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Governmental Academy for the training and commissioning of Indian Army's officers

Not to be confused with [Indian Military Academy](/source/Indian_Military_Academy) or [National Defence Academy (India)](/source/National_Defence_Academy_(India)).

Officers Training Academy Motto Serve with Honour Type Military academy Established January 15, 1963; 63 years ago (1963-01-15) Affiliations Madras University Location Chennai Gaya , India 13°00′02″N 80°11′23″E / 13.000651°N 80.189788°E / 13.000651; 80.189788 - Chennai Campus 750 acres (3.0 km2) (OTA Chennai)

The **Officers Training Academy** (**OTA**) is a training establishment of the [Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army) that trains officers for the Short Service Commission (SSC). The 49-week course at the OTA prepares graduates for all branches of the Army, except for the Army Medical Corps.[1] Established in 1963, the first academy is located in [Alandur](/source/Alandur), a southern neighbourhood of [Chennai](/source/Chennai). OTA chennai has an impressive tally of gallantry award including 1 [Param Vir Chakra](/source/Param_Vir_Chakra), 8 [Ashoka Chakra](/source/Ashoka_Chakra), 10 [Maha Vir Chakra](/source/Maha_Vir_Chakra), 22 [Kirti Chakra](/source/Kirti_Chakra), 63 [Vir Chakra](/source/Vir_Chakra), 119 [Shaurya Chakra](/source/Shaurya_Chakra) and 587 [Sena Medal](/source/Sena_Medal) earned by the officers commissioned from this academy bears testimony to the Valour and dedication displayed by the Alumni. A [new academy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Officers_Training_Academy,_Gaya&action=edit&redlink=1) was set up at [Gaya](/source/Gaya%2C_India) in 2011;[2][3], which was given the go-ahead in December 2019 to be disbanded, but still continues to operate.[4][5]

## History

### OTA Chennai

2013 stamp dedicated to the Officers Training Academy at Chennai

Seven Officers Training Schools were established in [India](/source/India) between 1942–45 to meet the huge demand for officers to serve in the Indian and Commonwealth Armies during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). However, these schools were closed down at the end of the war.

In 1962, following the [Sino-Indian War](/source/Sino-Indian_War), India identified the need to expand the number of officers for effective operations. Two Officers Training Schools (OTS) were established in [Pune](/source/Pune) and [Madras](/source/Madras) (now known as Chennai) to train officers for Emergency Commission into the Army. The process of establishing the schools had begun in September 1962. The Chennai school was inaugurated on 15 January 1963, for nation by and with Brigadier Ram Singh as its first Commandant.[6] The Pune school had a short run and was closed in 1964. However, the school in Chennai continued to operate and on 2 February 1965, it obtained the sanction to shift focus to train officers for the Short Service Regular Commission. OTA Chennai is spread over 750 acres (3.0 km2).

The Short Service Regular Commission has evolved into the Short Service Commission, and the OTA has continued to train officers for these commissions. The school was granted permanent status in 1985. On 1 January 1988, the school was renamed as the Officers Training Academy (OTA), on a pair with the NDA and IMA.

The Presidential Colours were presented to the Academy on 18 August 1990 by [R. Venkataraman](/source/R._Venkataraman), the then [President of India](/source/President_of_India).

The first batch of 25 women to be commissioned as officers into the Army were trained at the OTA, with training commencing on 21 September 1992.[7]

Cadets go through holistic training activities in their curriculum at OTA Chennai, including auxiliary programs such as Emergency Medical Response,[8] Search and Rescue[9] and Hand to Hand[10] combat from organizations such as Red Cross.

Cadets are organised in 2 Battalions namely Ranjith Singh Battalion and Shivaji Battalion. RS Bn consists of three companies, namely, Kohima, Jessami, and Phillora; Shivaji Bn consists of three companies, namely, Meiktila, Naushera and Zojila.

### OTA Gaya

OTA Gaya, set up in 2011, is located amid an estate of approximately 870 acres in a hilly terrain of Paharpur at [Gaya](/source/Gaya%2C_India). The academy is located en route from Gaya to [Bodhgaya](/source/Bodhgaya), approx 7 km from Gaya railway station. The international airport of Gaya is adjacent to the academy. In its vicinity is Bodhgaya, an international tourism destination. Gaya Cantonment dates back to World War II, as one of the headquarters of the British Army.

Crest of OTA Gaya

To mark the commencement of the academy, a flag hoisting ceremony was solemnised and the consecration of the raising of the academy was carried out in true secular tradition of the Indian Army, with recital of scriptures from holy books of different religions.

The academy has been equipped with state of the art training facilities, at par with other pre-commissioning training institutions.

