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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Army Cadet College''' ('''ACC''') is an [[National security|defence service]] training institution which trains defence service personnel for the [[Indian Army]].<br />
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The Army Cadet College Wing trains defence service personnel of Personnel Below Officers Rank (PBOR) from the regular army, navy and air force for commissioning as officers in the Indian Army. It has 3 companies. The ACC feeds into the [[Indian Military Academy]]. The nature of training at ACC and the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] is nearly identical - both run a 3-year degree course in science and humanities. The added advantages that the ACC cadets bring to the Army as officers are a deep understanding of the soldier life and a consequently better appreciation of the tasking of the men.<ref>{{cite journal|title=ACC Wing A Glimpse|url=http://mod.nic.in/Samachar/dec15-20/html/ch6.htm|access-date=2009-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216111059/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/dec15-20/html/ch6.htm|archive-date=2009-12-16|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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ACC has now been rebranded as the Siachen Battalion at the IMA.<br />
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The selection for admission to ACC is based on a written test and subsequent selection via [[Services Selection Board]]. ACC has been in operation for 80 years now and has graduated some notable alumni. The first course at IMA comprising 40 GCs (Gentleman Cadets, as trainees are called) included 15 from the erstwhile Kitchener College that became the ACC.<br />
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The entry criteria for ACC (which are often changed) means that most officers would retire before ever becoming the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|COAS]] in India, due to age constraints at promotion to higher ranks, irrespective of performance. Many exceptional officers have graduated from this highly aspirational institution.<br />
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The foundation of ACC can be traced to the Kitchener College founded in 1929 at [[Nowgong, Chhatarpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The Kitchener College became the ACC in 1960, and in 1964 it relocated to [[Ghorpuri]], near [[Pune]], to take over the campus of the erstwhile OTI (merged into [[Officers Training Academy|OTA]] [[Madras]]). The institute moved again in July 1977, this time to [[Dehradun]], to become a wing of Indian Military Academy.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Indian National Defence University]]<br />
* [[Military academies in India|Military Academies in India]]<br />
* [[Sainik school]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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*{{cite journal|title=Army Cadets College Wing (Siachen Bn.)|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp4P11C.aspx?MnId=e/W9pjgTV34=&ParentID=2YOl+zJaUq0=}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[https://www.indiandefenceeducation.com/army-cadet-college-acc-exam-syllabus/ Army Cadet College and Exam Syllabus]<br />
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[[Category:Indian Army]]<br />
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