{"id":2051,"date":"2022-02-26T11:38:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T06:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/defenceservicesacademy.com\/?page_id=2051"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:11:51","slug":"what-is-nda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.defenceservicesacademy.com\/en\/what-is-nda\/","title":{"rendered":"What is NDA?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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NDA stands for National Defence Academy (NDA), the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services \u2014 the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force \u2014 train together before moving to their respective service academies for further pre-commission training. Located in Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtra, aspirants often seek guidance from a Top NDA Coaching Maharashtra<\/a> to prepare effectively for this prestigious academy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. It is the first military academy in the world where three forces \u2013 Army, Navy and Air Force \u2013 of defence are trained together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2. It started functioning as Joint Services Wing (JSW) on Jan 1, 1949 at the Indian Military Academy (then known as Armed Forces Academy) in Dehradun before its inauguration as NDA on Jan 16, 1955. This \u2018migration\u2019 is known as Operation Badli.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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3. Joint Services Wing was housed in barracks in which Italian prisoners of war were kept during World War II.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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4. Money for the building of NDA came from a corpus donated by Sudan in 1941 in recognition of the sacrifices of Indian troops in the defence of Sudan during WWII. This is why the main building is called Sudan Block.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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5. Khadakwasla was chosen as the site for the academy because of it being a lake shore, having a hilly terrain, proximity to the Arabian Sea, and other old military establishments such as an operational air base.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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6. The country\u2019s first individual Olympics medal winner, Lt. Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is an alumnus of the NDA\u2019s 77th Course. He had won Silver in shooting in the 2004 Olympics held at Athens.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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7.\u00a0On January 11, 1949, the First Course, comprising of 190 cadets, started training. The Passing-out-Parade for 172 cadets was held on December 8, 1950.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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8. Khaki is the dress color of cadets. It was selected to establish an atmosphere of homogeneity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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9. Three NDA alumni have been honoured with the Param Vir Chakra, and nine others have received the Ashoka Chakra.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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11.\u00a0Over 700 cadets of 27 countries train alongside their Indian counterparts at the NDA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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13.\u00a0Twelve Indian states donated around Rs. 5 lakh each for the construction of as many squadron buildings. The buildings are\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 named in their honour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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14.\u00a0The Hut of Remembrance, located within the NDA, was built by the cadets between January 1956 and May 1957 in the memory\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 of the alumni who laid down their lives for the country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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15.\u00a0It was decided in the 1950s to replace the English motto of \u2018Service Before Self\u2019 with a corresponding Sanskrit version.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2018Seva Parmo Dharma\u2019 thus became the new motto.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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16. Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to fly into space, is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 which he joined as an IAF cadet in 1966.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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About Top NDA Coaching Maharashtra Our RESULTS ! NDA stands for National Defence Academy (NDA), the joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services \u2014 the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force \u2014 train together before moving to their respective service academies for further pre-commission training. Located in Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtra, aspirants often seek guidance from a Top NDA Coaching Maharashtra to prepare effectively for this prestigious academy. Facebook Instagram Youtube 16 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NDA 1. It is the first military academy in the world where three forces \u2013 Army, Navy and Air Force \u2013 of defence are trained together. 2. It started functioning as Joint Services Wing (JSW) on Jan 1, 1949 at the Indian Military Academy (then known as Armed Forces Academy) in Dehradun before its inauguration as NDA on Jan 16, 1955. This \u2018migration\u2019 is known as Operation Badli. 3. Joint Services Wing was housed in barracks in which Italian prisoners of war were kept during World War II. 4. Money for the building of NDA came from a corpus donated by Sudan in 1941 in recognition of the sacrifices of Indian troops in the defence of Sudan during WWII. This is why the main building is called Sudan Block. 5. Khadakwasla was chosen as the site for the academy because of it being a lake shore, having a hilly terrain, proximity to the Arabian Sea, and other old military establishments such as an operational air base. 6. The country\u2019s first individual Olympics medal winner, Lt. Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is an alumnus of the NDA\u2019s 77th Course. He had won Silver in shooting in the 2004 Olympics held at Athens. 7.\u00a0On January 11, 1949, the First Course, comprising of 190 cadets, started training. The Passing-out-Parade for 172 cadets was held on December 8, 1950. 8. Khaki is the dress color of cadets. It was selected to establish an atmosphere of homogeneity. 9. Three NDA alumni have been honoured with the Param Vir Chakra, and nine others have received the Ashoka Chakra. 10.\u00a0Cadets are awarded a Baccalaureate degree (a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science) after three years of study. 11.\u00a0Over 700 cadets of 27 countries train alongside their Indian counterparts at the NDA. 12. There are 18 squadrons in the NDA divided into five battalions. 13.\u00a0Twelve Indian states donated around Rs. 5 lakh each for the construction of as many squadron buildings. The buildings are\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 named in their honour. 14.\u00a0The Hut of Remembrance, located within the NDA, was built by the cadets between January 1956 and May 1957 in the memory\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 of the alumni who laid down their lives for the country. 15.\u00a0It was decided in the 1950s to replace the English motto of \u2018Service Before Self\u2019 with a corresponding Sanskrit version.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2018Seva Parmo Dharma\u2019 thus became the new motto. 16. Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to fly into space, is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy,\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 which he joined as an IAF cadet in 1966.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_eb_attr":"","site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2051","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is NDA? 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