Academics
Senior Defence Management Course (SDMC) is a four weeks’ course attended by selected officers of the rank of Brig/ Cmde/ Air Cmde as well as civilian officers from MoD. Certain vacancies are also allotted to officers from friendly foreign countries. The inputs are at conceptual level and are oriented towards enhancement of leadership potential and decision making skills through application of modern management concepts and techniques. The course also offers participants an opportunity to enlarge their perspective by exchange of views on selected themes related to this exposure.
The duration of the SDMC 91 is for four weeks. The course is scheduled from 01 Dec to 27 Dec 2025. Working hours – from 0800 to 1400 hr from Monday to Saturday..
SM includes SM process, Comprehensive Assessment of Security Strategies (COMPASS), Geopolitics, National Interest & National Security, National Power, Net Assessment, SWOT Analysis, Scenario Building Process and SWOTEX (Syndicate Presentation).
OB includes Self-Awareness, Perception, Communication, Decision Making, Management of Change, Conflict Management, Dissent Management, Negotiations, Organisational Climate and Stress Management.
ORSA includes Operations Research & Linear Programming, Analytical Hierarchy Process, System Analysis – Tools & Techniques in Decision Making and Networks & Time Estimation.
FM includes Economics of Defence, Macro Economics Concepts, National Income, Economic Stability & Growth, Banking & Monetary Controls, Managerial Economics, Cost-Volume-Profit & Break-Even Analysis, Time Value of Money and Capital Budgeting.
SCM includes SCM Drivers and Strategic Fit, Life Cycle Costing Concepts, Cap Acqn – 1 (Org& Process), Cap Acqn – 2 (EFI, SQR, AON, RFP), Cap Acqn – 3 (Trials, TEC, CNC), Cap Acqn – 4 (Make, Innovate, Lease), Revenue Procurement, Contract Management, Important Terms of RFP and GEM & e-Procurement.
In this module, a brief exposure would be given to participants on Research Fundamentals, Research Process & Defining Research Problem, ROL & Research Hypothesis, Research Design, Data Collection & Questionnaire Design, Quantitative Data Analysis, Interview Techniques & Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation & Report Writing.
It includes Overview of Project Mgt, Intro to PM Software, MS Project and Individual Competence Baseline.
It includes Big Data Analysis and Advance Excel & Power BI .
Training Branch coordinates all the training activities with respect to the SDMC. The undermentioned officers may be contacted with respect to the training activities of the course:
Ser No. | Name | Appt | Mob No. | E-mail ID |
a. | DS Coord | DS Coord | dscoordcdm[dot]ids[at]gov[dot]in | |
b. | Trg Coord | Trg Coord | trgcoord[dot]ids[at]gov[dot]in | |
c. | Basic DS | Basic DS | ds44[dot]ids[at]gov[dot]in | |
d. | HoD IS | HoD IS | hodit[dot]ids[at]gov[dot]in |
The undermentioned officers may be contacted with respect to the administrative activities of the course:-
Ser No. | Name | Appt | Mob No. | E-mail ID |
a. | Col Adm | Col Adm | +91 40 27111731 | ssoadm[dot]ids[at]gov[dot]in |
b. | AAQMG | AAQMG | +91 40 27111731 | aaqmg[dot]ids[at]gov[dot]in |
c. | College Duty Clk | +91 40 27111731 |
At the College of Defence Management, we are dedicated to moulding the next generation of leaders by seamlessly blending the realms of defence and strategic management.
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