Officer Training Academy,Chennai
OFFICERS TRAINING ACADEMY,CHENNAI The Officers Training Academy ( OTA ) are training establishments of the Indian Army that train 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.Established in 1963, the first academy is located in the outskirts of Chennai . A new academy was set up at Gaya in 2011 but was given the go-ahead in December 2019 to be disbandedSeven Officers Training Schools were established in India between 1942–45 to meet the huge demand for officers to serve in the Indian and Commonwealth Armies during World War II . However, these schools were closed down at the end of the war. In 1962, following the Sino-Indian War , India identified the need to expand the number of officers for effective operations. Two Officers Training Schools (OTS) were established in Pune ...