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	\|type = [[Military academies in India\|Defence Service]] Training Institute		\|type = [[Military academies in India\|Defence Service]] Training Institute
	\|head_label = [[Commandant of the National Defence College\|Commandant]]		\|head_label = [[Commandant of the National Defence College\|Commandant]]
	\|head = [[~~Air Marshal~~]] ~~Diptendu Choudhury~~, [[~~AVSM~~]], [[~~Vayu~~ Sena Medal~~\|VM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM~~]]		\|head = [[Lieutenant General]] Manoj Kumar Mago, [[Yudh Seva Medal]], [[Sena Medal]]
	\|city = [[New Delhi]]		\|city = [[New Delhi]]
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	[[File:Delegation of National Defence College of india in a meeting with Reuven Rivlin president of Israel (9910).jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Delegation of National Defence College of India in a meeting with [[Reuven Rivlin]] president of Israel, August 2018 ]]		[[File:Delegation of National Defence College of india in a meeting with Reuven Rivlin president of Israel (9910).jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Delegation of National Defence College of India in a meeting with [[Reuven Rivlin]] president of Israel, August 2018 ]]
	The '''National Defence College''', located in [[New Delhi]], is the [[National security\|defence service]] training institute and highest seat of strategic learning for officers of the [[Indian Armed Forces\|Defence Service]] and the [[Civil Services of India\|Civil Services]]. This is a very prestigious course attended only by a few hand-picked defence officers of [[One-star rank#Indian one-star ranks\|One-Star]] rank and civil servants of the rank of [[Joint secretary to the Government of India]]. Each year, approximately 25 officers from friendly foreign countries like the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, UAE and others attend the course.<ref>http://ndc.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempOneCentrePhotoEightPara.aspx?MnId=E4V7r2xMyUSoZ6qCbsBlzA==&ParentID=hzyjMZSYn1kpMoClrxVSrw</ref>		The '''National Defence College''', located in [[New Delhi]], is the [[National security\|defence service]] training institute and highest seat of strategic learning for officers of the [[Indian Armed Forces\|Defence Service]] and the [[Civil Services of India\|Civil Services]]. This is a very prestigious course attended only by a few hand-picked defence officers of [[One-star rank#Indian one-star ranks\|One-Star]] rank and civil servants of the rank of [[Joint secretary to the Government of India]]. Each year, approximately 25 officers from friendly foreign countries like the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, UAE and others attend the course.<ref>http://ndc.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempOneCentrePhotoEightPara.aspx?MnId=E4V7r2xMyUSoZ6qCbsBlzA==&ParentID=hzyjMZSYn1kpMoClrxVSrw {{Dead link\|date=August 2022}}</ref>

	This college provides strategic leadership to the Government of India in national and international security matters and also acts as a think tank on defence matters and holds a very important position in shaping up the Indian defence outlook.		This college provides strategic leadership to the Government of India in national and international security matters and also acts as a think tank on defence matters and holds a very important position in shaping up the Indian defence outlook.
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	==Location==		==Location==
	The College is located on [[Tees January Road\|Tees January Marg]] of [[Lutyens' Delhi]], in a grand British-era building spread over acres of lush green lawns. It is adjacent to the home where Mahatma Gandhi lived the last five months of his life, and the garden where he was assassinated - the [[Gandhi Smriti]]. Residential facilities for the officers are located in the central vista of Delhi, on Ashok Rajpath near India Gate.		The College is located on [[Tees January Road\|Tees January Marg]] of [[Lutyens' Delhi]], in a grand British-era building spread over acres of lush green lawns.<ref>{{cite web \|title=History of the Building \|url=https://ndc.nic.in/About/about-ndc/ndc-origin \|website=ndc.nic.in \|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref> It is adjacent to the home where Mahatma Gandhi lived the last five months of his life, and the garden where he was assassinated - the [[Gandhi Smriti]]. Residential facilities for the officers are located in the central vista of Delhi, on Ashok Rajpath near India Gate.
	The Commandant of NDC has a bungalow on the [[Akbar Road]] called NDC House.		The Commandant of NDC has a bungalow on the [[Akbar Road]] called NDC House.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Nov 17 \|first1=Raj Shekhar / TNN / Updated \|title=Cops in tizzy over air marshal's nameplates {{!}} Delhi News - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/cops-in-tizzy-over-air-marshals-nameplates/articleshow/10762990.cms \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Commandant==		==Commandant==
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	==Course==		==Course==
	It conducts a 47-week National Security and Strategic Study course each year which commences in the first week of January each year and finishes in the first week of December~~. The entire course is divided in six subjects spread over two terms~~. This course also involves extensive travel within and outside the country to visit Indian states and foreign countries where course members meet head of states and important decision makers to understand the political, social and strategic landscape of the state/country.		It conducts a 47-week National Security and Strategic Study course each year which commences in the first week of January each year and finishes in the first week of December. This course also involves extensive travel within and outside the country to visit Indian states and foreign countries where course members meet head of states and important decision makers to understand the political, social and strategic landscape of the state/country.
			The entire course is divided in six subjects spread over two terms, as follows:<ref name="NDCPrivate">{{cite web \|url=https://theprint.in/defence/in-a-first-executive-from-private-sector-enrolled-in-annual-national-defence-college-course/954090/ \|title=In a first, executive from private sector enrolled in annual National Defence College course \|author=Suchet Vir Singh \|date=13 May 2022 \|publisher=theprint.in (online) \|access-date=1 September 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513085000/https://theprint.in/defence/in-a-first-executive-from-private-sector-enrolled-in-annual-national-defence-college-course/954090/ \|archive-date=13 May 2022\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			* Understanding India & Introduction to Strategy
			* Study on Economic Security, Science and Technology
			* Global Issues
			* International Security Environment
			* India’s Strategic Neighbourhood
			* Strategies and Structures for National Security

