The Naval War College (NWC) is a premier training institution of the

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, located in

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. The college aims at developing leadership qualities of the officers of the

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at the strategic and operational level. It is one of the three

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s of the

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and

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, being the other two. The NWC operates under the

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, 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 (CNW) at Karanja in

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. The first Naval Higher Command Course (NHCC) began in 1988, while the first Technical Management Course (TMC) commenced in 1994. By 2005, the Naval academy was to move from Goa to its new campus in

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. 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 (NHCC)

The NHCC 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

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and

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Regional Maritime Security Course (RMSC)

The RMSC is conducted over 8 weeks. The course is aimed at Officers of the rank of

and

from the maritime security forces of Friendly Foreign Countries, like

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, etc.

Technical Management Course (TMC)

The TMC is a 22-week course conducted jointly by the NWC and

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. The course is attended by Naval officers of the rank of

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Accreditations and Degrees

The participants of the NHCC receive a

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(M.Phil) degree from the

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, while the participants of the TMC receive the

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(PGDM) from

Other Events & Programmes

The NWC conducts annually, the Goa Maritime Conclave and Goa Maritime Symposium. These events are organised as a regional cooperation and diplomatic forum on maritime subjects. The NWC also has a faculty exchange programme with the

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, Naval War College,

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and the Naval War College in

. 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

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and the

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Commandants

The ''College of Naval Warfare'' was headed by a Director. The appointment was filled by a

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. The appointment was upgraded to

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and re-designated Commandant Naval War College.

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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.

References

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