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{{Short description|Military academy of the Indian Navy}} | |||
{{Infobox university | {{Infobox university | ||
|name | | name = Naval War College | ||
|native_name | | native_name = | ||
|image_name | | image_name = Indian Naval War College.jpg | ||
|image_size | | image_size = | ||
|caption | | caption = | ||
|latin_name | | latin_name = | ||
|motto | | motto = {{lang|sa|संग्रामॆ नैपुण्यम}} {{small|([[Sanskrit]])}} | ||
|motto_lang | | motto_lang = Sanskrit | ||
|mottoeng | | mottoeng = Perfection in War | ||
|established | | established = 1988 | ||
|closed | | closed = | ||
|type | | type = [[War college]] | ||
|parent | | parent = | ||
|affiliation | | affiliation = [[University of Mumbai]] | ||
|endowment | | endowment = | ||
|officer_in_charge = | | officer_in_charge = | ||
|chairman | | chairman = | ||
|chancellor | | chancellor = | ||
|president | | president = | ||
|vice-president | | vice-president = | ||
|superintendent | | superintendent = | ||
|provost | | provost = | ||
|vice_chancellor | | vice_chancellor = | ||
|rector | | rector = | ||
|principal | | principal = | ||
|dean | | dean = | ||
|director | | director = | ||
|head_label | | head_label = Commandant | ||
|head | | head = [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Arjun Dev Nair]] {{small|[[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]}} | ||
|staff | | staff = | ||
|students | | students = | ||
|undergrad | | undergrad = | ||
|postgrad | | postgrad = | ||
|doctoral | | doctoral = | ||
|other | | other = | ||
|city | | city = | ||
|state | | state = | ||
|province | | province = [[Goa]] | ||
|country | | country = [[India]] | ||
|coor | | coor = | ||
|campus | | campus = | ||
|former_names | | former_names = {{unbulleted list|College of Naval Warfare}} | ||
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|nickname | | nickname = | ||
|mascot | | mascot = | ||
|athletics | | athletics = | ||
|affiliations | | affiliations = | ||
|website | | website = [https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/naval-war-college-goa Naval War College] | ||
|logo | | logo = | ||
|footnotes | | footnotes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Naval War College''' (NWC) is a premier training institution of the [[Indian Navy]], located in [[Goa]]. The college aims at developing leadership qualities of the officers of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] at the strategic and operational level. It is one of the three [[War College]]s of the [[Indian Armed Forces]], [[Army War College, Mhow]] and [[College of Air Warfare]], being the other two. The NWC operates under the [[Southern Naval Command]], which is the training command of the Indian Navy. | The '''Naval War College''' (NWC) is a premier training institution of the [[Indian Navy]], located in [[Goa]]. The college aims at developing leadership qualities of the officers of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] at the strategic and operational level. It is one of the three [[War College]]s of the [[Indian Armed Forces]], [[Army War College, Mhow]] and [[College of Air Warfare]], being the other two. The NWC operates under the [[Southern Naval Command]], which is the training command of the Indian Navy. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Naval War College was established on 17 September 1988 as the '''College of Naval Warfare''' | The Naval War College was established on 17 September 1988 as the '''College of Naval Warfare''' at Karanja in [[Mumbai]]. The first Naval Higher Command Course began in 1988, while the first Technical Management Course commenced in 1994. By 2005, the Naval academy was to move from Goa to its new campus in [[Ezhimala]]. It was decided that CNW would move into the Naval Academy campus. On 18 August 2010, the CNW was renamed Naval War College and finally shifted to Goa in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quarterdeck 2015 |url=https://www.navyfoundationmumbaicharter.in/doc/qd2015.pdf |website=navyfoundationmumbaicharter.in}}</ref> | ||
==Courses== | ==Courses== | ||
The NWC conducts the following courses: | The NWC conducts the following courses: | ||
===Naval Higher Command Course | ===Naval Higher Command Course=== | ||
This is the flagship course of NWC which runs for around 37 weeks. The course is attended by Indian Armed Forces Officers of the rank of [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]], [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] and [[Group Captain]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Inaugural Function of Naval Higher Command Course-32 at Naval War College, Goa |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/inaugural-function-naval-higher-command-course-32-naval-war-college-goa |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> | |||
===Regional Maritime Security Course | ===Regional Maritime Security Course=== | ||
The | The Regional Maritime Security Course is conducted over 8 weeks. The course is aimed at Officers of the rank of [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]], [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] and [[Group Captain]] from the maritime security forces of Friendly Foreign Countries, like [[Bangladesh]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Myanmar]], [[Maldives]], [[Oman]], etc.<ref>{{cite web |title=Regional Maritime Security Course (RMSC) Commences at Naval War College, Goa |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/regional-maritime-security-course-rmsc-commences-naval-war-college-goa |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> | ||
