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| Motto | Sanskrit:Yuddham Pragya |
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Motto in English | To War with Wisdom |
| Type | Defence Service Training Institute |
| Established | August 1947; 78 years ago (August 1947) |
| Commandant | Lieutenant GeneralManish Erry,UYSM AVSM SM[1] |
| Location | , 11°21′49″N76°47′30″E / 11.363529°N 76.7917566°E /11.363529; 76.7917566 |
| Mascot | The Owl |
| Website | DSSC homepage |
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The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) is adefence service training institution of theMinistry of Defence,Government of India.
It trains officers of all three services of theIndian Armed Forces – (Indian Army,Indian Navy,Indian Air Force), selected officers from theParamilitary forces[citation needed] and theCivil Services[citation needed] and officers from friendly foreign countries for command and staff appointments.
The Defence Services Staff College, one of India's oldest military institutions, was established following thePartition of British India in August 1947. During the partition, Pakistan inherited theStaff College, Quetta, originally founded in 1905 atDeolali before relocating toQuetta in 1907.
The Indian elements of the Staff College, Quetta led by the senior-most Indian Army instructorColonel S. D. Verma moved to India. Verma was promotedbrigadier and appointed as the first commandant and choseWellington Cantonment inThe Nilgiris District ofTamil 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 –MajorTapishwar Narain Raina andSquadron LeaderHrushikesh 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 rechristenedDefence Services Staff College. The college threw open its gates to officers from friendly foreign countries from the fifth course and tocivil servants from the sixth course.[3]
DSSC has been affiliated toMadras University for the award ofM.Sc. degree in 'Defence and Strategic Studies' and recognized as a research centre forMPhil andPhD degrees since 1990.[4]
The Staff College when at Quetta adopted the crest ofStaff College, Camberley, which was the 'Wise Owl' with theLatin mottoTam Marte Quam Minerva. In 1964, Owl perched on crossed swords and the motto inSanskritYuddham Pragya was adopted.[3]
The commandant of the Defence Services Staff College is the head of the institution. The commandant is an army officer of the rank oflieutenant general.[5]
The commandant of the college is assisted by the chief instructors (CI) of the army, naval and air wings, alltwo-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]
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