Indian Military has many training institutes including military academies which impart basic military training. There are around 142 such defence training centres/academies in the country where future officers/soldiers get their training from all the three services.
These academies and staff colleges across India impart training to professional soldiers in military sciences, warfare command and strategy, and associated technologies. Let’s have a look at various military training institutes of India:
Indian Army
| S. No. | Name of the Training Institutes/Academies |
| 1. | National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, Pune |
| 2. | Indian Military Academy, Dehradun |
| 3. | Officer’s Training Academy, Chennai |
| 4. | Officer’s Training Academy, Gaya |
| 5. | Army War College, Mhow |
| 6. | Infantry School, Mhow |
| 7. | College of Materials Management (CMM), Jabalpur |
| 8. | AEC Training College and Centre, Pachmarhi |
| 9. | Military College of Telecommunication (MCTE), Mhow |
| 10. | Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun |
| 11. | Remount Training School and Depot, Hempur |
| 12. | High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), Gulmarg |
| 13. | AC Centre & School (ACCS), Ahmednagar |
| 14. | School of Artillery, Devlali |
| 15. | College of Military Engineering (CME), Pune |
| 16. | Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune |
| 17. | Military Intelligence Training School and Depot, Pune |
| 18. | Army School of Physical Training (ASPT), Pune |
| 19. | Institute of National Integration, Pune |
| 20. | Institute of Military Law, Kamptee |
| 21. | Army Sports Institute, Pune |
| 22. | Combat Army Aviation Training School, Nasik Road Camp, Nasik |
| 23. | Heavy Bridging Training Camp, Marve |
| 24. | Army Air Defence College (AADC), Gopalpur |
| 25. | Junior Leaders Wing, Infantry School, Belgaum |
| 26. | Army Service Corps (ASC), Bangalore |
| 27. | CMP Centre & School, Bangalore |
| 28. | Rashtriya Military School, Belgaum |
| 29. | Rashtriya Military School, Bangalore |
| 30. | Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare (CIJW) School, Vairengte. |
| 31. | Junior Leader’s Academy, Bareilly |
| 32. | Army Medical Corps (AMC) Centre & School, Lucknow |
| 33. | RVC Centre & School, Meerut Cantt. |
| 34. | Army Airborne Training School, Agra |
| 35. | Remount Training School and Depot, Saharanpur |
| 36. | Electronic and Mechanical Engineering (EME) School, Vadodara |
| 37. | Military College of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME), Secunderabad |
| 38. | Simulator Development Division, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad |
| 39. | Rashtriya Military School, Ajmer |
| 40. | Rashtriya Military School, Dholpur |
| 41. | Rashtriya Military School, Chail |
| 42. | Special Forces Training School, Nahan |
| 43. | Mechanised Infantry Regimental Centre, Ahmednagar |
| 44. | Artillery Training Centre, Nasik |
| 45. | Bombay Engineer Group and Centre, Kirkee |
| 46. | Guards Training Centre, Kamptee |
| 47. | Army Postal Service Centre, Kamptee |
| 48. | Punjab Regimental Centre, Ramgarh |
| 49. | Sikh Regimental Centre, Ramgarh |
| 50. | Madras Engineer Group & Centre, Bangalore |
| 51. | Parachute Regimental Centre, Bangalore |
| 52. | Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre, Belgaum |
| 53. | Army Service Corps Centre(South), Bangalore |
| 54. | Pioneer Corps Centre, Bangalore |
| 55. | Army Service Centre(North), Bangalore |
| 56. | Artillery Training Centre, Hyderabad |
| 57. | Army Ordnance Corps Centre, Secunderabad |
| 58. | 1 Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Centre, Secunderabad |
| 59. | Bengal Engineer Group and Centre, Roorkee |
| 60. | Jat Regimental Centre, Bareilly |
| 61. | Rajput Regimental Centre, Fatehgarh |
| 62. | Dogra Regimental Centre, Faizabad |
| 63. | Sikh Light Infantry Regimental Centre, Fatehgarh |
| 64. | 39 Gorkha Training Centre, Varanasi |
| 65. | 11 Gorkha Rifles Regimental Centre, Lucknow |
| 66. | Kumaon Regimental Centre, Ranikhet |
| 67. | Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre, Lansdowne |
| 68. | 1 Signal Training Centre, Jabalpur |
| 69. | Grenadiers Regimental Centre, Jabalpur |
| 70. | Jammu & Kashmir Rifles Regimental Centre, Jabalpur |
