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{{Use dmy dates|date=September | {{Short description|Premier Academic Institute}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=July | {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} | ||
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{{Infobox university | {{Infobox university | ||
|name = National Defence College | |name = National Defence College | ||
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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 = [[ | |head = [[Lieutenant General]] Manoj Kumar Mago, [[Yudh Seva Medal]], [[Sena Medal]] | ||
|city = [[New Delhi]] | |city = [[New Delhi]] | ||
|state = | |state = | ||
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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 | 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]] | * [[Admiral]] [[Basil Gunasekara]], 7th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]] | ||
* [[Admiral]] | * [[Admiral]] [[Henry Perera]], 8th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]] | ||
* [[Vice Admiral]] | * [[Vice Admiral]] [[Asoka de Silva (admiral)|Asoka de Silva]], 9th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]] | ||
* [[Admiral]] | * [[Admiral]] [[H. A. Silva]], 10th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy]] | ||
* [[Admiral]] | * [[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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[[Category:Military academies of India]] | [[Category:Military academies of India]] | ||
[[Category:Staff colleges]] | [[Category:Staff colleges]] | ||
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Delhi]] | [[Category:Universities and colleges in Delhi]] | ||
[[Category:Colleges affiliated to University of Madras]] | [[Category:Colleges affiliated to University of Madras]] | ||
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1960]] | [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1960]] | ||
[[Category:1960 establishments in Delhi]] | [[Category:1960 establishments in Delhi]] | ||