'A' Division
History
1. ‘A’ Division was erstwhile Army Faculty, which was primarily responsible for conducting Flagship course Defense Services Technical Staff Course (DSTSC) for selected Army Officers and nominated Army Officers of Friendly Foreign Countries. The division was established on 10 Jul 1960 with Col R Janardhanam as the first Director. It was subsequently reorganized as Department of Studies (Army) on 01 Apr 2006 with Col A K Sur as the first Director. Further, the department evolved as Army Faculty with Col AS Takshak as the 1st Head. In line with enhancing the Jointmenship amongst the three services, the faculty was reorganized as ‘A’ Division with Col RP Singh as the 1st Head of Department. The faculty was completely revamped with representation of officers from all the three services.
Charter
2. Besides DSTSC, ‘A’ Division is responsible for conduct of the following courses: –
(a) Naval technical Update Course (NTUC)
(b) Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse (NEMP)
(c) Advanced Communication Technology Course (ACTC)
Infrastructure
3. For effective training of the Student Officers (SOs), the infrastructure being maintained by the division includes: –
(a) Combat Vehicle Shed
(b) Sand Model Room
(c) Sandipani (for Tactics & Staff Duties)
(d) Geographical Information System Lab
(e) MILIT Heritage Hall
DSTSC
4. The terminal objective of the course as specified in AO 10/2018/GS (MT-2) is as follows: –
(a) The aim of DSSC Course and DSTSC is to train selected officers to hold command and staff appointments in the rank of Major to Colonel in the Army and equivalent inter-service appointments and with further experience, to hold higher command and staff appointments.
(b) Advise General Staff on equipment policy, procurement and utilisation of Weapon Systems.
(c) Formulate and project Army requirements including General Staff Policy Statements (GSPS) and General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQR) in scientific terms.
(d) Effectively participate as user reps in technical projects, panels, and committees and as members of the project teams.
(e) Relate equipment capabilities and limitations to tactical doctrines.
(f) Design trial schemes, conduct trials and evaluate reports on Armament, electrical and vehicle systems in conjunction with user / R & D organisation.
(g) To be capable of providing tech assistance for development of low-cost training aids/ models/innovation at units /formation levels.
(h) To be able to carry out tech trial evaluations of equipment procured at formation levels.
(j) To be able to form part of R & D within the formations so as to enhance the effectiveness.
5. The course is conducted for a duration of 46 + 4 Weeks (4 weeks for students with non-Engineering background) wherein the student officers are imparted training of diverse topics such as Supply Chain Management, Operational Logistics, Operations Research, Net Assessment & SWOT analysis, AI & ML, Data Analytics, Statistics & Reliability, Computer Networking & Cyber Security, Combat Imaging, CBRN, capital Procurement, Military Law & GIS. Guest Speakers are also invited to deliver talks on contemporary topics. The officers also visit Forward Areas and various industries as part of FATs and IDTs.
Advanced Communication Technology Course (ACTC)
1. Aim: To orient the officers posted at WEU in operational SI units of the three services on advancement in various communication technologies and SIGINT capabilities.
2. Duration: Five Weeks
3. Design Strength: 20 officers
4. Curriculum: Basics of Communication, IT, Communication Intelligence, Cryptography.
Nuclear Electro Magnetic Pulse (NEMP)
1. Aim: To orient the officers of Army, Navy, Airforce, SFC, ANC, Coast Guard and DGQA on salient aspects of Nuclear Electro Magnetic Pulse.
2. Duration: Two Weeks
3. Design Strength: 20 officers
4. Curriculum: EM Theory, E3 Aspects & Testing, NEMP Testing, UWB Systems, NEMP Hardening, Physical Protection.
Nuclear Technical Update Course (NTUC)
1. Aim: To Update Naval Offrs on the new technologies in the realm of Naval Armt.
2. Duration: Two Weeks
3. Design Strength: 10 officers (NAI Cadre)
4. Curriculum: Reliability, Advance Manufacturing techniques, FEA, Robotics & AI.