Английская Википедия:Commandant of the Indian Military Academy
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox official post The Commandant of the Indian Military Academy is a post created in 1932 for the purpose of leading the Indian Military Academy in its education of "gentleman cadets". The Commandant must hold a rank of lieutenant general (three star equivalent) or above. There is no minimum nor maximum term of service in this position though in practice commandants have served anywhere from a few months to 4 years in the position.
History
General Philip Chetwode chose Brig LP Collins (4 Gurkhas) as the first commandant. Brig LP Collins had the task of first acquiring the campus from the railways in Dehradun, and then converting it into an army training institution, taking ten months to do so.Шаблон:Sfn On 1 October 1932, the raising day, Brig LP Collins issued a Special Order of the Day "The Indian Military Academy opens with effect from today [...]."Шаблон:Sfn
There were a total of 5 British commandants including Brig LP Collins, after which Brig Thakur Mahadeo Singh was appointed as the first Commandant of Indian descent post-independence in 1947.Шаблон:Sfn Brig Thakur Mahadeo Singh was followed by Maj Gen KS Thimayya who became the first IMA Commandant to go on to become the Chief of Army Staff in India. Brigadier M.M. Khanna was the first alumni of IMA alumni to be appointed Commandant.Шаблон:Sfn[1]
Following a recommendation in 1983 by the Ministry of Defence the need was felt that cadets needed to know about application of science in weaponry. Lt Gen Mathew Thomas and all following commandants took note of these changes and implemented them.Шаблон:Sfn Lt Gen M Thomas also suggested a change in syllabus, proposing new computer focused teaching methods as well as further emphasis on advanced training. This included sending cadets to the High Altitude Warfare School and the Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School among other things.Шаблон:Sfn Commandant Lt Gen Himmeth Singh appreciated the difficulties of modern warfare, but emphasized the human factor.Шаблон:Sfn His outline of teaching is as follows: Шаблон:Quote
Commandants
There have been a total of 49 Commandants[2] so far:
| # | Start | End | Rank/Name | References |
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| 1 | 1932 | 1936 | Brig Lionel Peter Collins | [1] |
| 2 | 1936 | 1939 | Brig Harold Kingsley | [3] |
| 3 | 1939 | 1942 | Brig KD EL Young | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 4 | 1942 | 1944 | Brig JK Jones | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 5 | 1944 | 1947 | Brig Adrian B. Barltrop | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 6 | 1947 | 1950 | Maj Gen Thakur Mahadeo Singh | [1] |
| 7 | 1950 | 1951 | Maj Gen KS Thimayya | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 8 | 1951 | 1953 | Maj Gen MS Wadalia | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 9 | 1953 | 1954 | Maj Gen Enaith Habibullah | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 10 | 1954 | 1956 | Brig Apji Randhir Singh | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 11 | 1956 | 1958 | Brig MM Khanna | [1] |
| 12 | 1958 | 1959 | Brig Gobinder Singh | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 13 | 1960 | 1962 | Brig ND Nanavati | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 14 | 1962 | 1963 | Brig PS Bhagat | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 15 | 1963 | 1964 | Maj Gen SC Pandit | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 16 | 1964 | 1966 | Maj Gen K Zorawar Singh | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 17 | 1966 | 1967 | Maj Gen JT Sataravala | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 18 | 1967 | 1969 | Maj Gen D K Palit | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 19 | 1969 | 1972 | Maj Gen Rajindra Prasad | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 20 | 1972 | 1974 | Maj Gen IC Katoch | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 21 | 1974 | 1975 | Maj Gen BR Prabhu | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 22 | 1975 | 1976 | Maj Gen SC Sinha | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 23 | 1976 | 1979 | Maj Gen GS Rawat | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 24 | 1979 | 1980 | Maj Gen Rajendra Nath | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 25 | 1980 | 1983 | Lt Gen M Thomas | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 26 | 1983 | 1984 | Lt Gen Himmeth Singh | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 27 | 1984 | 1986 | Lt Gen BB Sehgal | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 28 | 1986 | 1986 | Lt Gen SS Brar | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 29 | 1986 | 1988 | Lt Gen VP Gupta | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 30 | 1988 | 1990 | Lt Gen NPS Bal | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 31 | 1990 | 1991 | Lt Gen YS Tomar | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 32 | 1991 | 1991 | Lt Gen MA Zaki | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 33 | 1991 | 1994 | Lt Gen JC Pant | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 34 | 1994 | 1996 | Lt Gen Inder Verma | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 35 | 1996 | 1998 | Lt Gen AS Sandhu | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 36 | 1998 | 1999 | Lt Gen MA Gurbaxani Sahi | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 37 | 1999 | 2001 | Lt Gen Yuvraj Mehta | [4]Шаблон:Sfn |
| 38 | 2001 | 2003 | Lt Gen TS Shergill | [5]Шаблон:Sfn |
| 39 | 2003 | 2004 | Lt Gen GS Negi | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 40 | 2004 | 2006 | Lt Gen KK Khanna | [6]Шаблон:Sfn |
| 41 | 2006 | 2008 | Lt Gen PK Rampal | Шаблон:Sfn |
| 42 | 2008 | 2011 | Lt Gen R. Singh Sujlana | [7] |
| 43 | 2011 | 2015 | Lt Gen Manvender Singh | [8] |
| 44 | 2015 | 2015 | Lt Gen Balwant Singh Negi | [9] |
| 45 | 2016 | 2016 | Lt Gen Satinder Kumar Saini | [10] |
| 46 | 2016 | 2017 | Lt Gen Santosh Kumar Upadhya | [11] |
| 47 | 2018 | 2018 | Lt Gen Satinder Kumar Saini | [12] |
| 48 | 2018 | 2020 | Lt Gen Sanjay Kumar Jha | [13] |
| 49 | August 2020 | Sept 2020 | Lt Gen Jaiveer Singh Negi | [14] |
| 50 | October 2020 | August 2022 | Lt Gen Harinder Singh | [15] |
| 51 | September 2022 | January 2024 | Lt Gen Vijay Kumar Mishra | [16] |
| 52 | February 2024 | Till Date | Lt Gen Sandeep Jain | [17] |
See also
- Commandant of the National Defence College
- Commandant of the National Defence Academy
- Commandant of Indian Naval Academy
- Commandant of the Air Force Academy
References
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- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/lt-gen-vk-mishra-takes-charge-as-imas-51st-commandant/amp_articleshow/93939778.cms
- ↑ https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/lt-gen-sandeep-jain-takes-over-as-commandant-of-indian-military-academy-586342
Bibliography
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