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Officers Training Academy
OTA Chennai
MottoServe with Honour (OTA Chennai)
Shaurya, Gyan, Sankalp (Valour, Wisdom and Resolve) (OTA Gaya)
TypeMilitary academy
Established15 January 1963 (1963-01-15) (OTA Chennai)
14 November 2011 (2011-11-14) (OTA Gaya)
Location
Chennai
Gaya
,
India
Campus750 acres (3.0 km2) (OTA Chennai)
800 acres (3.2 km2) (OTA Gaya)
AffiliationsMadras University

The Officers Training Academy (OTA) is a training establishment of the Indian Army that trains officers for the Short Service Commission (SSC). The 49-week course at the OTA prepares graduates for all branches of the Army, except for the Army Medical Corps.[1] Established in 1963, the first academy is located in Alandur, a southern neighbourhood of Chennai. OTA chennai has an impressive tally of gallantry award including 1 Param Vir Chakra, 8 Ashoka Chakra, 10 Maha Vir Chakra, 22 Kirti Chakra, 63 Vir Chakra, 119 Shaurya Chakra and 587 Sena Medal earned by the officers commissioned from this academy bears testimony to the Valour and dedication displayed by the Alumni. A new academy was set up at Gaya in 2011;[2][3] but was given the go-ahead in December 2019 to be disbanded.[4]

  1. ^ "Recruitment and Training". Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Gaya Officers Training Academy poised to conduct maiden passing out parade". Yahoo News. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Gaya to get Army's second Officers Training Academy". The Times of India. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. ^ Pandit, Rajat (10 December 2019). "With few takers for Army, Officers' Training Academy at Gaya to be shut down". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

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