===Technical Management Course | ===Technical Management Course === | ||
The | The Technical Management Courseis a 22-week course conducted jointly by the NWC and [[Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |title=25th Technical Management Course commences at Naval War College Goa. A 20 week course jointly conducted by @indiannavy & #JamnalalBajajInstituteofMgmtStudies, was formally inaugurated Sh Dharmendra Sharma IAS, Chief Secy Goapic.twitter.com/6fjkaVVmTv |url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/996038120406564869 |website=@indiannavy |language=en |date=14 May 2018}}</ref> The course is attended by Naval officers of the rank of [[Commander]]. | ||
==Accreditations and | ==Accreditations and degrees== | ||
The participants of the | The participants of the Naval Higher Command Course receive a [[Master of Philosophy]] degree from the [[University of Mumbai]], while the participants of the Technical Management Course receive the [[Postgraduate diploma]] from [[Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies]]. | ||
==Other | ==Other events and programmes== | ||
The NWC conducts | The NWC conducts the Goa Maritime Conclave and Goa Maritime Symposium annually. These events are organised as a regional cooperation and diplomatic forum on maritime subjects. The NWC also has faculty exchange programmes with its counterparts in the [[United States]], [[Japan]], and [[Myanmar]]. The Commanders' Conclave is held at the NWC annually and is attended by the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] and the Flag Officers Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]], [[Eastern Naval Command]], [[Southern Naval Command]] and the [[Andaman and Nicobar Command]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Naval War College, Goa |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/naval-war-college-goa |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> | ||
==Commandants== | ==Leadership== | ||
The ''College of Naval Warfare'' was headed by a | ===Commandants=== | ||
The ''College of Naval Warfare'' was headed by a director. The appointment was filled by a [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]]. The appointment was upgraded to [[two-star rank]] and re-designated Commandant Naval War College. [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[R. Hari Kumar]], {{small|[[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]}} was appointed the first Commandant on 30 January 2012.<ref name="Comdt NWC"/> | |||
The Commandant leads the Senior Directing Staff of the College, who function as the faculty and is assisted by the Deputy Commandant, held by a Commodore.<ref>{{cite web |title= | The Commandant leads the Senior Directing Staff of the College, who function as the faculty and is assisted by the Deputy Commandant, held by a Commodore.<ref>{{cite web |title=Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS) - 2021 |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1718329 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> | ||
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|30 January 2012 | |30 January 2012 | ||
|30 January 2014 | |30 January 2014 | ||
| | |Later [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]].<ref name="Comdt NWC">{{cite web |title=Naval War College International Alumni Portal |url=https://alumni.indiannavy.gov.in/nwc/index.php |website=alumni.indiannavy.gov.in}}</ref> | ||
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|29 November 2017 | |29 November 2017 | ||
|18 February 2020 | |18 February 2020 | ||
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Sandeep Beecha Takes Over Charge as the Commandant, Naval War College | |Earlier [[Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Sandeep Beecha Takes Over Charge as the Commandant, Naval War College |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-sandeep-beecha-takes-over-charge-commandant-naval-war-college |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> | ||
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|4 | |4 | ||
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|18 February 2020 | |18 February 2020 | ||
|26 February 2021 | |26 February 2021 | ||
| | |Later [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Sanjay J Singh Takes over as Commandant, NWC Goa |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1603878 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] | |[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[S. Venkat Raman]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|VSM}}}} | ||
|26 February 2021 | |26 February 2021 | ||
|23 May 2022 | |23 May 2022 | ||
| | |Later [[Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral S Venkat Raman Takes Charge of Naval War College at Goa |url=https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-s-venkat-raman-takes-charge-naval-war-college-goa |website=indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6 | |6 | ||
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] Rajesh Dhankhar {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,| | |[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Rajesh Dhankhar]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|NM}}}} | ||
|23 May 2022 | |23 May 2022 | ||
|9 November 2023 | |||
|Current [[Director General Project Seabird]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar takes Charge of Naval War College at Goa |url=https://indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-rajesh-dhankhar-takes-charge-naval-war-college-goa |website=indiannavy.nic.in |access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref> | |||
