India set to have first Defence University

India set to have first Defence University

New Delhi : India will soon have an university exclusively for defence studies for the first time. The country has notable defence institutions like the National Defence Academy at Kadakwasla and National Defence College at New Delhi where foreign students are alumnis, but an university exclusively for defence studies is needed to fill in the gap.

The decision for setting up of the Indian National Defence University (INDU) was finally approved at a meeting presided over by the Defence Minister AK Antony here on Friday.

Accordingly, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh is slated to lay the foundation stone for the university campus and building in the last week of May, this year.

INDU will be a fully autonomous institution and will be located on over 200 acres of land at Binola near Gurgoan in Haryana. The university will have a mandate to provide knowledge based higher education for management of defence of the country keeping its participants abreast of emerging security challenges through scholarly research and training.?

The site, Binola has been chosen due to its proximity to the availability of land near the national capital New Delhi. It would be easier for international guests and students as well as country?s security personnels, civilian and defence officials to visit the main campus at Binola for courses and training.

The Education Consultants of India Ltd (EdCIL), which is a public sector enterprise set up by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, has been appointed by Ministry of Defence as consultant for formulation of detailed project report (DPR), layout plan and for drafting the provisions of the INDU Bill to be tabled in Parliament and subsequently the statutes.?

The University will be headed by its President, who would be a three star serving General or an equivalent officer with C-in-C status on appointment.? The Vice-President will be a civilian. About 66% of students would be from the Armed Forces, whereas 33% of students would be drawn from other relevant government agencies, police and civilian.? The teaching faculty will comprise both military personnel and civilians in the ratio of 1:1.? The University is being planned on the model of the existing high-profile Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).???

The idea of a National Defence University was first mooted in 1967.? This was followed by the recommendations of the Sethna Committee in 1980, Kargil Review Committee in 1999, Group of Ministers and Committee on National Defence University in 2001.???

This long awaited University will be instituted by an Act of Parliament with President of India as the Visitor and Defence Minister as the Chancellor.? It will be governed by its own norms and will inculcate and promote coordination and interaction between Armed Forces and relevant civilian institutions and establishments in the country.?? It will focus on higher education in defence studies, defence management and defence science and technology.? The University will offer post graduate studies and doctoral and post-doctoral research.?

The Union Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC)? and the? Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne,? Chief of the Army Staff General Bikram Singh, Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral PK Chatterjee and Additional Secretary Anuj Kumar Bishnoi attended the Friday?s meeting presided over by the Defence Ministry AK Antony which finally approved the decision.

Source: http://www.mynews.in/News/india_set_to_have_first_defence_university_N547243.html

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