Indian Naval Academy
Motto | विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते |
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Motto in English | Vidyayā Amr̥taṁ Aśnute (Become Immortal Through Knowledge) |
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Established | May 1969 ( Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) |
Website | http://ina.gov.in |
The Indian Naval Academy (INA or INA Ezhimala) is the
The Naval Academy (NAVAC) was established in May 1969 and training of Orientation courses commenced in Aug 2005, while it was formally inaugurated on 8 January 2009 and the name changed to Indian Naval Academy. It shares the 2,452 acre (9.92 km2) site with the naval base depot, INS Zamorin, and the naval hospital, INHS Navjivani.
The President's Colour was awarded to INA on 20 November 2019. The President’s Colour is the highest honour that is bestowed upon a military unit.[5][6]
History
Background
Before
By 1968, the Navy realised that the NDA could not keep up with its expanding staffing requirements. It also needed additional space and facilities to impart advanced maritime skills to officers and sailors. In May 1969, the Indian Naval Academy was established in
The academy was consolidated with the Officers training school, at INS Mandovi in Goa in 1986. But with the growing use of INS Mandovi as an operational naval base, as well as the existing Provost and Physical Training school at the location, the Naval Academy operated under considerable space constraints. In addition, providing basic training for Coast Guard officers at the academy further stretched the facilities. Hence the Navy developed plans for a new permanent Naval Academy to cope with the increasing training load.
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Inside Indian Naval Academy, a 2018 documentary film by National Geographic[7] |
The initial requirement for the site for the academy was at least 100 acres (0.40 km2), in the vicinity of the sea or a large lake for basic seamanship. The site had to be in the proximity of a railhead, yet at some distance from the neighbouring towns. Another requirement was relative proximity to a naval base, as well as a bracing and moderate climate. The space requirement was later revised to consolidate training efforts in a single location for cost-effective operation.
In 1979, the
The first Commandant of the INA was Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan and the first Deputy Commandant was Rear Admiral Kapil Gupta.
Construction
After delays in land acquisition, the foundation stone for the academy was laid by then prime minister
On 6 April 2005, the naval base depot INS Zamorin was commissioned as a part of Phase I of the academy by then Chief Minister of Kerala, Oommen Chandy. The Ezhimala site is located on a promontory that was the capital of the
On 8 January 2009 the Indian Naval Academy, was inaugurated by then prime minister Manmohan Singh.[1][9] Originally envisaged to cost ₹1.66 billion (US$21 million) in 1987, the final project cost in 2009 was ₹7.21 billion (US$90 million).
Commandant
The Commandant is the head and in-charge of all the functioning of the Indian Naval Academy. The Commandant of the Academy is a
Training establishment
Admission
Potential candidates to the undergraduate officer-trainee program of the Indian Navy apply through the NDA and NA exam conducted by the UPSC. The flagship course of the INA is the 10+2 Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) in which a cadet undergoes training of four years in the academy. Also, the NDA cadets opting to join the Navy complete three years of joint training at NDA,
Admission to INA as graduate officer-trainees of the Indian Navy is conducted through a written examination conducted by the UPSC, followed by 5 days of testing and interviews conducted by the Services Selection Board (SSB). These cover general aptitude, psychological testing, medical tests, team skills as well as physical and social skills. For the Short Service Commission (SSC) officer-trainees, the selection is through merit. SSC officers have the option to apply for permanent commission based on their performance and track record. Graduating officers often go on for additional training or specialisation in areas such as surface warfare, submarine warfare, naval aviation, etc. at other naval schools.
Officers joining Indian Coast Guard as assistant commandants also undergo basic training along with graduate officer-trainees of the Indian Navy.
Training
The training zone contains the main academic building complex, as well as physical training, aquatics and outdoor-training complexes, auditoriums, a firing range, fields, cadet's Mess, and cadet's squadrons. The main academic building complex is situated on the highest point of the academy. It includes the Service and Technical Training wings, laboratories, workshops, library, and an 1800-capacity auditorium. The academy accepts up to 1200 cadets for officer training each year. This includes interim training facilities for the Indian Coast Guard.
Campus
Location
The Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala is located approximately 35 km north of Kannur and 117 km south of Mangalore, on the west coast of peninsular India. The nearest railway station is at Payyanur, 8 km away. The nearest airport is Kannur International Airport, which is about 60 km southeast of Ezhimala. The INA is divided into three zones – a Training zone, an Administration zone and an Accommodation zone. It has a lighthouse (the Mt. Dilly Lighthouse) on its premises.
Administration
The administration zone consists of the Administrative Complex, the naval hospital INHS Navjivani, the logistics complex, the motor transport complex, and the campus fire station.
Accommodation
The academy has uniformed and civilian staff for training and administrative support. It had 161 officers, 47 professors/lecturers, 502 sailors and 557 defense civilians in 2010. The campus includes accommodation facilities for staff and their families, with capacity of about 4000.
INHS Navjivani, which was commissioned on 12 December 2012, is a 64-bed naval hospital in the campus that provides healthcare to cadets, staff and navy veterans.
Cadet life
On reporting at the academy, cadets are assigned to
Cadets are accommodated in individual rooms in the Squadrons. Classroom instruction and outdoor training are conducted separately depending on the cadet's selected majors and specialisations. Through the 4 years of academy tenure, the cadets are trained in all aspects like physical training, swimming, drill, sports proficiency, equitation, cross-country running, and various service-related subjects.
When the Academy was at INS Mandovi Goa, there were just 2 Squadrons Destroyers and Frigates with each having 4 divisions. Destroyers had Rana, Rajput, Ranvir and Ranvijat while Frigates had Ganga, Godavari, Gomati and Taragiri.
See also
- Indian Navy
- Ezhimala
- Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
- Air Force Academy, Dundigal
- Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Pune
References
- ^ a b "Naval Academy at Ezhimala of Indian Navy is the Largest in Asia". Archived from the original on 2 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Navy-Training Academy-proposed Expansion". Deccan Herald. 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Asia's largest naval academy opened". Arab News. 10 January 2009.
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- ^ https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/hon%E2%80%99ble-president-shri-ram-nath-kovind-award-president%E2%80%99s-colour-indian-naval-academy.
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- ^ "Watch Inside Indian Naval Academy". Disney+ Hotstar. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "The New Naval Academy At Ezhimala". Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Prime Minister of India". Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
Bibliography
- Ramunny, Murkot (1993). Ezhimala: The Abode of the Naval Academy. New Delhi: Northern Book Centre. ISBN 8172110529.