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|6 | |||
|[[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] [[Arjun Dev Nair]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|VSM}}}} | |||
|20 November 2023 | |||
|Present | |||
|Current Commandant.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral Arjun Dev Nair takes charge as commandant of Naval War College in Goa |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/rear-admiral-arjun-dev-nair-takes-charge-as-commandant-of-naval-war-college-in-goa-1503242889.html |website=thestatesman.com |access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref> | |||
|} | |||
===Deputy Commandants=== | |||
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! scope="col" style="width: 20px;"|S.No. | |||
! scope="col" style="width: 350px;" | Name | |||
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office | |||
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office | |||
! scope="col" style="width: 500px;" | Notes | |||
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|1 | |||
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] Srikant Kesnur | |||
|31 March 2012 | |||
|5 July 2013 | |||
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|- | |||
|2 | |||
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] K. G. Vishwanathan {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|VSM}}}} | |||
|21 August 2013 | |||
|24 March 2015 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|3 | |||
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] V. R. Peshwae | |||
|25 March 2015 | |||
|22 February 2016 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|4 | |||
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] Shiv Tewari | |||
|23 February 2016 | |||
|24 July 2016 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|5 | |||
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] Ashok Rai | |||
|25 July 2016 | |||
|26 May 2019 | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|6 | |||
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] [[Gurcharan Singh (admiral)|Gurcharan Singh]] {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|NM}}}} | |||
|16 July 2019 | |||
|8 January 2021 | |||
|Current [[Chief of Personnel (Indian Navy)|Chief of Personnel]]. | |||
|- | |||
|7 | |||
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] Nitin Kapoor | |||
|9 January 2021 | |||
|30 April 2023 | |||
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|- | |||
|7 | |||
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] Prashant Chandrasekharan | |||
|1 May 2023 | |||
|12 September 2025 | |||
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|- | |||
|8 | |||
|[[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] P. Sasi Kumar | |||
|13 September 2025 | |||
|Present | |Present | ||
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[[Category:War colleges]] | [[Category:War colleges]] | ||
[[Category:Naval War College, Goa| ]] | |||
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| Motto | संग्रामॆ नैपुण्यम (Sanskrit) |
Motto in English | Perfection in War |
| Type | War college |
| Established | 1988 |
| Affiliation | University of Mumbai |
| Commandant | Rear Admiral Arjun Dev Nair VSM |
| Location | , |
| Website | Naval War College |
The Naval War College (NWC) is a premier training institution of the Indian Navy, located in Goa. The college aims at developing leadership qualities of the officers of the Indian Armed Forces at the strategic and operational level. It is one of the three War Colleges of the Indian Armed Forces, Army War College, Mhow and College of Air Warfare, being the other two. The NWC operates under the Southern Naval Command, which is the training command of the Indian Navy.
History[edit | edit source]
The Naval War College was established on 17 September 1988 as the College of Naval Warfare at Karanja in Mumbai. The first Naval Higher Command Course began in 1988, while the first Technical Management Course commenced in 1994. By 2005, the Naval academy was to move from Goa to its new campus in Ezhimala. It was decided that CNW would move into the Naval Academy campus. On 18 August 2010, the CNW was renamed Naval War College and finally shifted to Goa in September 2011.[1]
Courses[edit | edit source]
The NWC conducts the following courses:
[edit | edit source]
This is the flagship course of NWC which runs for around 37 weeks. The course is attended by Indian Armed Forces Officers of the rank of Captain, Colonel and Group Captain.[2]
Regional Maritime Security Course[edit | edit source]
The Regional Maritime Security Course is conducted over 8 weeks. The course is aimed at Officers of the rank of Colonel, Captain and Group Captain from the maritime security forces of Friendly Foreign Countries, like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Maldives, Oman, etc.[3]
Technical Management Course[edit | edit source]
The Technical Management Courseis a 22-week course conducted jointly by the NWC and Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.[4] The course is attended by Naval officers of the rank of Commander.
Accreditations and degrees[edit | edit source]
The participants of the Naval Higher Command Course receive a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Mumbai, while the participants of the Technical Management Course receive the Postgraduate diploma from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.