	==Method of Study==		==Method of Study==
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	==Faculty==		==Faculty==
	Faculty of National Defence College is drawn from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Civil services. Usually, there are 7 faculty members ([[Indian Army\|Army]] – 3, [[Indian Navy\|Navy]] – 1, [[Indian Air Force\|Air Force]] – 1, [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]] – 1 and [[Indian Foreign Service\|IFS]] – 1). Apart from these 7 regular faculties, the college regularly invites think tanks, ambassadors of different nations, business leaders, ministers from India and friendly countries, defence chiefs of friendly countries to give lectures in the college.<ref>http://ndc.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSevenCentrePhotoTwentyOnePara.aspx?MnId=xDUoPCzA2D5G/XZ6K4O+sA==&ParentID=IjaSQJyesLD3T70MTQax/w</ref>		Faculty of National Defence College is drawn from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Civil services. Usually, there are 7 faculty members ([[Indian Army\|Army]] – 3, [[Indian Navy\|Navy]] – 1, [[Indian Air Force\|Air Force]] – 1, [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]] – 1 and [[Indian Foreign Service\|IFS]] – 1). Apart from these 7 regular faculties, the college regularly invites think tanks, ambassadors of different nations, business leaders, ministers from India and friendly countries, defence chiefs of friendly countries to give lectures in the college.<ref>http://ndc.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSevenCentrePhotoTwentyOnePara.aspx?MnId=xDUoPCzA2D5G/XZ6K4O+sA==&ParentID=IjaSQJyesLD3T70MTQax/w {{Dead link\|date=August 2022}}</ref>

