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National Academy of Defence Production, Nagpur
NADP main building
TypeMilitary Academy
Established1978
DirectorD C Srivastava, IOFS
Location
Nagpur
,
Maharashtra
,
440021
,
India
Campussuburban
Websitehttps://ofb.gov.in/units/NADP

National Academy of Defence Production is a training and development institute incorporated under Ordnance Factory Board. It imparts training to the Group-A gazetted officers recruited under Indian Ordnance Factories Service.The academy also offers Group-A officers serving in various ordnance factories a mid-career training program.

History

The main gate of the National Academy of Defence Production

The National Academy of Defence Production, erstwhile known as the Ordnance Factory Staff College, was established in 1978 with a sole purpose to impart training to the officers recruited under the Indian Ordnance Factories Service, a group A gazetted service under the Ministry of Defence of the government of India. Indian Ordnance Factories Service officers are responsible for the functioning of ordnance factories whose existence dates as far back 300 years.

Programme

The institute conducts 64 weeks induction programme to the candidates (i.e. probationary officers) who are later deputed to Ordnance factories. It is quite a holistic training program that imparts basic skills needed among the newly recruited officers to run the various ordnance factories located all over the country. The program starts with introduction module followed by general administration and general management module.


The programme also includes attachments to:

Indian Ordnance Factories Service probationers at parliament of India
Indian Ordnance Factories Service probationers with Meenakshi Lekhi


Officers are also taken to parliament attachment for one week and the program culminates by meeting with the President of India and Minister of Defence. This training program is in line with training programmes of various other civil services of government of India.[1] The candidates are selected through Civil Services Examination and the Engineering Services Examination, conducted by Union Public Service Commission.

  • Minister of State for Defence of India M M Pallam Raju with the Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) probationers at NADP Nagpur
    Minister of State for Defence of India M M Pallam Raju with the Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) probationers at NADP Nagpur
  • IOFS probationers calling on the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Manohar Parrikar
    IOFS probationers calling on the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Manohar Parrikar
  • Defence Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman with the IOFS probationers at South Block
    Defence Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman with the IOFS probationers at South Block
  • IOFS probationary officers of the 2008 batch, with the President of India, Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan
    IOFS probationary officers of the 2008 batch, with the President of India, Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan
  • Pranab Mukherjee in a group photograph with the Probationers of Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) 2014 (II) Batch and 2015 (I & II) Batches from the National Academy of Defence Production, Nagpur.jpg
    Pranab Mukherjee in a group photograph with the Probationers of Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) 2014 (II) Batch and 2015 (I & II) Batches from the National Academy of Defence Production, Nagpur.jpg
  • President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind with Probationers of Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) from National Academy of Defence Production at Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 13, 2017
    President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind with Probationers of Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) from National Academy of Defence Production at Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 13, 2017

Facilities

Dramatics by probationers on independence day 2018

The institute is well equipped with the training facilities. It includes audio-video teaching aids, fully computerized library and subscription to various periodicals relevant to the training programme. There is 35 node LAN network inside campus for internet access. The exhibition center has a number of ammunition devices and defense technologies on display for the probationary officers. There is yoga center and courts for various sports such as billiards, badminton, tennis, volleyball and table tennis. Various fests are organised by the probationers on regular basis including sports meets with nearby academies like NADT(national academy of direct taxes). There is a well equipped gym, swimming pool , indoor badminton court, basketball court and a cricket ground as well. Blood donation camps, PT, self defence training for lady officers and cultural programmes are organised regularly.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Valedictory function of IOFS Probationers". nagpurtoday.in. February 15, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "About the Academy" (PDF) (Press release). National Academy of Defence Production. Retrieved June 3, 2016.

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