Defence Services Staff College


The Defence Services Staff College is a joint-service institution of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of India.
It trains officers of all three services of the Indian Armed Forces -, 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, and then re-located to Quetta. After the partition of India and Pakistan, the Indian operations relocated to its present home in Wellington Cantonment in The Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India.
The air wing was established in 1949. With the establishment of the Naval Wing in 1950, it was progressively transformed into a fully integrated Defence Services Staff College, imparting training to Officers of the three services in the company of some officers from the Indian Civil Services, Para Military Forces and friendly foreign countries.
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 M.Phil and Ph.D degrees since 1990.

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.

Notable Foreign Alumni