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Leading defence academy fostering strategic leadership and professional development for military personnel

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Time-honored institution molding leaders

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Modern, well-equipped learning environment

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HDMC

Core programme of CDM of 44 weeks duration for Colonels and their equivalents.

SDMC

Four weeks training programme for officers of Tri Services.

MDP

1-2 weeks theme based programmes for Majors/Lt Cols and their equivalents.

DRIWE

9 weeks programme for volunteer spouses of HDMC officers.

HDMC-22(Featured)

Core programme of CDM of 44 weeks duration for Colonels and their equivalents.

NAAC Courses

The College of Defence Management has been accredited by NAAC with A+ grade. It was Initially graded ‘A’ on 04 Sep 2010. In the second cycle the college was reaccredited with ‘A+ grade on 04 Nov 2016.

Master of Management Studies

M. Phil

National Center for Research
Faculties
Planning Administration and Training
Central hub for defence education, planning, and administration

Strategic & Behavioural Sciences
Moulding leaders with strategic acumen and behavioural sciences knowledge

Resource Management
Fostering strategic leaders with expertise in resource management practices

Decision
Sciences
Guiding leaders through decision science excellence and innovative strategies

Research & Consultancy
Catalyst for defence innovation, research, and strategic consulting
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AVM GKJ Reddy, VSM, Comdt, CDM

Hon'ble President of India. Smt. Droupadi Murmu presenting President's Colours to CDM on 20 Dec 2024

CDM conducted the Valedictory Ceremony of the 21st Higher Defence Management Course (HDMC), graced by Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Air Staff on 26 Mar 2026

Maj Gen G Srinivas, VSM, Commandant, CDM visited NWC on 14 Mar 2026

General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Army Staff addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 10 Mar 2026

General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Army Staff with the Foreign participants of HDMC-21 on 10 Mar 2026

The College of Defence Management conducted a rejuvenating guided Yoga and Meditation Session on 02 Mar 2026

Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM, Chief of the Naval Staff addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 26 Feb 2026

Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM, Chief of the Naval Staff with the Foreign participants of HDMC-21 on 26 Feb 2026

Comdt with Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM, Chief of the Naval Staff on 26 Feb 2026

General Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, CDS delivered a keynote address during CDM Annual Seminar conducted on 24 & 25 Feb 2026

General Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, CDS and Comdt Maj Gen G Srinivas, VSM, CDM with Think Tanks and Academia during CDM Annual Seminar conducted on 24 & 25 Feb 2026

CDM was conferred with the prestigious Organisational Excellence Award 2025 for excellence in Academics and Training by International Project Management Association (IPMA).

Lecture by Maj Gen Sudhir Bahl (Retd), Lead Consultant, NDMA on 13 Feb 2026

A delegation with Shri Amit Garg, IPS, Director, SVPNPA, Hyderabad visited CDM on 09 Feb 2026

Comdt with Shri Amit Garg, IPS, Director, SVPNPA, Hyderabad on 09 Feb 2026

Group Photograph with Comdt and Heads of Faculties with the Algeria delegation at CDM, on 05 Feb 2026

Maj Gen Anand Saxena, ADG HR, IHQ of MoD (Army) addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 02 Feb 2026

Lt Gen Arvind Chauhan, YSM, SM, GOC, 21 Corps addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 28 Jan 2026

Comdt with Lt Gen Zubin A Minwalla, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, DCIDS (DOT), HQ IDS on 27 Jan 2026

Lt Gen Zubin A Minwalla, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, DCIDS (DOT) with Comdt and Heads of Faculties at CDM on 27 Jan 2026

Lt Gen Rajesh Pushkar, AVSM, VSM, GOC II Corps addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 23 Jan 2026

Lt Gen V Hariharan, AVSM, SM, GOC 1 Corps addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 22 Jan 2026

Comdt with Lt Gen V Hariharan, AVSM, SM, GOC 1 Corps on 22 Jan 2026

Comdt with Lt Gen Shamsher Singh Virk, SM, GOC 10 Corps on 21 Jan 2026

Vice Admiral AN Pramod, AVSM, YSM, DGNO, Naval Headquarters addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 21 Jan 2026

Vice Admiral Rahul Vilas Gokhale, YSM, NM, Chief of Staff, HQ, Western Naval Command addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 13 Jan 2026

Comdt with Maj Gen AK Channan, PVSM, SM, Ph.D (Retd) on 10 Jan 2026

Lt Gen Manish Luthra, AVSM, DGMO, Dte General of Military Ops, IHQ of MoD (Army) addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 30 Dec 2025

