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Defence Services Staff College
Motto	Sanskrit: Yuddham Pragya
Motto in English	To War with Wisdom
Typ	Defence Service Training Institute
Established	1905; 119 years ago (as the Army Staff College, Deolali)
Commandant	Lieutenant General Virendra Vats, YSM SM VSM
Standort	Wellington Cantonment, Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, Indien; 11°21′49″N 76°47′30″E / 11.363529°N 76.7917566°E
Mascot	The Owl
Website	DSSC homepage
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The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) is a defence service training institution of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

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). In 1907, it moved to its permanent location at Quetta (now Pakistan). After the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, the Indian elements of the Staff College, Quetta led by the senior-most Indian Army instructor Colonel S. D. Verma moved to India. Verma was promoted brigadier and appointed as the first commandant and chose Wellington Cantonment in The Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu as the location of the Staff College in India.^[2]

The first staff course started in April 1948, months after the move. The first course had 46 officers from the Indian Army and 2 each from the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. Two officers from this course – Major Tapishwar Narain Raina and Squadron Leader Hrushikesh Moolgavkar went on to head their services as the Chiefs. The air wing was established in 1949 and the Naval Wing in 1950 and the college was rechristened Defence Services Staff College. The college threw open its gates to officers from friendly foreign countries from the fifth course and to civil servants from the sixth course.^[3]

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 MPhil and PhD degrees since 1990.^[4]

Crest and motto

The Staff College when at Quetta adopted the crest of Staff College, Camberley, which was the 'Wise Owl' with the Latin motto Tam Marte Quam Minerva. In 1964, Owl perched on crossed swords and the motto in Sanskrit Yuddham Pragya was adopted.^[3]

Commandant

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.^[5]

Organisation

The commandant of the college is assisted by the chief instructors (CI) of the army, naval and air wings, all two-star appointments. The CIs are drawn from the respective services. The Incharge of the administrative wing (also a two-star appointment), and the brigadier general staff (BGS) also report into the commandant.^[5]

Notable alumni

Chiefs of Army Staff

Chiefs of Naval Staff

Chiefs of Air Staff

Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar
Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif
Air Chief Marshal Lakshman Madhav Katre
Air Chief Marshal Surinder Mehra
Air Chief Marshal S. K. Kaul
Air Chief Marshal Satish Sareen
Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis
Air Chief Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy
Air Chief Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi
Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa

Foreign alumni

Hans-Christoph Ammon, Head of German special forces
Muhammadu Buhari, President and former military Head of State, Nigeria
Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian President
Sitiveni Rabuka OBE, MSD, OStJ, 3rd Prime Minister of Fiji
Lieutenant Colonel Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, RWP, RSP, GR – former President of Sri Lanka
Major General Matheus Alueendo 7th Commander of the Namibian Army
Admiral Basil Gunasekara, former commander of the Sri Lanka Navy

References

^ "Commandant".
^ "DSSC History". DSSC.
^ ^a ^b "DEFENCE SERVICES STAFF COLLEGE TURNS GOLDEN" (PDF). archive.pib.gov.in. 16 April 1998.
^ "DSSC, Wellington – TIMELINE" (PDF). DSSC. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Organization". www.dssc.gov.in.

External links

DSSC homepage

[1] "Commandant".

[2] "DSSC History". DSSC.

[PIB-3] "DEFENCE SERVICES STAFF COLLEGE TURNS GOLDEN" (PDF). archive.pib.gov.in. 16 April 1998.

[TIMELINE-4] "DSSC, Wellington – TIMELINE" (PDF). DSSC. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[Organization-5] "Organization". www.dssc.gov.in.