The insignia of Officers Training Academy, Gaya has a two-colour background, with upper half as grey and the lower half blood-red, having two cross swords superimposed with the Dharmchakra. A scroll below bears the motto of the academy – 'Shaurya, Gyan, Sankalp' in devnagri.

The academy provides basic military training to officer cadets of the Short Service Commission (Technical) course for a period of 11 months. Post the completion of basic military training, the officer cadets of SSC Tech are commissioned as officers in the Indian Army after the passing out parade.

The academy has two battalions: [Khetarpal](/source/Arun_Khetarpal) battalion and [Batra](/source/Vikram_Batra) battalion, named after two of India's PVC awardees. Each battalion has four companies. Khetarpal battalion has Gurez, Kalidhar, Basantar and Dograi companies, whereas Batra battalion has Tithwal, Rezangla, Hajipir and Longewala companies. They are named after famous battles of the Indian Army.

The first batch of 149 trainee-officers underwent training in the academy during the period July 2011 to Jun 2012 and the first passing out parade was conducted on 8 June 2012. The second batch after successful completion of their training (January 2012 – December 2012) passed out on 8 December 2012. A total of 176 cadets from TES 26 and SCO 29 courses passed out on 8 December 2012. The academy has capacity to train 350 cadets.

A gap of one and a half years due to covid pandemic saw minimal activities during the passing out parade. TES-38 was the first course to pass out from the portals of this academy after the hiatus.

Lt Gen Vivek Kashyap, PVSM, AVSM, VSM is the current commandant of the academy, having taken charge in September 2025.[2][3]

The fort wall of OTA Gaya parade ground

## Notable alumni

The academy has produced many war heroes and distinguished officers. Many have gone on to work for corporations after leaving the [Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army). The OTA Alumni Association[11] was registered under the Societies Act 1860 at [Chandigarh](/source/Chandigarh) with all India jurisdiction.

### Param Vir Chakra

- [Maj Ramaswamy Parameshwaran PVC](/source/Ramaswamy_Parameshwaran)

### Ashoka Chakra

- [Lt Col Jas Ram Singh](/source/Jas_Ram_Singh)

- [Maj Gen Cyrus Addie Pithawalla AC, VSM](/source/Cyrus_Addie_Pithawalla)

- [Col Jasbir Singh Raina AC](/source/Jasbir_Singh_Raina)

- [Lt Col Harsh Uday Singh Gaur](/source/Harsh_Uday_Singh_Gaur)

- [Col Jojan Thomas](/source/Jojan_Thomas)

- [Col D. Sreeram Kumar AC](/source/D._Sreeram_Kumar)

- [Lt Navdeep Singh](/source/Navdeep_Singh_(Ashoka_Chakra))

- [Maj Mukund Varadarajan](/source/Mukund_Varadarajan)

### Mahavir Chakra

- [Brig Kuldip Singh Chandpuri MVC, VSM](/source/Kuldip_Singh_Chandpuri)

- 2/Lt S. S. Samra

- Lt Col P.S. Ganapathi

- Col Krishna Gopal Chatterjee

- 2/Lt Rajeev Sandhu

- [Maj Padmapani Acharya](/source/Padmapani_Acharya)

- [Col Sonam Wangchuk](/source/Sonam_Wangchuk_(soldier))

- [Col Balwan Singh](/source/Balwan_Singh)

- [Lt Keishing Clifford Nongrum](/source/Keishing_Clifford_Nongrum)

- Capt Pratap Singh

### Vir Chakra

- [Capt Jintu Gogoi](/source/Jintu_Gogoi)

- [Capt Jerry Prem Raj](/source/Jerry_Prem_Raj)

- Lt Col Vikram Deuskar

- Col RS Chopra

### Politics

- [Maj Sunil Dutt Dwivedi](/source/Sunil_Dutt_Dwivedi) - Member, [17th Legislative Assembly](/source/17th_Legislative_Assembly_of_Uttar_Pradesh), [Bhartiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party), [Farrukhabad](/source/Farrukhabad) constituency, SS 50, [Regiment of Artillery](/source/Regiment_of_Artillery)

- [Capt Brijesh Chowta](/source/Brijesh_Chowta) - Member of Parliament, [18th Lok Sabha](/source/18th_Lok_Sabha), [Bhartiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party), SS 65, [Gorkha Rifles](/source/8th_Gorkha_Rifles)

### Media Personalities

- [Maj Ramon Chibb](/source/Ramon_Chibb) - Filmmaker, SS 50, [Kumaon Regiment](/source/Kumaon_Regiment)

- Maj Gaurav Arya - Public Speaker, SS 57, [Kumaon Regiment](/source/Kumaon_Regiment)

- [Maj Mohommed Ali Shah](/source/Mohommed_Ali_Shah) - Actor, International TedX speaker, Motivational Speaker, Actor, TV panelists, SS 76, [Regiment of Artillery](/source/Regiment_of_Artillery)

### Others

- [Col Sophia Qureshi](/source/Sophia_Qureshi) first Indian woman officer to lead an Indian Army contingent in a multinational military exercise (Exercise Force 18, 2016)

- [Capt Tania Shergill](/source/Tania_Shergill) became the first Indian woman Parade Adjutant to lead an all-men contingent at an Army Day function in Indian Army.