Air Marshal George Thomas, AVSM, VM, DGAO, Dte of Air Ops, Air HQ addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 23 Dec 2025

Rear Admiral RS Dhaliwal, NM, Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 22 Dec 2025

Lecture by Dr. Himanshu Rai, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Indore on 19 Dec 2025

Comdt with Dr (Prof) Maren Tomforde from Bundeswehr Command and Staff College on 18 Dec 2025

Comdt with Lt Gen Devendra Sharma, PVSM, AVSM, SM, GOC-in-C, ARTRAC on 18 Dec 2025

Lt Gen Devendra Sharma, PVSM, AVSM, SM, GOC-in-C, ARTRAC with the Foreign participants of HDMC-21 on 18 Dec 2025

Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, AVSM, NM, C-in-C, HQ Andaman & Nicobar Command addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 17 Dec 2025

Comdt with Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, AVSM, NM, C-in-C, HQ Andaman & Nicobar Command on 17 Dec 2025

Lt Gen RC Tiwari, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, GOC-in-C, Eastern Command addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 12 Dec 2025

Lecture by Mrs Dipti Mohil Chawla, IDAS, Addl Secretary, Dept of Defence, Govt of India on 11 Dec 2025

Comdt with Mrs Dipti Mohil Chawla, IDAS, Addl Secretary, Dept of Defence, Govt of India on 11 Dec 2025

Lecture by Brig Ranju Kuriance, HQ 10 Corps on 10 Dec 2025

Lt Gen Vineet Gaur, PVSM, AVSM, DG Capability Development (CD), IHQ of MoD (Army) addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 08 Dec 2025

Comdt with Lt Gen Vineet Gaur, PVSM, AVSM, DG Capability Development (CD), IHQ of MoD (Army) on 08 Dec 2025

Mrs Neeta Chaudhari, Former President AFFWA, inspired participants to champion inclusion and empowerment within the defence community at CDM on 06 Dec 2025

Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra, SYSM, AVSM, VSM, AOC-in-C, Western Air Command addressing the Participants of HDMC-21 on 05 Dec 2025

Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra, SYSM, AVSM, VSM, AOC-in-C, Western Air Command with the Foreign Participants of HDMC-21 on 05 Dec 2025

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh, AVSM, VM, AOC-in-C, Training Command addressing the Participants of HDMC-21 on 03 Dec 2025

Comdt with Air Marshal Tejinder Singh, AVSM, VM, AOC-in-C, Training Command on 03 Dec 2025

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh, AVSM, VM, AOC-in-C, Training Command with the Foreign Participants of HDMC-21 on 03 Dec 2025

OP Art Training Capsule : Lecture by Capt (IN) Raghavendra Mishra (Retd) on 01, 02 Dec 2025

Lecture by Shri P Bhagat Singh, Additional Director General, CPWD, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs on 28 Nov 2025

Comdt with Shri P Bhagat Singh, Additional Director General, CPWD, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs on 28 Nov 2025

Air Marshal Surat Singh, AVSM, VM, VSM, AOC-in-C, Eastern Air Command with the Foreign Participants of HDMC-21 on 27 Nov 2025

Comdt with Admiral Guilherme De Silva Costa, Head of Culture and Education of the Joint Staff of Brazilian Armed Forces on 20 Nov 2025

Visit of Admiral Guilherme De Silva Costa, Head of Culture and Education of the Joint Staff of Brazilian Armed Forces to CDM on 20 Nov 2025

Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, SM, GOC-in-C, Northern Command addressing the participants of HDMC 21 on 06 Nov 2025

Comdt with Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, SM, GOC-in-C, Northern Command on 06 Nov 2025

Dr Neerja Gupta, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad on 30 Oct 2025

Comdt with Dr Neerja Gupta, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad on 30 Oct 2025

Shri Jayadeva Ranade, President, Centre for China Analysis & Strategy, New Delhi on 28 Oct 2025

Comdt with Shri Jayadeva Ranade, President, Centre for China Analysis & Strategy, New Delhi on 28 Oct 2025

Lecture by Dr Digvijaysingh Rathod, Professor, Dean & Head, CoE, Cyber Security, NFSU on 04 Sep 2025

Lecture by Dr Hetal Thaker, Asst Professor, School of Mgt Studies, NFSU, Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 04 Sep 2025

Lecture by Rear Admiral Monty Khanna, AVSM, NM (Retd), NSAB, New Delhi on 04 Sep 2025

