The Defence Services Technological Academy (DSTA) ( my, တပ်မတော် နည်းပညာ တက္ကသိုလ်, ), located in Pyin-Oo-Lwin,

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, is the premier technological university of the

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. One of the most selective universities in the country, the academy offers various Bachelor of Engineering degrees to male cadets only. Upon graduation, most DSTA cadets are commissioned as Engineering Officers with the rank of

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in one of the three branches of Burmese armed forces--

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, and

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. Some qualified cadets may choose (or be chosen) to pursue further education in

Yangon Technological University Yangon Technological University (YTU) ( my, ရန်ကုန်နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ် ), located in BPI, Yangon, is the premier engineering university of Myanmar. Established as Department of Engineering under Rango ...

Mandalay Technological University Mandalay Technological University (MTU) ( my, မန္တလေး နည်းပညာ တက္ကသိုလ်, , formerly, the Mandalay Institute of Technology - MIT), in Patheingyi, Mandalay, is a senior prestigious engineering universi ...

or abroad. Brigadier General Kyi Khine is the Commandant of Defense Services Technological Academy (DSTA).

History

The Defence Services Technological Academy was established as the Defence Services Institute of Technology (DSIT) on 1 February 1993 at Pyin Oo Lwin when all civilian colleges and universities in Myanmar were shut down by the

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, following the 1988 nationwide uprising. The military went on to establish a parallel system of colleges and universities for itself, including DSTA,

Defence Services Medical Academy The Defense Services Medical Academy (DSMA) ( my, တပ်မတော် ဆေး တက္ကသိုလ်, ), located in Mingaladon, Yangon, is the University of Medicine of the Myanmar Armed Forces. One of the most selective universities ...

, and Defence Services Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Science. Lt. Col. Win Myint was assigned to carry out this duty. The first "intake" of students graduated with Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degrees in 1999. The academy's graduation ceremonies, as with those of all other military-run academies, are attended by the highest ranks of the military government.

Admissions

As one of the elite military academies in Union of Myanmar, the academy maintains a rigorous selection process, including physical fitness testing, ability for teamwork and comradeship screening, psychometric and general interviews. The entrance selection process takes about 5 to 7 days at Myanmar Military Officer Selection Board in

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before 18th intake and after 18th intake, the entrance selection process takes about 5 days at "Officer Testing Team(OTT)" in

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.According to official statistics, DSTA takes 1 out of 145 applicants at selection process.

Programs

The academy offers six-year Bachelor of Engineering degree programs in various disciplines, but primarily in

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and

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in addition to required cadet training. Cadet training also includes basic military skills, including leadership, through a military programs that begins on their first day at DSTA. Cadets divided into one of two battalions-- Anawrahta or

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. Each battalion is divided into five companies, in the structure of Burmese army. Most military training takes place during the winter, with new cadets undergoing Cadet Basic Training--or Beast Barracks—the first year, followed by Cadet Field Training in the second year. Cadets are housed in barracks and have leadership positions and responsibilities throughout the academic year.

Campus

The DSTA campus is located in Wetwun, near Pyin-Oo-Lwin on the Mandalay-Lasho highway, and on the opposite side of town from its brother school,

Defence Services Academy The Defence Services Academy ( my, စစ်‌တက္ကသိုလ်, ) located in Pyin Oo Lwin, is the premier military service academy of Myanmar, training future officers for all three branches of Myanmar military. The Ministry of Defence ...

. DSTA is part of the military education facilities established around Pyin Oo Lwin area which is also home to Defence Services Administration School, and the Army Training Depot.

Engineering majors

* Marine electrical system and electronics - Myannar Navy * Naval Architecture - Myannar Navy * Marine - Myannar Navy * Structure * Transportation * Water Resources * Mechanical * Electronics * Electrical Power * Mechatronics * Aerospace electrical system and instrumentation - Myannar Air Force * Aerospace Avionics - Myannar Air Force * Aerospace Propulsion - Myannar Air Force * Chemical * Metallurgy At 2015, There is no majors for Navy and Air force. Cadets from all majors are selected for Army, Navy, Air force.

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