## President's Colours

SS 50 Course got the honours of receiving the coveted Presidential Colours awarded to the Academy. The Colours were presented on 18 August 1990 by [R. Venkataraman](/source/R._Venkataraman), the 8th [President of India](/source/President_of_India).

## List of Commandants

The **Commandant of the Officers Training Academy** is the overall in-charge of all the functioning of the Officers Training Academy, [Chennai](/source/Chennai). The Commandant of the College is a [three-star rank](/source/Three-star_rank) officer ([Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_General)) from the [Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army). He is supported by the Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor (DCCI), held by a [Major General](/source/Major_General).[12]

### OTA Chennai

S.No Rank Name Appointment Date Left Office References 1 Brigadier Ram Singh January 1963 October 1965 [13] 2 Brigadier Pritpal Singh November 1965 October 1967 3 Brigadier A M M Nambiar January 1966 December 1966 4 Major General I C Katoch, PVSM March 1970 September 1972 5 Brigadier Russi Hormusji Bajina, VrC September 1972 January 1974 6 Brigadier C M Cariappa, AVSM January 1974 December 1975 7 Brigadier S M Suri, AVSM January 1976 April 1978 8 Brigadier E A Thyagarajan, AVSM April 1978 August 1982 9 Major General T S Verma, PVSM September 1982 January 1985 10 Major General N S Nair, VSM February 1985 April 1986 11 Major General N Viswanathan July 1986 December 1987 12 Major General N K Oberoi April 1990 November 1992 13 Major General V Rajaram December 1992 February 1995 14 Major General K C Dhingra, VSM March 1995 June 1997 [14] 15 Major General V Jayashankar July 1997 July 1999 16 Major General G H Israni, VSM July 1999 July 2000 [15] 17 Major General Sudhir Mohan August 2000 February 2003 18 Lieutenant General S D Awasthi March 2003 September 2004 [16] 19 Lieutenant General K K Kohli, AVSM, VSM October 2004 July 2006 [17] 20 Lieutenant General R K Swamy, AVSM, VSM October 2006 September 2008 [18] 21 Lieutenant General J S Bajwa, UYSM, SM September 2008 July 2010 [19] 22 Lieutenant General Gautam Banerjee August 2010 July 2011 [20] 23 Lieutenant General S S Jog, SM, VSM November 2011 October 2014 [21][22] 24 Lieutenant General R P Sahi, AVSM January 2015 October 2015 [23] 25 Lieutenant General Bobby Mathews, PVSM, AVSM & Bar, VSM October 2016 February 2017 [24] 26 Lieutenant General Rajan Ravindran, VSM March 2017 February 2018 [25] 27 Lieutenant General Sanjeev Kanal, AVSM March 2018 January 2021 [26] 28 Lieutenant General Manik Kumar Das, PVSM, SM**, VSM January 2021 May 2022 [27] 29 Lieutenant General Sanjeev Chauhan, AVSM, YSM June 2022 June 2024 30 Lieutenant General Michael AJ Fernandez June 2024 Till Date [28]

### OTA Gaya

S.No Rank Name Appointment Date Left Office References 1 Lieutenant General V Sharma, AVSM July 2011 December 2011 2 Lieutenant General J Sikand, VSM January 2012 September 2012 [29] 3 Lieutenant General G S Bisht, VSM October 2012 July 2014 [30] 4 Lieutenant General R K Sharma, SM July 2014 October 2015 [31] 5 Lieutenant General V Vashisht, VSM** October 2015 December 2016 [32] 6 Lieutenant General R K Jagga, VSM December 2016 November 2017 [33] 7 Lieutenant General V S Sreenivas, VSM** November 2017 November 2018 [34] 8 Lieutenant General S Srivastava, VSM** November 2018 December 2020 [35] 9 Lieutenant General GAV Reddy, AVSM, SC, VSM January 2021 April 2022 [36] 10 Lieutenant General PS Minhas, PVSM, AVSM April 2022 September 2024 [37] 11 Lieutenant General Sukriti Singh Dahiya, SM, VSM October 2024 Till Date [38]

