Defence Services Staff College

The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) is a joint-service institution of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of India.

Defence Services Staff College
MottoSanskrit: Yuddham Pragya
English: To War with Wisdom
TypeInter-service institution of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of India
Established1905 as the Army Staff College in Deolali
CommandantLt. Gen. Y.V.K. Mohan, AVSM, SM, VSM [1]
StudentsPersonnel of Indian Armed Forces
Location
Wellington Cantonment in The Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu
,
 India
MascotThe Owl
WebsiteDSSC homepage

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 appointments.

History

One of the oldest military institutions in India, it was founded in 1905 as the Army Staff college in Deolali (near Nashik), and then re-located to Quetta (now Pakistan). After the partition of India and Pakistan, the Indian operations relocated to its present home in Wellington Cantonment in The Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India.[2] The air wing was established in 1949. With the establishment of the Naval Wing in 1950, it was progressively transformed into a fully integrated Defence Services Staff College, imparting training to Officers of the three services in the company of some officers from the Indian Civil Services, Para Military Forces and friendly foreign countries. DSSC has been affiliated to Madras University for the award of M.Sc. degree in 'Defence and Strategic Studies' and recognized as a research centre for M.Phil and Ph.D degrees since 1990.[3]

Commandant
Main article: Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College

The Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College is the head of the institution. The Commandant is an Army officer of the rank of Lieutenant General.[4]

Notable Foreign Alumni

See also

References
  1. Reporter, Staff (18 January 2019). "Lieutenant General Y.V.K. Mohan takes charge". The Hindu.
  2. "DSSC History". DSSC.
  3. "DSSC, Wellington - TIMELINE" (PDF). DSSC. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. "Organization". www.dssc.gov.in.

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