| 71. | Mahar Regimental Centre, Sagar |
| 72. | 3 Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Centre, Bhopal |
| 73. | 2 Signal Training Centre, Panaji |
| 74. | Madras Regimental Centre, Wellington |
| 75. | Rajputana Rifles Regimental Centre, Delhi Cantt. |
| 76. | Bihar Regimental Centre, Danapur |
| 77. | Assam Regimental Centre, Shillong |
| 78. | 58 Gorkha Training Centre, Shillong |
| 79. | Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Centre, Srinagar |
| 80. | Headquarters Ladakh Scouts, Leh |
| 81. | 14 Gorkha Training Centre, Sabathu |
| 82. | Defence Security Corps Centre, Cannanore |
| 83. | Air Defence Artillery Centre, Gopalpur, Orissa |
| 84. | Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington |
| 85. | College of Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad |
Indian Navy
| S. No. | Name of the Training Institutes/Academies 1 |
| 1. | Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala |
| 2. | National Hydrographic School, Goa |
| 3. | INS Dronacharya, Kochi ll |
| 4. | Anti Submarine Warfare School, INS Venduruthy, Kochi |
| 5. | Navigation and Direction School, INS Venduruthy, Kochi |
| 6. | Signal School, INS Venduruthy, Kochi |
| 7. | Naval Institute of Education and Training Technology, INS Venduruthy, Kochi |
| 8. | Indian Navy Physical Training School, INS Mandovi, Goa |
| 9. | Diving School, INS Venduruthy, Kochi |
| 10. | School for Naval Airmen, Kochi |
| 11. | Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology, Kochi |
| 12. | INS Satavahana, Visakhapatnam |
| 13. | INS Agrani, Coimbatore |
| 14. | INS Chilka, Orissa |
| 15. | INS Shivaji, Lonavala |
| 16. | NBCD School, INS Shivaji, Lonavala |
| 17. | INS Hamla, Mumbai |
| 18. | Naval War College, Goa |
| 19. | INS Valsura, Jamnagar |
| 20. | Shipwright School, Visakhapatnam |
| 21. | Institute of Naval Medicine, Mumbai |
| 22. | Naval Police and Regulating School, INS Mandovi, Goa |
| 23. | Naval School of Music, INS Kunjali, Mumbai |
| 24. | Naval Special Warfare Training cum Tactical Centre, Goa |
| 25. | Centre for Leadership and Behavioural Studies, Kochi |
| 26. | Seamanship School, INS Venduruthy, Kochi |
| 27. | Observer School, Kochi |
| 28. | School for Naval Oceanography and Meteorology, Kochi |
| 29. | Maritime Warfare Centre, Kochi |
| 30. | School of Advanced Undersea Warfare, Visakhapatnam |
| 31. | School for Medical Assistants, Mumbai. |
Indian Air Force
| S. No. | Name of the Training Institutes/Academies |
| 1. | Air Force Academy, Dundigal, Hyderabad |
| 2. | Basic Flying Training School, Allahabad |
| 3. | Navigation Training School, Begumpet |
| 4. | Fighter Training Wing, Hakimpet |
| 5. | Helicopter Training School, Hakimpet |
| 6. | Fixed Wing Training Flying Yelahanka, Bengaluru. |
| 7. | Air Force Station, Bidar |
| 8. | 112 Helicopter Unit, Yelahanka, Bengaluru |
| 9. | Air Force Technical College, Jalahalli, Bengaluru |
| 10. | Basic Training Institute (BTI), Belgaum |
| 11. | Non TechnicalTraining Institute (ni ii), belgaum |
| 12. | Air Force School of Physical Fitness (AFSPS), Belgaum |
| 13. | Garud Regimental Training Centre (GRTC), Chandinagar |
| 14. | Air Force Police & Security Training Institute, (AFP & STI), Chandinagar |
| 15. | Medical Training Centre (MTC), Bengaluru |
| 16. | Communication Training Institute (CTI), Jalahalli, Bengaluru |
| 17. | Electronic Training Institute (ETI), Jalahalli, Bengaluru |
| 18. | Mechanical Training Institute (MTI), Tambaram Chennai |
| 19. | Electrical and Instrument Training Insitute (E&ITI), Jalahalli, Bengaluru |
| 20. | Workshop Training Institute (WTI), Tambaram Chennai |
| 21. | Mechanical Transport Training Institute (MTTI), Avadi, Chennai. |
DRDO
| S.No | |
| 1. | Institute of Technology Management (ITM), Mussoorie |
| 2. | Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Deemed University, Pune |
| 3. | Military Institute of Training (MILIT), Pune |
| 4. | DRDO Training Institute (DTI) under Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur |
| 5. | Targeted Training Centre (TTC) under Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Bengaluru. |
Conclusion
In total, the Indian Military has 142 military training institutes where 85 are under Indian Army, 31 are under Indian Navy, 21 are under Indian Air Force and 5 are under DRDO.
