Which one of the following is not an Inter-Services Establishment?
- A.Officers Training Academy
- B.National Defence Academy
- C.National Defence College
- D.Armed Forces Medical College
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Officers Training Academy. The OTA trains officers only for the Indian Army, so it is a single-service institution, not an inter-services one.
The Officers Training Academy at Chennai trains short service commission officers, men and women, for the Army; a second OTA works at Gaya. Inter-services establishments, by contrast, serve the Army, Navy and Air Force together and come under the Ministry of Defence or Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff. The National Defence Academy at Khadakwasla trains cadets of all three services together, the National Defence College in New Delhi runs a senior course for officers of the three services and the civil services, and the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune trains doctors for all three services.
Option B is wrong because the NDA is a joint academy of the three services. Option C is wrong because the NDC trains senior officers of all services. Option D is wrong because AFMC serves the medical needs of all three services.
Exam tip: NDA Khadakwasla, NDC New Delhi, AFMC Pune = tri-service; IMA Dehradun and OTA Chennai = Army only.
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