	==Notable Alumni, Foreign==		==Notable Alumni, Foreign==
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	* [[General]] [[Denis Perera]], 8th [[Commander of the Sri Lanka Army]]		* [[General]] [[Denis Perera]], 8th [[Commander of the Sri Lanka Army]]
	* [[General]] [[Tissa Weeratunga]], 9th [[Commander of the Sri Lanka Army]]		* [[General]] [[Tissa Weeratunga]], 9th [[Commander of the Sri Lanka Army]]
			* [[General]] [[Nalin Seneviratne]], 10th [[Commander of the Sri Lanka Army]]
	* [[General]] [[Hamilton Wanasinghe]], 11th [[Commander of the Sri Lanka Army]]		* [[General]] [[Hamilton Wanasinghe]], 11th [[Commander of the Sri Lanka Army]]
	* [[General]] [[C. S. Weerasooriya\|Chandrika Srilal Weerasooriya]], 15th [[Commander of the Sri Lanka Army]]		* [[General]] [[C. S. Weerasooriya\|Chandrika Srilal Weerasooriya]], 15th [[Commander of the Sri Lanka Army]]
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	===Navy===		===Navy===
	* [[Admiral]] [[Basil Gunasekara]], 7th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)\|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]		* [[Admiral]] [[Basil Gunasekara]], 7th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)\|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]
	* [[Admiral]] [[Henry Perera]], 8th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)\|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]		* [[Admiral]] [[Henry Perera]], 8th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)\|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]
	* [[Vice Admiral]] [[Asoka de Silva (admiral)\|Asoka de Silva]], 9th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)\|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]		* [[Vice Admiral]] [[Asoka de Silva (admiral)\|Asoka de Silva]], 9th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)\|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]
	* [[Admiral]] [[H. A. Silva]], 10th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)\|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]		* [[Admiral]] [[H. A. Silva]], 10th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)\|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]
	* [[Admiral]] [[Ravindra C.Wijegunaratne]], 20th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)\|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]		* [[Admiral]] [[Ravindra Wijegunaratne]], 20th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)\|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]
	* [[Admiral]] [[Sirimevan Ranasinghe]], 22nd [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)\|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]		* [[Admiral]] [[Sirimevan Ranasinghe]], 22nd [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)\|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]
	* [[Vice Admiral]] [[Robert Walls (admiral)\|Robert Walls]], former [[Vice Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)]]		* [[Vice Admiral]] [[Robert Walls (admiral)\|Robert Walls]], former [[Vice Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)]]
			* [[Vice Admiral]] [[Jonathan Mead]], former [[Commander Australian Fleet]]
	* [[Vice Admiral]] Tan Sri Mohd Shariff Ishak, former [[Chief of Navy (Malaysia)]]		* [[Vice Admiral]] Tan Sri Mohd Shariff Ishak, former [[Chief of Navy (Malaysia)]]

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[[File:Delegation of National Defence College of india in a meeting with Reuven Rivlin president of Israel (9910).jpg|350px|thumb|Delegation of National Defence College of India in a meeting with [[Reuven Rivlin]] president of Israel, August 2018 ]]
The '''National Defence College''', located in [[New Delhi]], is the [[National security|defence service]] training institute and highest seat of strategic learning for officers of the [[Indian Armed Forces|Defence Service]] and the [[Civil Services of India|Civil Services]]. This is a very prestigious course attended only by a few hand-picked defence officers of [[One-star rank#Indian one-star ranks|One-Star]] rank and civil servants of the rank of [[Joint secretary to the Government of India]]. Each year, approximately 25 officers from friendly foreign countries like the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, UAE and others attend the course.<ref>http://ndc.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempOneCentrePhotoEightPara.aspx?MnId=E4V7r2xMyUSoZ6qCbsBlzA==&ParentID=hzyjMZSYn1kpMoClrxVSrw</ref>

This college provides strategic leadership to the Government of India in national and international security matters and also acts as a think tank on defence matters and holds a very important position in shaping up the Indian defence outlook.

==History==
After India's independence in 1947, senior officers of the Indian Army, Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force attended the [[Imperial Defence College]] (IDC) in the United Kingdom before being appointed to important commands. The vacancies at the IDC was only about two or three each year. In 1959, the [[Government of India]] announced that a college on the pattern of the IDC will set up in New Delhi. This would allow for a larger number of officers to be trained. [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Kanwar Bahadur Singh]], the Adjutant General at Army HQ was appointed the first Commandant of the college.<ref>{{cite web |title=NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE TO BE SET UP IN DELHI |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1959-JULY-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1959-09-30_112.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=30 September 1959}}</ref>

==Location==
The College is located on [[Tees January Road|Tees January Marg]] of [[Lutyens' Delhi]], in a grand British-era building spread over acres of lush green lawns. It is adjacent to the home where Mahatma Gandhi lived the last five months of his life, and the garden where he was assassinated - the [[Gandhi Smriti]]. Residential facilities for the officers are located in the central vista of Delhi, on Ashok Rajpath near India Gate.
The Commandant of NDC has a bungalow on the [[Akbar Road]] called NDC House.

==Commandant==
{{Main|Commandant of the National Defence College}}
The NDC is headed by the Commandant who is the overall in-charge of all the functioning of the college including academics and administration. The Commandant of the college is an Officer of [[Three-star rank]]. The tenure of each Commandant is for 2 years which rotates between the [[Indian Army]], the [[Indian Navy]] and the [[Indian Air Force]].

==Course==
It conducts a 47-week National Security and Strategic Study course each year which commences in the first week of January each year and finishes in the first week of December. The entire course is divided in six subjects spread over two terms. This course also involves extensive travel within and outside the country to visit Indian states and foreign countries where course members meet head of states and important decision makers to understand the political, social and strategic landscape of the state/country.

