Indian National Defense University (INDU) is a proposed university of Defense of the Government of India and is the first defence university in the country. It will be established at Binola, in Gurgaon, Haryana. The principle proposal was accepted by the union cabinet on 13th May 2010 and is expected to function by 2018-19. Dr. Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of the Indian National Defense Univerity(INDU). Spreading across an area of 200 acres the land was acquired by the Haryana Government and is handed over to the Ministry of Defense in April 2013.
It is a first of its kind university which is being planned on the lines of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM). a new concept is introduced in the university as two-thirds of the students of the university will be from armed forces and remaining 33% would be drawn from other civilian government agencies and the police. The teaching faculty will be composed both of military personnel and civilians in the 1:1 ratio.
On the line of defense universities in the country like China, and U.S, INDU will be fully autonomous institution that offer specially designed courses to armed forces, civil services and para-military forces. The university campus will also offer some post graduate courses and all the national defense collages will be also affiliated to it. With the set up of this defense university, Gurgaon will become a hub of academic, strategic and professional expertise and opens up myriad avenues for employment for young generation.
Details of Indian National Defense University |
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Full Name | Indian National Defense University |
Affiliations | UGC |
Contact No | 011 2301 1994 |
Website | https://www.ids.nic.in |
Founded | 2010 |
Address | Gurugram district, Haryana, India |
City | Gurugram |
State | Haryana |
Country | India |