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{{Short description|Indian military institution}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Army War College
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| motto = {{lang|sa|युध्दाय कृत निश्चयः}} ([[Sanskrit]])
| motto_lang = Sanskrit
| mottoeng = Enter into Battle with Resolve<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1709148|title=Army War College, Mhow celebrates Golden Jubilee|date=2021-04-02|access-date=2024-04-17}}</ref>
| established = {{start date and age|1 April 1971}}<ref name=mod-training>{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.nic.in/rec%26training/|title=Recruitment and Training|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Government of India|access-date=2011-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120204200/http://www.mod.nic.in/rec%26training/|archive-date=20 November 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| type = [[National security|Defence Service]] Training Institute<BR>[[War college]]
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| head_label = Commandant
| head = [[Lieutenant General]] Harjeet Singh Sahi, [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]]
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| city = [[Mhow]] (Dr. Ambedkar Nagar)
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| state = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| country = [[India]]
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| affiliations = [[Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya]], [[Indore]]
| campus = {{convert|533.5|acre|km2}}
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The '''Army War College, Mhow''' (AWC) is a defence service training and research institution of the [[Indian Army]] located in [[Mhow]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is a premier training institute of warfare and carries out research in tactics, logistics, contemporary military studies and improvement in military doctrine. The college trains about 2500-3000 officers of the [[Indian Armed Forces]], as well as paramilitary forces each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://governoruk.gov.in/07-05-2022governor-reached-army-war-college-mhow-madhya-pradesh-on-monday/|title=Governor reached Army War College, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh on Monday.|date=2022-03-07|access-date=2024-04-17}}</ref>

==History==
The college was originally established as the '''College of Combat''' at Mhow on 1 April 1971 following the merger of the Senior Officers' and Tactical Wings of the Infantry School, Mhow. Once the Junior Command Course was also started at the College, it was decided to separate the College of Combat from the Infantry School. The foundation stone of the new college campus was laid on 6 January 1983 by the then Chief of Army Staff, General [[K. V. Krishna Rao]]. The institution continued to function from the campus of Infantry School till the college moved into its new abode in August 1988. On 1 January 2003, the college was renamed as the ''Army War College, Mhow''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/college-of-combat-gets-a-new-name/articleshow/34348749.cms|title=College of Combat gets a new name|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=2003-01-15|access-date=2024-04-17}}</ref>

==Training==
AWC develops doctrines and trains Army personnel for operations in existing environments to which the Indian Army forces are typically deployed, keeping in mind the modern technology and systems they encounter.<ref name=cisco-awc>{{cite web|url=http://www.cisco.com/web/IN/about/files/awcarmy.pdf|title=A Combat-Ready Network: Army War College deploys campus-wide network|publisher=Cisco Systems|access-date=2011-10-28}}</ref> AWC aims to train forces for synchronised operation with other services of the [[Indian Armed Forces|armed forces]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Army to shift its wargaming centre to Mhow in Madhya Pradesh|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/oct/11/indian-army-to-shift-its-wargaming-centre-to-mhow-in-madhya-pradesh-2045950.html|access-date=2021-01-14|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

It develops and validates new operational and logistic concepts through conceptual studies, war games, discussions and seminars.

The courses offered at AWC include the Higher Command Course (HC), the Senior Command Course (SC) , the Junior Command Course (JC) and the Defence Management Course. The Higher Command course (HCC) is a part of a [[Master of Philosophy]] programme in Defence Management, affiliated with the [[Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya]] (also known as Indore University). The HCC is aimed at officers of the rank of [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]], [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] and [[Group captain (India)|Group Captain]] who have completed their command tenure.

About 2500-3000 officers of the Indian Army and Indian paramilitary forces undergo training at A.W.C. each year. In addition, about 100 officers of foreign armies also go through A.W.C. courses annually.<ref name=mod-training/>

==Journal==
The college publishes the ''War College Journal'', which was previously known as the ''Combat Journal''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/War-College-journal/oclc/54948872|title=War College journal|access-date=2024-04-17}}</ref>

==Awards==
The College was awarded the GOC-in-C ([[Army Training Command]])'s unit citation in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/state-editions/2014-03-02-42376.html|title=Unit Citation Award|date=2014-03-02|access-date=2024-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/documents/awcsummer20216.pdf|title=War College Journal, July 2014|date=2014-07-01|access-date=2024-04-17}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Naval War College, Goa]]
* [[College of Air Warfare]]
* [[Indian National Defence University]]
* [[Military academies in India|Military Academies in India]]

==References==
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{{Indian Army}}
{{Indian military academies and colleges}}

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