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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).
The Indian Military Academy (IMA) is one of the oldest military academies in India, and trains officers for the Indian Army. Located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, it was established in 1932 following a recommendation by a military committee set up under the chairmanship of General (later Field Marshal) Sir Philip Chetwode. From a class of 40 male ...
A decision was taken in March 1977 to move the ACC to Dehradun, to become a separate wing of Indian Military Academy (IMA). The term beginning in July 1977 thus started in the IMA. The Commandant of the IMA became the new Commandant of the ACC and the erstwhile Commandant was designated Commander, ACC wing. [2] [3] [4]
Other senior officers include Lt. Gen Khwaja Wasiuddin, Maj General Muhammad Anwar Khan, Lt. General Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, Lt. Gen. Fazle Haq, Maj Gen Balbir Singh Malik (IMA Sword of Honour 1955, former Commandant Armoured Corps of Indian Army), Maj Gen Dewan Misri Chand, Maj Gen Kanwar Zorawar Singh, Maj Gen M R Rajwade, Maj Gen Karam Singh ...
Army Cadet College: Army Cadet College (ACC), Dehradun is a Wing of the IMA which caters for training of service cadets selected for commission. On completion of the course, these cadets also qualify for a B.A. or B.Sc. degree, recognised by the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Indian Military Academy – Dehradun; Rashtriya Indian Military College – Dehradun; National Defence Academy – Khadakwasla; Defence Services Staff College – Wellington; Air Force Academy – Dundigal; Indian Naval Academy – Ezhimala; Indian Coast Guard Academy – Mangalore; Officers Training Academy – Chennai
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.
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]