National Defence Academy (India)

"National Defence Academy" redirects here. For other uses, see National Defence Academy (disambiguation).
For the admission test to NDA, see National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination.

National Defence Academy
NDA logo on the Sudan building of the campus
Motto
Sēvā paramō dharma
TypeDefence Service training institute
Established7 December 1949; 74 years ago (1949-12-07)
CommandantVice Admiral Gurcharan Singh, AVSM, NM[1]
Location
Khadakwasla, Pune
,
Maharashtra
,
India

18°25′20″N 73°45′55″E / 18.42222°N 73.76528°E / 18.42222; 73.76528
Campus7,015 acres (28.39 km2)
ColorsMaroon[2]
 
AffiliationsMinistry of Defence
Websitenda.nic.in
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The National Defence Academy (NDA) is the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces. Here, cadets of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force train together before they go on to their respective service academies for further pre-commission training. The NDA is located in Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtra. It is the first tri-service academy in the world.

The alumni of NDA include 3 Param Vir Chakra recipients and 11 Ashoka Chakra recipients. NDA has also produced 32 service chiefs of staff to date. The current Chiefs of Staff of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force are all NDA alumni from the same 61st course.[3][4] The 145th course graduated on 30 November 2023, consisting of 188 Army cadets, 38 Naval cadets, 37 Air Force cadets, and 20 cadets from friendly foreign countries.[5] The Supreme Court of India passed an order in August 2021 that allowed female candidates to appear for the all upcoming NDA entrance examination.[6]

  1. ^ "CHANGE AT THE HELM: VICE ADMIRAL AJAY KOCHHAR, AVSM, NM ASSUMES THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMANDANT NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY". pib.gov.in. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Sacred Symbols". National Defence Academy. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. ^ Mohan, Vijay (17 December 2019). "For second time in history, all three Chiefs to be from same NDA course". Tribune India. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ^ ":: Welcome to National Defence Academy::". nda.nic.in. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Cadets Pass Out From National Defence Academy". NDTV. PTI. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. ^ Livemint (18 August 2021). "Supreme Court allows women to appear for NDA exam". mint. Retrieved 18 September 2021.