==Method of Study==
During the course of each study, the course is divided into seven groups called Integrated Analysis Groups (IAG). Each IAG comprises 13–14 members (4–5 army officers, 1 naval officer, 1–2 air force officers, 3–4 IAS/IPS/Civil Services officers and 4–5 foreign military officers). Each IAG function in a synergetic mode for the purpose of analysing issues, discussions, preparation of papers and presentations. Since 2006 the college has been formally affiliated with [[Madras University]] for the award of [[M.Phil.]] degree in 'Defence and Strategic Studies.'<ref>{{Cite web|last=College|first=National Defence|title=National Defence College|url=http://index.html/|access-date=2020-10-07|website=National Defence College}}</ref>

==Faculty==
Faculty of National Defence College is drawn from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Civil services. Usually, there are 7 faculty members ([[Indian Army|Army]] – 3, [[Indian Navy|Navy]] – 1, [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]] – 1, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] – 1 and [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] – 1). Apart from these 7 regular faculties, the college regularly invites think tanks, ambassadors of different nations, business leaders, ministers from India and friendly countries, defence chiefs of friendly countries to give lectures in the college.<ref>http://ndc.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSevenCentrePhotoTwentyOnePara.aspx?MnId=xDUoPCzA2D5G/XZ6K4O+sA==&ParentID=IjaSQJyesLD3T70MTQax/w</ref>

==Notable Alumni, Foreign==
===Army===
* [[General]] [[Denis Perera]], 8th [[Commander of the Sri Lanka Army]]
* [[General]] [[Tissa Weeratunga]], 9th [[Commander of the Sri Lanka Army]]
* [[General]] [[Hamilton Wanasinghe]], 11th [[Commander of the Sri Lanka Army]]
* [[General]] [[C. S. Weerasooriya|Chandrika Srilal Weerasooriya]], 15th [[Commander of the Sri Lanka Army]]
* [[Brigadier General]] [[Hassan Ngwilizi]], [[Tanzania]]
* [[Lieutenant General]] [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]], 10th [[President of Bangladesh]] & 4th [[Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army]]
* [[General]] [[Peter Cosgrove|Sir Peter Cosgrove]], 10th [[Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)|Chief of Australian Defence Force]], and 26th [[Governor-General of Australia]]
* [[Fred Akuffo]], former [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana)|Chief of the Defence Staff]], [[Ghana Armed Forces]] and [[List of heads of state of Ghana|Head of State]]
* [[Major General]] [[Matheus Alueendo]] 7th Commander of the [[Namibian Army]]

===Navy===
* [[Admiral]] [[Basil Gunasekara]], 7th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]
* [[Admiral]] [[Henry Perera]], 8th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]
* [[Vice Admiral]] [[Asoka de Silva (admiral)|Asoka de Silva]], 9th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]
* [[Admiral]] [[H. A. Silva]], 10th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]
* [[Admiral]] [[Ravindra C.Wijegunaratne]], 20th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]
* [[Admiral]] [[Sirimevan Ranasinghe]], 22nd [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]]
* [[Vice Admiral]] [[Robert Walls (admiral)|Robert Walls]], former [[Vice Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)]]
* [[Vice Admiral]] Tan Sri Mohd Shariff Ishak, former [[Chief of Navy (Malaysia)]]

===Air Force===
* [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Walter Fernando]], 7th [[Commander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force]]
* [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Oliver Ranasinghe]], 9th [[Commander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force]]

===Heads of State, Heads of Government, and Representatives===
* [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]], former [[Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)|Bangladesh Army Chief]] and [[President of Bangladesh]]
* [[Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck]], [[Druk Gyalpo]] (King of Bhutan)
* [[Fred Akuffo]], former [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Ghana)|Chief of the Defence Staff]], [[Ghana Armed Forces]] and [[List of heads of state of Ghana|Head of State]]
* [[General]] [[Peter Cosgrove|Sir Peter Cosgrove]], 10th [[Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)|Chief of Australian Defence Force]], and 26th [[Governor-General of Australia]]

==See also==
* [[Indian National Defence University]]
* [[Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses]]
* [[Ministry of Defence (India)]]
* [[Military academies in India]]
* [[Sainik school]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|National Defence College (India)}}
* {{Official website|http://ndc.nic.in/}}

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