The Naval War College (NWC) is a premier training institution of the Indian Navy, located in Goa. The college aims at developing leadership qualities of the officers of the Indian Armed Forces at the strategic and operational level. It is one of the three War Colleges of the Indian Armed Forces, Army War College, Mhow and College of Air Warfare, being the other two. The NWC operates under the Southern Naval Command, which is the training command of the Indian Navy.
History The Naval War College was established on 17 September 1988 as the College of Naval Warfare at Karanja in Mumbai. The first Naval Higher Command Course began in 1988, while the first Technical Management Course commenced in 1994. By 2005, the Naval academy was to move from Goa to its new campus in Ezhimala. It was decided that CNW would move into the Naval Academy campus. On 18 August 2010, the CNW was renamed Naval War College and finally shifted to Goa in September 2011.
Courses The NWC conducts the following courses:
Naval Higher Command Course This is the flagship course of NWC which runs for around 37 weeks. The course is attended by Indian Armed Forces Officers of the rank of Captain, Colonel and Group Captain.
Regional Maritime Security Course The Regional Maritime Security Course is conducted over 8 weeks. The course is aimed at Officers of the rank of Colonel, Captain and Group Captain from the maritime security forces of Friendly Foreign Countries, like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Maldives, Oman, etc.
Technical Management Course The Technical Management Courseis a 22-week course conducted jointly by the NWC and Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. The course is attended by Naval officers of the rank of Commander.
Accreditations and degrees The participants of the Naval Higher Command Course receive a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Mumbai, while the participants of the Technical Management Course receive the Postgraduate diploma from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.
Other events and programmes The NWC conducts the Goa Maritime Conclave and Goa Maritime Symposium annually. These events are organised as a regional cooperation and diplomatic forum on maritime subjects. The NWC also has faculty exchange programmes with its counterparts in the United States, Japan, and Myanmar. The Commanders' Conclave is held at the NWC annually and is attended by the Chief of the Naval Staff and the Flag Officers Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command, Eastern Naval Command, Southern Naval Command and the Andaman and Nicobar Command.
Leadership Commandants The College of Naval Warfare was headed by a director. The appointment was filled by a Commodore. The appointment was upgraded to two-star rank and re-designated Commandant Naval War College. Rear Admiral R. Hari Kumar, was appointed the first Commandant on 30 January 2012.
The Commandant leads the Senior Directing Staff of the College, who function as the faculty and is assisted by the Deputy Commandant, held by a Commodore.
S.No. Name Assumed office Left office Notes1Rear Admiral R. Hari Kumar 30 January 201230 January 2014Later Chief of the Naval Staff.2Rear Admiral Monty Khanna 30 January 201429 November 20173Rear Admiral Sandeep Beecha 29 November 201718 February 2020Earlier Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area.4Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh 18 February 202026 February 2021Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.5Rear Admiral S. Venkat Raman 26 February 202123 May 2022Later Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area.6Rear Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar 23 May 20229 November 2023Current Deputy Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation & Training).6Rear Admiral Arjun Dev Nair 20 November 2023PresentCurrent Commandant.
Deputy Commandants S.No. Name Assumed office Left office Notes1Commodore Srikant Kesnur 31 March 20125 July 20132Commodore K. G. Vishwanathan 21 August 201324 March 20153Commodore V. R. Peshwae25 March 201522 February 20164Commodore Shiv Tewari23 February 201624 July 20165Commodore Ashok Rai25 July 201626 May 20196Commodore Gurcharan Singh 16 July 20198 January 2021Current Chief of Personnel.7Commodore Nitin Kapoor9 January 202130 April 20237Commodore Prashant Chandrasekharan1 May 202312 September 20258Commodore P. Sasi Kumar13 September 2025Present
See also Army War College, Mhow College of Air Warfare Indian National Defence University Military Academies in India
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