Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College

The Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College is the head and overall in-charge of the Defence Services Staff College. The Commandant of the Academy is a Three-star rank officer from the Indian Army. He is supported by the chief instructors of the Army, Navy and Air wings, Major General in charge of Administration (MG IC Adm) (all two-star rank appointments), Brigadier General Staff (one-star appointment) and a staff officer (SO to Comdt) (an officer of the rank of major).[1]

Commandant of the
Defence Services Staff College
Crest of the College
TypeMilitary
StatusActive
Formation15 August 1947 (15 August 1947)
First holderBrigadier S D Verma
Websitewww.dssc.gov.in

The Commandant is responsible to the Chiefs of Staff Committee through the Chairman of the Joint Training Committee.

Lieutenant General S Mohan, AVSM, SM, VSM is the present Commandant of the DSSC. He assumed office on 1 February 2022 from Lieutenant General MJS Kahlon.[2]

History

The College was established in 1905 in Quetta (now in Pakistan). After the partition of India and Pakistan, the Indian elements of the Staff College, Quetta led by Colonel S D Verma moved to India. Promoted Brigadier and appointed as the First Commandant, Verma chose Wellington as the location of the Staff College in India.[3] In 1948, Major General W D A Lentaigne, CB, CBE, DSO took over as the Commandant, the longest serving Commandant till date.

The appointment was upgraded to the Three-star rank of Lieutenant General in 1981.[4]

List of Commandants
S.No. Name Assumed office Left office Notes
1Brigadier S D Verma19471948Established the Staff College in India
2Major General W D A Lentaigne, CB, CBE, DSO19481955Longest serving Commandant
3Major General P S Gyani19551959Later served as Force Commander UNEF and Force Commander UNYOM.
4Major General P P Kumaramangalam, DSO19591959Later served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff and the 6th Chief of the Army Staff
5Major General Sam Manekshaw, MC19591962Later served as the 7th Chief of the Army Staff. India's first Field Marshal.
6Major General D Som Dutt19621965Later served as the First Director of MP-IDSA.[5]
7Major General Har Prasad19651968Later served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff
8Major General R K Ranjit Singh19681972
9Major General S P Malhotra, PVSM19721975Later served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command.
10Major General A M Sethna, AVSM19751978Later served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff
11Major General Mohinder Singh19781982
12Lieutenant General K Balaram, PVSM19821984
13Lieutenant General Mahipat Sinhji, PVSM19841986
14Lieutenant General F. N. Billimoria, PVSM19861987Later served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command
15Lieutenant General Gurinder Singh, AVSM19871989
16Lieutenant General K S Brar, PVSM, AVSM, VrC19891990Later served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
17Lieutenant General Y K Vadehra, AVSM19901992[6]
18Lieutenant General B S Nalwa, PVSM19921994
19Lieutenant General V P Malik, AVSM19941995Later served as the 19th Chief of the Army Staff
20Lieutenant General Baldev Singh, PVSM, AVSM19951997
21Lieutenant General A S Rao, PVSM, AVSM19971999
22Lieutenant General S R R Aiyengar, PVSM, AVSM19992001Earlier served as Commandant of the National Defence College
23Lieutenant General P P S Bindra, PVSM, AVSM, VSM20012003[7]
24Lieutenant General T P S Brar, PVSM, YSM20032006
25Lieutenant General B J Gupta, AVSM20062008[8]
26Lieutenant General H P S Klair, SM20082010[9]
27Lieutenant General B V Nair20102011[10]
28Lieutenant General Chander Prakash, SM, VSM20112013
29Lieutenant General S K Gadeock, AVSM20132017[11]
29Lieutenant General Amrik Singh, AVSM, SM20172019
30Lieutenant General Y V K Mohan, AVSM, SM, VSM20192020Earlier served as Commandant of the National Defence College
31Lieutenant General MJS Kahlon, AVSM20202022
32Lieutenant General S Mohan, AVSM, SM, VSM20222022[12]
33Lieutenant General Virendra Vats YSM, SM, VSM2022Present[13]

See also

References
  1. "Organization". dssc.gov.in.
  2. "Commandant".
  3. "The Dawn of the Staff College" (PDF). 29 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2015.
  4. "DSSC, Wellington - Timeline" (PDF). 1 May 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2015.
  5. "Former Directors of MP-IDSA | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses". idsa.in.
  6. "Lt Gen Y K Vadehra appointed Commandant of DSSC" (PDF). pibarchive.nic.in. PIB. 5 August 1990. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. "Annual Seminar on 'Transformation of Armed Forces: Strategic Contours to Shape the Emerging World Order' will be held at College of Defence Management, Sec'bad on 27–28 Nov 2018. Lt Gen SRR Aiyengar, Former Comdt of NDC & DSSC and an alumnus of #CDM will inaugurate the seminar.pic.twitter.com/JTDjZJtQHn". @dprohyd. 25 November 2018.
  8. "Lt.Gen B J Gupta takes charge of DSSC". Zee News. 9 May 2006.
  9. Mar 9, Shantha Thiagarajan. "Coonoor's Black bridge to be named after Manekshaw | Chennai News". The Times of India.
  10. Radhakrishnan, D. (14 January 2012). "Memorable Pongal at the Madras Regimental Centre". The Hindu.
  11. "Welcome to Defence Services Staff College, Wellington". 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014.
  12. "New Commandant for DSSC". 12 March 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  13. "Lt Gen Virendra Vats assumed the appointment of Commandant, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington on September 01, 2022". 1 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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