Other events and programmes[edit | edit source]
The NWC conducts the Goa Maritime Conclave and Goa Maritime Symposium annually. These events are organised as a regional cooperation and diplomatic forum on maritime subjects. The NWC also has faculty exchange programmes with its counterparts in the United States, Japan, and Myanmar. The Commanders' Conclave is held at the NWC annually and is attended by the Chief of the Naval Staff and the Flag Officers Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command, Eastern Naval Command, Southern Naval Command and the Andaman and Nicobar Command.[5]
Leadership[edit | edit source]
Commandants[edit | edit source]
The College of Naval Warfare was headed by a director. The appointment was filled by a Commodore. The appointment was upgraded to two-star rank and re-designated Commandant Naval War College. Rear Admiral R. Hari Kumar, VSM was appointed the first Commandant on 30 January 2012.[6]
The Commandant leads the Senior Directing Staff of the College, who function as the faculty and is assisted by the Deputy Commandant, held by a Commodore.[7]
| S.No. | Name | Assumed office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rear Admiral R. Hari Kumar VSM | 30 January 2012 | 30 January 2014 | Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[6] |
| 2 | Rear Admiral Monty Khanna AVSM, NM | 30 January 2014 | 29 November 2017 | [8] |
| 3 | Rear Admiral Sandeep Beecha | 29 November 2017 | 18 February 2020 | Earlier Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area.[9] |
| 4 | Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh AVSM, NM | 18 February 2020 | 26 February 2021 | Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.[10] |
| 5 | Rear Admiral S. Venkat Raman VSM | 26 February 2021 | 23 May 2022 | Later Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area.[11] |
| 6 | Rear Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar NM | 23 May 2022 | 9 November 2023 | Current Director General Project Seabird.[12] |
| 6 | Rear Admiral Arjun Dev Nair VSM | 20 November 2023 | Present | Current Commandant.[13] |
Deputy Commandants[edit | edit source]
| S.No. | Name | Assumed office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commodore Srikant Kesnur | 31 March 2012 | 5 July 2013 | |
| 2 | Commodore K. G. Vishwanathan VSM | 21 August 2013 | 24 March 2015 | |
| 3 | Commodore V. R. Peshwae | 25 March 2015 | 22 February 2016 | |
| 4 | Commodore Shiv Tewari | 23 February 2016 | 24 July 2016 | |
| 5 | Commodore Ashok Rai | 25 July 2016 | 26 May 2019 | |
| 6 | Commodore Gurcharan Singh NM | 16 July 2019 | 8 January 2021 | Current Chief of Personnel. |
| 7 | Commodore Nitin Kapoor | 9 January 2021 | 30 April 2023 | |
| 7 | Commodore Prashant Chandrasekharan | 1 May 2023 | 12 September 2025 | |
| 8 | Commodore P. Sasi Kumar | 13 September 2025 | Present |
See also[edit | edit source]
- Army War College, Mhow
- College of Air Warfare
- Indian National Defence University
- Military Academies in India
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Quarterdeck 2015" (PDF). navyfoundationmumbaicharter.in.
- ↑ "Inaugural Function of Naval Higher Command Course-32 at Naval War College, Goa". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
- ↑ "Regional Maritime Security Course (RMSC) Commences at Naval War College, Goa". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
- ↑ "25th Technical Management Course commences at Naval War College Goa. A 20 week course jointly conducted by @indiannavy & #JamnalalBajajInstituteofMgmtStudies, was formally inaugurated Sh Dharmendra Sharma IAS, Chief Secy Goapic.twitter.com/6fjkaVVmTv". @indiannavy. 14 May 2018.
- ↑ "Naval War College, Goa". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Naval War College International Alumni Portal". alumni.indiannavy.gov.in.
- ↑ "Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS) - 2021". pib.gov.in.
- ↑ "REAR ADMIRAL MONTY KHANNA, AVSM, NM (RETD)" (PDF). nias.res.in.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral Sandeep Beecha Takes Over Charge as the Commandant, Naval War College". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral Sanjay J Singh Takes over as Commandant, NWC Goa". pib.gov.in.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral S Venkat Raman Takes Charge of Naval War College at Goa". indiannavy.nic.in.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar takes Charge of Naval War College at Goa". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral Arjun Dev Nair takes charge as commandant of Naval War College in Goa". thestatesman.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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