Introduction
The National Defense Academy (NDA) is the Joint Services academy of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force train together before they go on to respective service academies for further pre-commissioning training. The NDA is located in Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtra. It is the first tri-service academy in the world.
The Indian Naval Academy (INA) is the initial officer training establishment of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard, located in Ezhimala, near Payyanur, Kannur district, Kerala. Situated between Ezhimala hill and the Kavvayi backwaters, INA has a 7 kilometer beachfront on the Arabian Sea. It conducts basic training for all officers inducted into the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. It is the largest naval academy in Asia.
UPSC
Union Public Service Commission, founded on 1 October 1926, was started as Public Service Commission. Later, it was named as Federal Public Service Commission the Government of India Act, 1935. After the independence, Federal Public Service Commission was again renamed as Union Public Service Commission.
- Chairperson: Arvind Saxena (Acting)
- Founder: Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Founded: 1 October 1926
- Commission executive: Arvind Saxena, (Chairman);
- Jurisdiction: India
- Parent department: Government of India
- Union Public Service Commission is a central Agency, and it conducts exams to recruit suitable candidates.
- UPSC functions with autonomy, freedom, Higher Judiciary of India, and Election Commission.
- Indian Administrative Services
- Indian Forest Services
- Indian Police Services
- Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service
- Indian Audit and Accounts Service
- Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise)
- Indian Defense Accounts Service 8. Indian Revenue Service (I.T.)
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- Indian Defense Estates Service
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- Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer′s Grade)
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’
- Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B’
- Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B’
- Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’
- Conduct examinations for appointment to the services of the Union.
- Direct recruitment by selection through interviews.
- Appointment of officers on promotion / deputation / absorption.
- Framing and amendment of Recruitment Rules for various services and posts under the Government.
- Disciplinary cases relating to different Civil Services.
- Advising the Government on any matter referred to the Commission by the President of India.
- Administration
- All India Services
- Appointments
- Examination
- General
- Recruitment
- Recruitment Rules
- Services I
- Services II
| Position | Name & Date of Birth | Term Started | Date of retirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Sh. Arvind Saxena 08/08/1955 | 29/11/2018 | 07/08/2020 |
| Member | Prof. (Dr.) Pradeep Kumar Joshi 05/04/1957 | 12/05/2015 | 12/05/2021 |
| Member | Sh. Bhim Sain Bassi 20/02/1956 | 31/05/2016 | 19/02/2021 |
| Member | Air Marshal A. S. Bhonsle (Retd.) 15/02/1957 | 21/02/2017 | 14/02/2022 |
| Member | Ms. Sujata Mehta 30/03/1957 | 21/02/2017 | 19/02/2021 |
| Member | Dr. Manoj Soni 17/02/1965 | 28/06/2017 | 27/06/2023 |
| Member | Ms. Smita Nagaraj 22/09/1958 | 01/12/2017 | 21/09/2023 |
| Member | Ms. M. Sathiyavathy 13/05/1958 | 09/04/2018 | 12/05/2023 |
| Member | Sh. Bharat Bhushan Vyas 15/11/1957 | 13/12/2018 | 14/11/2022 |
| Member | MDr. T. C. A. Anant 03/01/1958 | 14/01/2019 (FN) | 02/01/2023 |
| Member | Sh. Rajiv Nayan Choubey 28/01/1959 | 01/02/2019 | 27/01/2024 |
NDA & NA
- Potential candidates to the undergraduate officer-trainee program of the Indian Navy apply through the NDA and NA exam conducted by the UPSC.
- The flagship course of the INA is the 10+2 Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) who undergo a training of four years in the academy.
- Also, the NDA cadets opting to join the Navy complete three years of joint training at NDA, Khadakwasla with the Army and Air Force cadets.
- They then transfer to INA for the next one year. Candidates joining through 10+2 Navy Tech Entry have the option to major in Electronics & Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Naval Architecture and are awarded a Bachelor of Technology degree upon graduation.
NDA Training:
- All the cadets joining the NDA after their 10+2 Examination are trained in the Academy for three years culminating in graduation with BA/BSc or BCs (Computer Science) degree of Savitribai Phule Pune University.
- Apart from academic training they are also trained in outdoor skills, like Drill, PT and games; apart from one of the foreign languages up to the lower B1 level (according to the international standards).
- The emphasis in NDA is on character building, esprit-de-corps, mental and physical robustness, leadership and a sense of keen observation. Life in NDA is all about learning discipline and adhering self-improvement.
- The training zone contains the main academic building complex, as well as physical-training, aquatics and outdoor-training complexes, auditoriums, a firing range, fields, cadet's Mess and cadet's squadrons.
- The main academic building complex is situated on the highest point of the academy.
- It includes the Service and Technical Training wings, laboratories, workshops, library, and an 1800-capacity auditorium. The academy accepts up to 1200 cadets for officer-training each year. This includes interim training facilities for the Indian Coast Guard.
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