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  2. Indian Military Academy - Wikipedia

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    Naravane 2004 , p. 11) Through the first 16 regular courses that passed out of the academy, until May 1941, 524 officers were commissioned. But the outbreak of the Second World War resulted in an unprecedented increase in the number of entrants, a temporary reduction in the training period to six months and an expansion of the campus. A total of 3,887 officers were commissioned between August ...

  3. Glossary of military abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    AMCAC - United States Army Materiel Command Acquisition Center; AMC – Advanced Mortar Carrier (Turkey) AMCCOM – Armament Munitions and Chemical Command; AMCOM - Aviation and Missile Command; AMDBD - Army Medical Department Board; AMEDD - Army Medical Department; AMEDDC&S - Army Medical Department Center & School; AMDR – Air and Missile ...

  4. National Defence Academy (India) - Wikipedia

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    The National Defence Academy ( NDA) is the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force train together before they go on to their respective service academy for further pre-commission training. The NDA is located in Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtra.

  5. Military academies in India - Wikipedia

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    They were conceived in 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India, to rectify the regional and class imbalance amongst the Officer cadre of the Indian Military, and to prepare students mentally and physically for entry into the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune and Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, Kerala.

  6. College of Military Engineering, Pune - Wikipedia

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    18.354°N 73.5014°E. / 18.354; 73.5014. College of Military Engineering Pune ( CME) is a technical and tactical engineering training institution of the Indian Army Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. Training of Combat Engineers, Military Engineering Service, Border Roads Engineering Services (BRES) and Survey is done here.

  7. Army Air Defence College - Wikipedia

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    Army Air Defence College. / 19.260529; 84.8689369. The Army Air Defence College, (abbreviated as AADC), is the training academy for the Army Air Defence Corps of Indian Army. The college is located in the Gopalpur Military Station in Gopalpur, Odisha. It spreads over an area of 2700 acres of land.

  8. Defence Services Staff College - Wikipedia

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    The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) is a defence service training institution of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.. It trains officers of all three services of the Indian Armed Forces – (Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force), selected officers from the Paramilitary forces and the Civil Services and officers from friendly foreign countries for command and staff ...

  9. Indian Special Forces Training School - Wikipedia

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    The Indian Army's Special Forces Training School is the training institution for Indian Army special forces, based at Nahan, a hill town in Himachal Pradesh. It is the largest and most important training institution for special forces in India. The Indian Army conducts joint special forces exercises and training with the special forces of ...

  10. Ghatak Platoon - Wikipedia

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    Ghatak Platoon. Ghatak Platoons are special operations capable reconnaissance platoons present in every infantry battalion of the Indian Army. [2] Ghatak is a Sanskrit word meaning "killer" or "lethal". Their name was given to them by General Bipin Chandra Joshi. They act as shock troops and spearhead assaults ahead of the battalion.

  11. Paramilitary forces of India - Wikipedia

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    Border Security Force. 265,000 [5] Ministry of Home Affairs. India–Pakistan border and India–Bangladesh border [7] Central Industrial Security Force. 163,590 [5] Ministry of Home Affairs. Industries, public sector undertakings, space installations, airports and seaports. Central Reserve Police Force.