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10.72 Structured training is carried out in the under mentioned faculties :-
(a) Faculty of Higher Ordnance Management (FOHOM): It imparts
learning in Advance Managerial skills and techniques related to Materials, Human Resources, Financial Management and Operational Logistics.
(b) Faculty of Munitions (FOM) : This faculty imparts training in design and functioning of Missiles, Armament, Ammunition and Improvised Explosive Devices.
(c) Faculty of Technical Stores (FOTS):
Under this faculty, personnel are trained in Warehousing Management and Inventory Control of Aviation, Armament, Opto-electronics, Engineering, Telecommunication, Combat Vehicles, Apparel and General Stores Inventory.
(d) Faculty of Ordnance Logistics Support (FOLS) : This faculty is dedicated to impart training to young officers on Ordnance Functional Processes and civilian Personnel Management and training of Officers/Junior Commissioned Officers/Other Ranks on Quartermaster Duties.
(e) Faculty of Computer Technology (FOCT) : It imparts training in Information Technology.
(f) Faculty Of Management Studies (FOMS) : Keeping in view the inherent advantage of decades of experience in the field of management, this college was called upon to commence Management courses for the wards of Army
personnel. Thus, a new chapter was written in history of Indian Army, with the establishment of the Faculty Of Management Studies (FOMS) in 1994.
NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE 10.73 The National Defence College (NDC),
located at 6, Tees January Marg, New Delhi has been conducting the Course for our senior officers on National Security and Strategic Studies since its inauguration by our first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, on 27 April, 1960. During the last 42 years, the NDC has established a name for itself worldwide as a center of excellence. The College has provided education and training in a highly specialized and sensitive discipline to a large number of senior defence and civilian officers. Many former students of the College have reached the top of their professions in India and abroad and some have even become heads of their countries.
10.74 The NDC Course on National Security and Strategic Studies is of 47 weeks duration.
The aim of this Course is to equip future policy makers with the background necessary to give them a broad understanding of the multifarious economic, political, military, scientific and organizational aspects, involved in the planning of National Strategy. Defence Forces officers of the rank of Brigadier and equivalent and Civilian Central Government Officers of the status of Director and above are nominated for training at the College. Some officers from the Defence PSUs also attend this course.
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10.75 The 42nd Course commenced in January 2002 at NDC with a strength of 84 officers of the Army (34), Navy (05), Air Force (10), Civil Services (14) and Friendly Foreign Countries (21).
10.76 The course curriculum consists of Study Capsules, Lectures and Panel Discussions, Field Tours, Research Activities –Thesis Writing, Seminars and Politico – Strategic Gaming Exercises. For the 42nd NDC Course, seven study capsules were conducted . About 186 eminent experts were invited for Lectures and Panel Discussions. Field Tours form an extremely important part of the curriculum. These help in validating the knowledge gained in the classroom by relating it to the ground situation. During the course, six domestic and six foreign tours were undertaken.
Apart from it, the Course Members visited the SAARC countries in five separate groups.
10.77 Research Activity-Thesis Writing : To enable course members to make an original contribution to the prevailing knowledge on a subject of national or international interest that has bearing on national security, each course member is required to undertake thesis writing work. The theses are evaluated and the best five theses are selected for the award of Payara Lal Gold Medal and Book Prizes.
ARMY AIR DEFENCE COLLEGE, GOPALPUR
10.78 Army Air Defence College (AADC) erstwhile functioned as a wing of School of Artillery, Deolali till October, 1989, when it
was moved to Gopalpur as a precursor to bifurcation of Air Defence Artillery from the main branch of Artillery. Located at
“Gopalpur-on-Sea”, it is a premier Category
‘A’ training establishment, which trains personnel of Air Defence Artillery, other arms and armed forces personnel of foreign countries in Air Defence related subjects.
10.79 The aim of the Army Air Defence College is:-
(a) To impart technical and tactical training in all aspects of Air Defence Gunnery and radars to Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers.
(b) To evaluate tactical and technical doctrine related to Army Air Defence, conduct trials on Air Defence equipment and produce suitable notes and pamphlets concerning handling of Army Air Defence Weapons.
(c) To act as a centre of excellence for all matters concerning Air Defence Artillery.
