Military academies in India
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| Military of India | |
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| Military manpower | |
| Total armed forces | 2,414,700 (Ranked 2nd) |
| Active troops | 1,325,000 (Ranked 3rd) |
| Paramilitary forces | 1,089,700 (Ranked 1st) |
| Conscription age | 16 years of age |
| Availability | males age 15-49: 287,551,111 (2005 est.) |
| Fit for military service | males age 18-49: 219,471,999 (2005 est.) |
| Reaching conscription age annually | males: 11,446,452 (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures | |
| USD figure | 16.97 billion US $ (2004 est.) [1] |
| Percent of GDP | 2.5% (2004 est.) [2] |
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Indian Navy |
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Indian Air Force |
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Indian Coast Guard |
| Military rank and insignia | |
| Army ranks and insignia of India | Naval ranks and insignia of India |
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The Indian military services have established numerous and distinguished academies and staff colleges across India for the purpose of training professional soldiers in new generation military sciences, warfare command and strategy, and associated technologies.
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[edit] National Defence Academy
Main Article: National Defence Academy (India)
[edit] For the Indian Army
The Indian Army is the 2nd largest standing army in the world. The chief institutions training its officers are:
- Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.
- Armoured Corps Centre and School, Ahmednagar.
- Army Cadet College, Dehradun.
- Army Clerks Training School, Aurangabad.
- Army School of Physical Training, Pune.
- Army Education Corps Training College and Centre, Pachmarhi.
- Army Medical Corps Centre and School, Lucknow.
- Army Ordnance Corps School, Jabalpur.
- Army School of Mechanical Transport, Bangalore.
- Army/ Air Transport Support School, Agra
- Army Service Corps School, Bareilly.
- College of Combat, Mhow (renamed as Army War College).
- College of Defence Management, Secunderabad.
- College of Military Engineering, Kirkee (Pune).
- Corps of Military Police Center and School, Bangalore.
- Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte
- Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
- EME School, Vadodara.
- High Altitude Warfare School, Gulmarg and Sonmarg.
- Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
- Infantry Schools, Mhow and Belgaum.
- Institute of Military Law, Kamptee.
- Institute of National Integration, Pune,
- Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Secunderabad
- Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow (Dr. Ambedkar Nagar).
- Military Intelligence Training School and Depot, Pune.
- National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla.
- National Defence College, New Delhi.
- Officers Training Academy Chennai
- Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun.
- School of Artillery, Deolali.
- Remount and Veterinary Corps Centre and School, Meerut.
[edit] For the Indian Navy
The Indian Navy has numerous training establishments at various places. The Naval Academy is presently located in Goa but is in the process of moving to Ezhimala, near Kannur in Kerala State, to a brand new campus.
[edit] For the Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force has a Training Command and several training establishments. While technical and other support staff are trained at the various Ground Training Schools, the pilots are trained at the Air Force Academy located at Dundigal, near Hyderabad, Deccan. There is also an Air Force Technical College at Jalahalli, near Bangalore which trains all the engineers. Air Force Administrative College is located in Coimbatore.
[edit] Advanced Officer and Command Training
- Defence Services Staff College
The DSSC is located in picturesque settings at Wellington, near Conoor in The Nilgiris mountains of Tamil Nadu State. It is an Inter-Services institution. Senior officers from several nations have trained here.
[edit] Medical Personnel
- Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC)
The AFMC is located in Pune, near Bombay in Maharashtra State. It is an Inter-Services institution. AFMC has multiple roles to perform. These are primarily training of medical undergraduates and post-graduates, dental postgraduates, nursing cadets and paramedical staff. Patient care forms an integral part of its training curriculum and the attached hospital benefits from the expertise available at AFMC. The institution is responsible for providing the entire pool of specialists and super-specialists to Armed Forces by giving them in service training.
The AFMC is well known as one of the premier medical institutions of India, and its entrance test is written by thousands of High School students throughout India (both male and female), who via for its approximately 130 seats. Selected candidates are also required to pass a medical and fitness test on par with those for Officer Cadets. The 5 year course also includes basic military training, on par with that received by all Officer Cadets at other Academies of the Armed Forces, as well as training in battle-field medicine. After graduation, Cadets are to serve for a minimum of seven years in the Indian Army, after which they are free to leave or continue as Commissioned Medical officers.