Lecture by Mr Sudhanshu Mani, General Manager (Retired), Integral Coach Factory, Chennai on 01 Sep 2025

Lecture by Dr S Somanath, Former Chairman, ISRO & Secretary, Dept of Space on 22 Aug 2025

Dr Sunayana from TISS, Hyderabad delivered powerful and engaging sessions for the DRIWE Programme on 21 Aug 2025

Lecture by Shri Vijay Gokhale, Distinguished Professor, Symbiosis International, Pune on 20 Aug 2025

Lecture by Dr April A Herlevi, Senior Research Scientist at the center for Naval Analyses on 18 Aug 2025

Lecture by Dr Nilanjana Ray, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad on 11 Aug 2025

General Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, Chief of Defence Staff addressing the Participants of HDMC-21 on 09 Aug 2025

Shri Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary to the Govt of Telangana, delivered a lecture at the Tech Symposium on AI & Autonomous Systems titled "The Disruptive Warfighting" at CDM on 08 Aug 2025

Lecture by Dr Dattesh Prabhu Parulekar, Assistant Professor, Goa University on 04 Aug 2025

Lecture by Mr Krishna Sastry Pendyala Partner, Cyber Security, Ernst & Young LLP, Hyderabad on 18 Jul 2025

Lecture by Lt Gen Vikas Rohella, SM*, Director General, Land, Works & Environment, IHQ of MoD (Army) on 17 Jul 2025

Lecture by Lt Gen SL Narasimhan, PVSM, AVSM*, VSM, Ph.D (Retd) on 14 Jul 2025

Dr Kajari Kamal Associate Prof. Takshashila Institute, Bengaluru interacting with HDMC 21 Participants on 27 Jun 2025

Lt Gen Kanwar Vinod Kumar, AVSM, SO-in-C & Sr Col Commandant, Corps of Signals addressing the participants of HDMC-21 on 09 Jun 2025

General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Army Staff addressing the participants of HDMC-20 during Valedictory Function on 27 Mar 2025

Presenting of Awards during the Valedictory Function of HDMC-20 by General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Army Staff on 27 Mar 2025

General Anil Chauhan PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, Chief of Defence Staff addressing the participants of HDMC-20 on 24 Mar 2025

Lt Gen Rashim Bali, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, Military Secretary, IHQ of MoD (Army) addressing the participants of HDMC-20 on 13 Mar 2025

Lecture by Shri Challa Sreenivaslu Setty, Chairman, State Bank of India on 12 Mar 2025

Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM, Chief of the Naval Staff addressing participants of HDMC-20 on 10 Mar 2025

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, PVSM, AVSM, Chief of the Air Staff addressing participants of HDMC-20 on 07 Mar 2025

Lecture by Lt Gen Vipul Singhal, AVSM, SM , DCIDS(DOT), HQ IDS on 06 Mar 2025

Lecture by Shri MJ Akbar, former Union Minister for State Affairs and Author on 21 Feb 2025

Lecture by Lt Gen Adosh Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, SM, DG Artillery & Sr Col Comdt, Regt of Artillery on 20 Feb 2025

Lecture by Dr Vikram Jayaram, Founder & MD, Neuralix.ai on 19 Feb 2025

Lecture by Brig Neelesh Bhanot, SM (Retd) on 17 Feb 2025

Lecture by Mrs Pallavi on 17 Feb 2025

Lecture by Brother EV Girish, Spiritual Leader, Brahma Kumaris on 10 Feb 2025

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ALLOTMENT OF ACCOMMODATION AND DATE OF REPORTING: HDMC-22

REPORTING DATES AT MOSS 7 AMENDEMENT LIST FOR HDMC-22

ALLOTMENT OF ACCN FOR HDMC-22 PARTICIPANT OFFICERS AT DHRUVA ENCLAVE, DHRUVA RETREAT, MOSS 7 HRA

JOINING INSTRUCTIONS : HIGHER DEFENCE MANAGEMENT COURE (HDMC-22)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (MDP) BIG DATA & VISUAL ANALYTICS 29 JUNE 26 TO 04 JULY 26

JOINING INSTRUCTIONS MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (MDP) ON STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (NET ASSESMENT) 01 TO 06 JUN 2026

DISSERTATION GUIDELINES FOR HDMC-22

MARCH 2026 EDITION OF DMJ IS ONLINE

CDM ANALYSIS OF UNION BUDGET 2026-27

APPROACH PAPER FOR CDM ANNUAL SEMINAR 2026 : MITRA

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