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==History==
==History==
The College was established in 1905 in [[Quetta]] (now in [[Pakistan]]). After the [[partition of India and Pakistan]], the Indian elements of the Staff College, Quetta led by [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] S D Verma moved to India. Promoted [[Brigadier]] and appointed as the First Commandant, Verma chose Wellington as the location of the Staff College in India.<ref>{{cite web|date=29 December 2015|title=The Dawn of the Staff College|url=http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/The%20Dawn%20of%20the%20Staff%20College.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229081848/http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/The%20Dawn%20of%20the%20Staff%20College.pdf|archive-date=29 December 2022}}</ref> In 1948, [[Major general (India)|Major General]] [[Walter Lentaigne|W D A Lentaigne]], [[Order of the Bath|CB]], [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] took over as the Commandant, the longest serving Commandant till date.
The College was established in 1905 in [[Quetta]] (now in [[Pakistan]]). After the [[partition of India and Pakistan]], the Indian elements of the Staff College, Quetta led by [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] S D Verma moved to India. Promoted [[Brigadier]] and appointed as the First Commandant, Verma chose Wellington as the location of the Staff College in India.<ref>{{cite web|date=29 December 2015|title=The Dawn of the Staff College|url=http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/The%20Dawn%20of%20the%20Staff%20College.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229081848/http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/The%20Dawn%20of%20the%20Staff%20College.pdf|archive-date=29 December 2015}}</ref> In 1948, [[Major general (India)|Major General]] [[Walter Lentaigne|W D A Lentaigne]], [[Order of the Bath|CB]], [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] took over as the Commandant, the longest serving Commandant till date.


The appointment was upgraded to the [[Three-star rank]] of [[Lieutenant General]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 May 2015|title=DSSC, Wellington - Timeline|url=http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/DSSC,%20Wellington%20-%20TIMELINE.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501020545/http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/DSSC,%20Wellington%20-%20TIMELINE.pdf|archive-date=1 May 2022}}</ref>
The appointment was upgraded to the [[Three-star rank]] of [[Lieutenant General]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 May 2015|title=DSSC, Wellington - Timeline|url=http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/DSSC,%20Wellington%20-%20TIMELINE.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501020545/http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/DSSC,%20Wellington%20-%20TIMELINE.pdf|archive-date=1 May 2015}}</ref>


==List of Commandants==
==List of Commandants==
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|| 22|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] S R R Aiyengar, {{small|[[PVSM]], [[AVSM]]}}  || 1999 || 2001 || Earlier served as [[Commandant of the National Defence College]]
|| 22|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] S R R Aiyengar, {{small|[[PVSM]], [[AVSM]]}}  || 1999 || 2001 || Earlier served as [[Commandant of the National Defence College]]
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|| 23|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] P P S Bindra, {{small|[[PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]}} || 2001 || 2003 ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Seminar on 'Transformation of Armed Forces: Strategic Contours to Shape the Emerging World Order' will be held at College of Defence Management, Sec'bad on 27–28 Nov 2018. Lt Gen SRR Aiyengar, Former Comdt of NDC & DSSC and an alumnus of #CDM will inaugurate the seminar.pic.twitter.com/JTDjZJtQHn |url=https://twitter.com/dprohyd/status/1066619270681919490 |website=@dprohyd |language=en |date=25 November 2022}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=August 2022}}
|| 23|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] P P S Bindra, {{small|[[PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]}} || 2001 || 2003 ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Seminar on 'Transformation of Armed Forces: Strategic Contours to Shape the Emerging World Order' will be held at College of Defence Management, Sec'bad on 27–28 Nov 2018. Lt Gen SRR Aiyengar, Former Comdt of NDC & DSSC and an alumnus of #CDM will inaugurate the seminar.pic.twitter.com/JTDjZJtQHn |url=https://twitter.com/dprohyd/status/1066619270681919490 |website=@dprohyd |language=en |date=25 November 2018}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=August 2020}}
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|| 24|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] T P S Brar, {{small|[[PVSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]]}} || 2003 || 2006 ||  
|| 24|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] T P S Brar, {{small|[[PVSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]]}} || 2003 || 2006 ||  
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|| 25|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] B J Gupta, {{small|[[AVSM]]}}  || 2006 || 2008 ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Lt.Gen B J Gupta takes charge of DSSC |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/ltgen-b-j-gupta-takes-charge-of-dssc_293978.html |website=Zee News |language=en |date=9 May 2022}}</ref>
|| 25|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] B J Gupta, {{small|[[AVSM]]}}  || 2006 || 2008 ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Lt.Gen B J Gupta takes charge of DSSC |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/ltgen-b-j-gupta-takes-charge-of-dssc_293978.html |website=Zee News |language=en |date=9 May 2006}}</ref>
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|| 26|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] H P S Klair, {{small|[[Sena Medal|SM]]}} || 2008 || 2010 ||<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mar 9 |first1=Shantha Thiagarajan |title=Coonoor's Black bridge to be named after Manekshaw {{!}} Chennai News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Coonoors-Black-bridge-to-be-named-after-Manekshaw/articleshow/4242552.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|| 26|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] H P S Klair, {{small|[[Sena Medal|SM]]}} || 2008 || 2010 ||<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mar 9 |first1=Shantha Thiagarajan |title=Coonoor's Black bridge to be named after Manekshaw {{!}} Chennai News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Coonoors-Black-bridge-to-be-named-after-Manekshaw/articleshow/4242552.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
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|| 27|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] B V Nair || 2010 || 2011 ||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Radhakrishnan |first1=D. |title=Memorable Pongal at the Madras Regimental Centre |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Memorable-Pongal-at-the-Madras-Regimental-Centre/article13366346.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=14 January 2022}}</ref>
|| 27|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] B V Nair || 2010 || 2011 ||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Radhakrishnan |first1=D. |title=Memorable Pongal at the Madras Regimental Centre |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Memorable-Pongal-at-the-Madras-Regimental-Centre/article13366346.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=14 January 2012}}</ref>
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|| 28|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] Chander Prakash, {{Small|[[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]}} || 2011 || 2013 ||  
|| 28|| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] Chander Prakash, {{Small|[[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]}} || 2011 || 2013 ||  
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