## In popular culture

- [OTA : Saga of excellence, Patriot by Major Gaurav Arya](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hicnjBjWp5Q)

- [: Women of Honour: Destination Army, by Nat Geo. The special feature follows two lady cadets through their journey at the Officer's Training Academy where they undergo rigorous training to join the Indian Army.](https://www.hotstar.com/in/movies/women-of-honour-destination-army/1260055845/watch)

- [Documentary of OTA Gaya](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSOBsu04BQs&ab_channel=Ch.HardeepSingh)

## See also

- [Indian National Defence University](/source/Indian_National_Defence_University)

- [Military academies in India](/source/Military_academies_in_India)

- [Sainik school](/source/Sainik_school)

- [Officers Training Academy Band](/source/Officers_Training_Academy_Band)

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v t e Chennai History Early history (pre-1500) Sangam period Thomas the Apostle Pallava Dynasty Chola Dynasty Vijayanagar Empire Colonial period (1500–1947) São Tomé de Meliapore Raja of Chandragiri Agency of Fort St George 1721 Madras cyclone Carnatic Wars Madras Adyar Chingleput Anglo-Mysore Wars Madras Presidency Arbuthnot Bank Crash Besant v. Narayaniah Bombardment of Madras by SMS Emden De La Haye scandal 1921 Buckingham and Carnatic Mills Strike Neil Statue Satyagraha 1928 South Indian Railway Strike 1932 Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Strike 1943 Chennai floods Modern period (1947–present) Madras Manade Anti-Hindi agitations R. S. S. Chennai bombing 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake 2013 Anti-Sri Lanka protests 2015 South India floods 2023 Chennai floods Geography and wildlife Regions Chennai Metropolitan Area Central Chennai North Chennai South Chennai Waterways Adyar River Buckingham Canal Coovum River Kosasthalaiyar River Otteri Nullah Lakes Adambakkam Lake Ambattur Lake Ayanambakkam Lake Chembarambakkam Lake Chetput Lake Chitlapakkam Lake Cholavaram aeri ICF Lake Korattur Aeri Long Tank Madambakkam Lake Madhavaram Lake Maduranthakam Lake Mangal Lake Manali Lake Pallavaram Lake Paruthipattu Lake Perungudi Lake Porur Lake Pulhal Lake Porur Lake Red Hills Lake Retteri Thervoy Kandigai reservoir Tiruninravur Lake Velachery Lake Veeranam Vilinjiyambakkam Lake Villivakkam lake Islands Kattupalli Island Quibble Island The Island Zoological parks Arignar Anna Zoological Park Chennai Snake Park Guindy National Park Madras Crocodile Bank Marine Kingdom Reserve Forests Nanmangalam Reserve Forest Vandalur Reserve Forest Marshlands Adyar Creek Ennore Creek Pallikaranai Wetland Heritage monuments Amir Mahal Anna Nagar twin arches Bharat Insurance Building Brodie Castle Chennai Central Prison Chepauk Palace LIC Building Lighthouse Police headquarters Port Trust Building Rajaji Hall Ripon Building Royapuram railway station University of Madras Senate House Southern Railway headquarters Valluvar Kottam Victoria Public Hall Statues Marina Beach Statues Thomas Munro Triumph of Labour Memorials Anna Memorial Gandhi Mandapam M.G.R. and Amma Memorial Madras War Cemetery Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Victory War Memorial Vivekanandar Illam Administration and politics Taluks Chennai District Alandur Ambattur Aminjikarai Ayanavaram Egmore Guindy Mambalam Madhavaram Maduravoyal Mylapore Perambur Purasaiwalkam Sholinganallur Tiruvottiyur Tondiarpet Velachery Chengalpattu district Cheyyur Chengalpattu Madurantakam Pallavaram Tambaram Thiruporur Tiruvallur district Avadi Ponneri Poonamallee Tiruvallur Gummidipoondi Uthukottai Tiruttani Pallipattu Kanchipuram district Tirukalukundram Sriperumbudur Walajabad Kanchipuram Uthiramerur Ranipet district Arakkonam Constituencies Parliamentary Chennai Central Chennai North Chennai South Sriperumbudur Thiruvallur Assembly Alandur Ambattur Anna Nagar Avadi Chengalpattu Chepauk Egmore Harbour Kolathur Madhavaram Maduravoyal Mylapore Pallavaram Perambur Ponneri Poonamallee RK Nagar Royapuram Saidapet Sholinganallur Sriperumbudur T.Nagar Tambaram Thiru. 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