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The National Defence Academy of India located in Khadakwasla, Pune, is a joint services academy where cadets of the three wings Army, Navy and Air Force are trained together before they go for their pre-commission training to their respective academies. It covers an area of roughly 8300 acres.
Course
 NDA is the foundation for a career in the Indian military services. The three-year compulsory course includes all subjects typical of a University Degree and also basic training of fundamental military sciences. In the final year, there is specialization into the specific branch of the Indian military services that the cadet desires to join.
On successful completion of the three-year course, the cadet is given a University Degree and goes on to the training establishments of the Service he has opted for. Army cadets go to the IMA at Dehradun, Air Force cadets to the ab-initio flight training establishments and the Naval cadets for Midshipman training to the Training Ships.
Admission
Admission to the NDA is conducted twice a year via an entrance examination, held every six months by the UPSC, and a multiple-round interview including psychology tests and group tasks
Military academies in India
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.
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.
- Chail Military School, Chail
- College of Combat, Mhow (renamed as Army War College).
- College of Defence Management, Secunderabad.
- College of Military Engineering, Khadki(Pune).
- Corps of Military Police Center and School, Bangalore.
- Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte
- The Defense 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.
- Dholpur Military School Dholpur
- Chail Military School Chail (oldest one) (also known as King George Royal Indian Military College)Shimla
- Ajmer Military School Ajmer
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.
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I, Shreedhar Savant Todkar, from Belgaum got the opportunity to appear for SSB interview on 5th Jan 2009. Currently i am studying in KLE Engg. college, major EEE in first semester of Bachelor's degree program. My problem is that on the date of SSB interview, I have got my first semester final exams, which will last till the 17th January 2009.
So, for me it will be very helpful if you could reschedule my SSB interiew dates after 17th Jan 2009. As i don't want to lose any opportunity please help me in this regard.
Following are the current details of my SSB interview,
Name:Shreedhar Todkar
Date of interview:5th January 2009.
Address
Ganesh Temple Road,
Vaibhav Nagar,
Belgaum,
Karnataka.
Contact #: phone:0831-2470281
mobile: 919964440542
Thank you,
Your's sincerly.
SHREEDHAR.