Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College
The Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College is the head and overall in-charge of the Defence Services Staff College. The Commandant of the Academy is a Three-star rank officer from the Indian Army. He is supported by the Chief Instructors of the Army, Navy and Air wings, Major General in charge of Administration (MG IC Adm) (all Two-star rank appointments), Brigadier General Staff (BGS) (One-Star appointment) and a Staff Officer (SO to Comdt) (An Officer of the rank of Major). [1]
Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College | |
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Type | Military |
Status | Active |
Formation | 15 August 1947 |
First holder | Brigadier S D Verma |
Website | www |
The Commandant is responsible to the Chiefs of Staff Committee through the Chairman of the Joint Training Committee.
Lieutenant General Y V K Mohan, AVSM, SM, VSM is the present Commandant of the DSSC. He assumed office on 17 January 2019 from Lieutenant General Amrik Singh, who superannuated on 31 December 2018. [2]
History
The College was established in 1905 in Quetta (now in Pakistan). After the partition of India and Pakistan, the Indian elements of the Staff College, Quetta led by Colonel S D Verma moved to India. Promoted Brigadier and appointed as the First Commandant, Verma chose Wellington as the location of the Staff College in India. [3] In 1948, Major General W D A Lentaigne, CB, CBE, DSO took over as the Commandant, the longest serving Commandant till date.
The appointment was upgraded to the Three-star rank of Lieutenant General in 1981. [4]
List of Commandants
S.No. | Name | Assumed Office | Left Office | Notes |
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1 | Brigadier S D Verma | 1947 | 1948 | Established the Staff College in India |
2 | Major General W D A Lentaigne, CB, CBE, DSO | 1948 | 1955 | Longest serving Commandant |
3 | Major General P S Gyani | 1955 | 1959 | |
4 | Major General P P Kumaramangalam, DSO | 1959 | 1959 | Later served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff and the 6th Chief of the Army Staff |
5 | Major General Sam Manekshaw, MC | 1959 | 1962 | Later served as the 7th Chief of the Army Staff. India's first Field Marshal. |
6 | Major General D Som Dutt | 1962 | 1965 | |
7 | Major General Har Prasad | 1965 | 1968 | Later served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff |
8 | Major General R K Ranjit Singh | 1968 | 1972 | |
9 | Major General S P Malhotra, PVSM | 1972 | 1975 | |
10 | Major General A M Sethna, AVSM | 1975 | 1978 | Later served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff |
11 | Major General Mohinder Singh | 1978 | 1982 | |
12 | Lieutenant General K Balaram, PVSM | 1982 | 1984 | |
13 | Lieutenant General Mahipat Sinhji, PVSM | 1984 | 1986 | |
14 | Lieutenant General F. N. Billimoria, PVSM | 1986 | 1987 | Later served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command |
15 | Lieutenant General Gurinder Singh, AVSM | 1987 | 1989 | |
16 | Lieutenant General K S Brar, PVSM, AVSM, VrC | 1989 | 1990 | Later served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command |
17 | Lieutenant General Y K Vadehra, AVSM | 1990 | 1992 | [5] |
18 | Lieutenant General B S Nalwa, PVSM | 1992 | 1994 | |
19 | Lieutenant General V P Malik, AVSM | 1994 | 1995 | Later served as the 19th Chief of the Army Staff |
20 | Lieutenant General Baldev Singh, PVSM, AVSM | 1995 | 1997 | |
21 | Lieutenant General A S Rao, PVSM, AVSM | 1997 | 1999 | |
22 | Lieutenant General S R R Aiyengar, PVSM, AVSM | 1999 | 2001 | Earlier served as Commandant of the National Defence College |
23 | Lieutenant General P P S Bindra, PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 2001 | 2003 | [6] |
24 | Lieutenant General T P S Brar, PVSM, YSM | 2003 | 2006 | |
25 | Lieutenant General B J Gupta, AVSM | 2006 | 2008 | [7] |
26 | Lieutenant General H P S Klair, SM | 2008 | 2010 | [8] |
27 | Lieutenant General B V Nair | 2010 | 2011 | [9] |
28 | Lieutenant General Chander Prakash, SM, VSM | 2011 | 2013 | |
29 | Lieutenant General S K Gadeock, AVSM | 2013 | 2017 | [10] |
29 | Lieutenant General Amrik Singh, AVSM, SM | 2017 | 2019 | |
30 | Lieutenant General Y V K Mohan, AVSM, SM, VSM | 2019 | Present | Earlier served as Commandant of the National Defence College |
See also
References
- "Organization". dssc.gov.in.
- IDS, HQ (31 December 2018). "Lt Gen Amrik Singh, Comdt DSSC, Wellington proceeded on superannuation on 31 Dec 2018 after a distinguished career of more than 39 years. He was accorded traditional farewell by all offrs, JCOs, OR & civilian staff after a formal handing over ceremony @adgpi @IAF_MCC @indiannavypic.twitter.com/KNNqUrbrnY". @hq_ids_india.
- "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. 29 December 2015.
- "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. 1 May 2015.
- "Lt Gen Y K Vadehra appointed Commandant of DSSC" (PDF). pibarchive.nic.in. PIB. 5 August 1990. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "Annual Seminar on 'Transformation of Armed Forces: Strategic Contours to Shape the Emerging World Order' will be held at College of Defence Management, Sec'bad on 27–28 Nov 2018. Lt Gen SRR Aiyengar, Former Comdt of NDC & DSSC and an alumnus of #CDM will inaugurate the seminar.pic.twitter.com/JTDjZJtQHn". @dprohyd. 25 November 2018.
- "Lt.Gen B J Gupta takes charge of DSSC". Zee News. 9 May 2006.
- Mar 9, Shantha Thiagarajan. "Coonoor's Black bridge to be named after Manekshaw | Chennai News". The Times of India.
- Radhakrishnan, D. (14 January 2012). "Memorable Pongal at the Madras Regimental Centre". The Hindu.
- "Welcome to Defence Services Staff College, Wellington". web.archive.org. 18 June 2014.