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Defence Services Staff College
Inter-service institution of the Indian Ministry of Defence / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) is a defence service training institution of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
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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 | 1905; 119 years ago (1905) (as the Army Staff College, Deolali) |
Commandant | Lieutenant General Virendra Vats, YSM SM VSM[1] |
Location | , 11.363529°N 76.7917566°E / 11.363529; 76.7917566 |
Mascot | The Owl |
Website | DSSC homepage |
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It trains officers of all three services of the Indian Armed Forces – (Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force), selected officers from the Paramilitary forces and the Civil Services and officers from friendly foreign countries for command and staff appointments.