10.80 The Army Air Defence College conducts a number of courses of instruction. Some of the important courses are Long Gunnery Staff Course (Officers), Young Officers Course, Electronic Warfare Course, Senior Command Air Defence Course, Long Gunnery Staff Course Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs)/Non- commissioned Officers (NCOs), Technical Instructors Fire Control Course, Aircraft Recognition Course, Unit Instructors and Crew Based Training and Automated Data Processing Course.
SCHOOL OF ARTILLERY, DEOLALI 10.81 The School of Artillery, located in the
sylvan surroundings of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, is the academic centre for various sub-disciplines of the science and methodology of artillery warfare.
10.82 The charter and functions of the School of Artillery is to impart technical training to officers, JCOs and NCOs of the Regiment of Artillery on artillery weapons and systems including training of pilots for Air Observation Post duties. Besides this, review of doctrines, study and trials of artillery equipment, both Indian and foreign is also carried out.
10.83 The School of Artillery trained 356 Officers and 635 JCOs/NCOs in the year with a view to imbue and develop technical skills and expertise in operating and employing artillery weapon systems. During the year, 36 officers and 35 personnel from 8 foreign countries were also imparted training.
ARMY SERVICE CORPS CENTRE AND COLLEGE, BANGALORE
10.84 The beginning of the Army Service Corps (ASC) alma mater dates back to 1908 when the Supply and Transport Training School was established at Chaklala, now in Pakistan. In 1947 it shifted to Bareilly.
In 1999, consequent to the merger of ASC School, Army School of Mechanical Transport (ASMT) and ASC Centre (South), the ASC Centre and College came into existence at Bangalore; thus becoming a premier institution for
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imparting training in logistics related facets. ASC College is recognised and affiliated to the Rohilkhand University, Bareilly for award of diplomas/degrees in Logistics and Resource Management to student officers.
ARMY EDUCATION CORPS TRAINING COLLEGE & CENTRE, PACHMARHI 10.85 The history of this institution dates back to
World War-I when importance of education as an integral part of troops training was realized. The Army School of Education was established in the year 1920 with its Indian Wing at Belgaum and the British Wing at Wellington (Nilgiris). In 1924, the British Wing also moved to Belgaum. In 1939 Army School of Education moved to Pachmarhi from Belgaum.
10.86 The aim and role of AEC Training College
& Centre is detailed as follows:
(a) to function as a category ‘A’ training establishment for the Indian Army and a category ‘B’ establishment for AEC personnel under Line Directorate at Army Headquarters and Headquarters Army Training Command;
(b) to function as an Autonomous College of the Barkatullah University, under UGC, conducting Post- Graduate, Graduate, Diploma and Certificate Courses and examinations;
(c) to devise need based educational training courses for the personnel of
the Para Military Forces and defence personnel of the friendly foreign countries;
(d) to function as a teachers training institute under NCTE norms;
(e) to create a corpus of resource personnel in the field of education, map reading, foreign languages, computer applications and military music;
(f) to train Military Bands, Pipes and Drums, Bands and Musicians of Army, Air Force, Navy, Para Military Forces and friendly foreign countries at the Military Music Wing as well as create a corpus of music instructors;
(g) to function as a nodal agency for ADP training of minor Corps;
(h) to provide technical training to AEC personnel to develop human resources in the Indian Army; and (i) to train and provide interpreters for
Border Personnel Meetings (BPMs).
MILITARY MUSIC WING, PACHMARHI
10.87 The Military Music Wing (MMW) was raised in October, 1950 . The Wing has not only been prolific with over 200 musical compositions to its credit, but has also excelled in maintaining the standard of Military Music in India through its diverse range of courses designed to take recruit bandsmen, pipers or drummers, from the rudiments of music to a stage of enviable
musical proficiency. The MMW has grown extensively from its initial designed capacity of 132 to 264 students, although at times upto a strength of 364 is required to be trained.
10.88 The musicians and bands of the three Services, Para Military Forces and from friendly foreign countries, have access to the Military Music Wing which runs 10 courses, of which four are designed purely for the Military Band. The most advanced course is the Potential Band Master ’s Course, run over three years, which besides developing practical skills over all musical instruments of a Military Band, imparts effective training in composing, arranging and conducting, culminating in the award of the
‘Licentiate in Military Music’. The students are also taught Indian instruments and by the end of the course are eligible for the Diploma in Hindustani Sangeet.
Training of Drummers in Military Music Wing