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+| head         = [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Virendra Vats]], {{Post-nominals|size=100%|country=IND|YSM|SM|VSM}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Commandant|url=http://www.dssc.gov.in/cmdt_msg.html}}</ref>
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+| website      = {{url|http://www.dssc.gov.in/|DSSC homepage}}
 }}
 '''The Defence Services Staff College''' ('''DSSC''') is a [[Defense (military)|defence service]] training institution of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]], [[Government of India]].
-It trains officers of all three services of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] – ([[Indian Army|Indian Military Service]], [[Indian Navy|Indian Naval Service]], [[Indian Air Force|Indian Airforce Service]]), selected officers from the [[Paramilitary forces of India|Paramilitary forces]] and the [[Civil Services of India|Civil Services]] and officers from friendly foreign countries for command and staff appointments.
+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 of India|Paramilitary forces]] and the [[Civil Services of India|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]]). In 1907, it moved to its permanent location at [[Quetta]] (now [[Pakistan]]). After the [[partition of India|partition of India and Pakistan]] in 1947, the Indian elements of the Staff College, Quetta led by the senior-most Indian Army instructor [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] S. D. Verma moved to India. Verma was promoted [[Brigadier (India)|brigadier]] and appointed as the first commandant and chose [[Wellington Cantonment]] in [[The Nilgiris District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] as the location of the Staff College in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dssc.gov.in/dssc-history.html|title=DSSC History| publisher=DSSC }}</ref>
-The first staff course started in April 1948, months after the move. The first course had 46 officers from the Indian Army and 2 each from the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. Two officers from this course – [[Major]] [[Tapishwar Narain Raina]] and [[Squadron Leader]] [[Hrushikesh Moolgavkar]] went on to head their services as the Chiefs. The air wing was established in 1949 and the Naval Wing in 1950 and the college was rechristened ''Defence Services Staff College''. The college threw open its gates to officers from friendly foreign countries from the fifth course and to [[Civil Services of India|civil servants]] from the sixth course.<ref name="PIB">{{cite web |title=DEFENCE SERVICES STAFF COLLEGE TURNS GOLDEN |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1998-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1998-04-16_153.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=16 April 1998}}</ref>
+The first staff course started in April 1948, months after the move. The first course had 46 officers from the Indian Army and 2 each from the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. Two officers from this course – [[Major (rank)|Major]] [[Tapishwar Narain Raina]] and [[Squadron Leader]] [[Hrushikesh Moolgavkar]] went on to head their services as the Chiefs. The air wing was established in 1949 and the Naval Wing in 1950 and the college was rechristened ''Defence Services Staff College''. The college threw open its gates to officers from friendly foreign countries from the fifth course and to [[Civil Services of India|civil servants]] from the sixth course.<ref name="PIB">{{cite web |title=DEFENCE SERVICES STAFF COLLEGE TURNS GOLDEN |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1998-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1998-04-16_153.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=16 April 1998}}</ref>
 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 [[MPhil]] and [[PhD]] degrees since 1990.<ref name="TIMELINE">{{cite web | url=http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/DSSC,%20Wellington%20-%20TIMELINE.pdf | title=DSSC, Wellington – TIMELINE | publisher=DSSC | access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref>
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 ==Crest and motto==
 [[File:Stamp of India - 1998 - Colnect 161855 - Defence Services Staff College.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|1998 postage stamp on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the college]]
-The Staff College when at Quetta adopted the crest of [[Staff College, Camberley]] which was the 'Wise Owl' with the [[Latin]] motto {{lang|la|Tam Marte Quam Minerva|italic=yes}}. In 1964, Owl perched on crossed swords and the motto in [[Sanskrit]] {{lang|sa|Yuddham Pragya|italic=yes}} was adopted.<ref name="PIB" />
+The Staff College when at Quetta adopted the crest of [[Staff College, Camberley]], which was the 'Wise Owl' with the [[Latin]] motto {{lang|la|Tam Marte Quam Minerva|italic=yes}}. In 1964, Owl perched on crossed swords and the motto in [[Sanskrit]] {{lang|sa|Yuddham Pragya|italic=yes}} was adopted.<ref name="PIB" />
 ==Commandant==
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 ==Notable alumni==
+{{see|Category:Defence Services Staff College alumni}}
 ===Chiefs of Army Staff===
 * [[Field Marshal (India)|Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]]
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 * General [[Sunith Francis Rodrigues]]
 * General [[Bipin Chandra Joshi]]
+* General [[Shankar Roychowdhury]]
 * General [[Ved Prakash Malik]]
 * General [[Sundararajan Padmanabhan]]
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 * General [[Bipin Rawat]]
 * General [[Manoj Mukund Naravane]]
+* General [[Manoj Pande]]
 ===Chiefs of Naval Staff===
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 * [[Olusegun Obasanjo]], former Nigerian President
 * [[Sitiveni Rabuka]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Fijian honours system|MSD]], [[Venerable Order of St John|OStJ]], [[Prime Minister of Fiji|3rd Prime Minister of Fiji]]
-* [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Gotabhaya Rajapaksa]], [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]], [[Rana Sura Padakkama|RSP]], [[Gajaba Infantry Regiment|GR]] – current [[President of Sri Lanka]]
+* [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Gotabhaya Rajapaksa]], [[Rana Wickrama Padakkama|RWP]], [[Rana Sura Padakkama|RSP]], [[Gajaba Infantry Regiment|GR]] – former [[President of Sri Lanka]]
 * [[Major General]] [[Matheus Alueendo]] 7th Commander of the [[Namibian Army]]
 * [[Admiral]] [[Basil Gunasekara]], former commander of the [[Sri Lanka Navy]]
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.dssc.gov.in/ DSSC homepage]
+* {{url|http://www.dssc.gov.in/|DSSC homepage}}
 {{Indian military academies and colleges}}
-{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}
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-{{Indian Air Force}}
 [[Category:Education in Nilgiris district]]
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-[[Category:University of Madras]]
 [[Category:Military academies of India]]
 [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1905]]
 [[Category:1905 establishments in India]]
 [[Category:Colleges affiliated to University of Madras]]
+[[Category:Defence Services Staff College]]

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