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13 unusual facts about National Defence Academy


Aditya Birla Public School, Renukoot

The children passing out from this school have excelled in many professional areas and have even qualified for IIT, NDA, UPTU and are working with reputed multinationals.

General Khodaidad

He completed his diploma with high marks and was one of the few selected, bright students to go to India to study at the National Defence Academy (NDA), located in Khadakwasla, near Pune, Maharashtra, India, which one of the most prestigious Academy in the world, in 1972.

Jaipur School

The founder was Major N.K. Sharma (retired), alumnus of India's elite military school Rashtriya Indian Military College and India's foremost military colleges, National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy.

Karri Sriram

He was selected for the National Defence Academy (88th course, 5th rank in UPSC topper's list for Air Force).

Khadakwasla Dam

In the vicinity of the dam, there is a Dental Centre, a Veterinary Hospital, the well-known National Defence Academy and Central Water & Power Research Station(CWPRS).

Konsam Himalaya Singh

Singh joined the prestigious National Defence Academy in 1974, and received his Bachelor's degree from that institution.

Rajan Bakhshi

He has served in various command and instructional appointments during his long career, including at the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasala, and is a graduate of the Defense Services Staff College, Wellington.

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Rathore passed out of the National Defence Academy, and since served in the Indian Army where he retired as a Colonel in 2013, before joining politics.

Sainik School, Balachadi

The scheme to establish Sainik schools was introduced in 1961 with the primary aim of preparing boys academically, physically and mentally for entry into the National Defence Academy and Defence Forces.

Sainik School, Goalpara

The aim of the school is to prepare students for the National Defence Academy exam.

Sainik School, Sujanpur Tihra

The aim of Sainik School Sujanpur Tihra is to prepare boys academically, physically and mentally for entry into NDA, Khadakwasla and other walks of life.

Sarabjit Singh Dhillon

An alumnus of the prestigious rashtriya Indian military college,dehradun the National Defence Academy, Lt Gen Dhillon was commissioned to the Grenadiers regiment in 1968.

Sharat Kumar

Kumar graduated from the National Defence Academy in 1956 and served as an officer in the Indian Navy until 1966.


D. P. K. Pillay

Col. Pillay has graduated from National Defence Academy with a Bachelors degree in Arts and has Masters degree from Sikkim Manipal University.

Sainik School

They were conceived in 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India, to rectify the regional and class imbalance amongst the Officer cadre of the Indian Military, and to prepare students for entry into the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune and Indian Naval Academy.