Military Wing. [26] [27] The academy was renamed as the National Defence Academy (NDA) on 1 January 1950, ahead of India becoming a Republic.
All RMS, under the direct control of Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT), are Category 'A' military training institutes at par with Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMS) and National Defence Academy. All finance, training, admission, and recruitment instructions are received directly from Army Head Quarters AHQ (MT-15).
TES-38 was the first course to pass out from the portals of this academy after the hiatus. Lt Gen Sukriti Singh Dahiya, SM, VSM is the current commandant of the academy, having taken charge in October 2024. [2] [3] The fort wall of OTA Gaya parade ground. In December 2019 the Defence Ministry gave the go-ahead to shut OTA Gaya due to lack of ...