Indian National Defence University

Indian National Defence University (INDU) is a proposed university of defence of the Government of India which will be established at Binola on Delhi-Jaipur NH 48 in Gurgram district of Haryana state in India. It is likely to be functional by 2018-19.

History
The idea for this autonomous institution was initially conceived in 1967, the Kargil War Review Committee recommended its establishment to then Home Minister L. K. Advani in 2001, which was approved by the Union Cabinet in 2010, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of the Indian National Defence University (INDU) at Binola in Gurgaon on 23 May 2013. it is expected to be functional by 2018-19.

Objectives

 * Promote research-oriented national defence policy.
 * High level leadership development of officers for military duties and policy formulation responsibilities
 * Develop and propagate higher education in defence studies like defence management and defence science and technology.
 * University think tanks for providing policy formulations inputs.

Administration
This autonomous University will be instituted by the Act of the Parliament of India, and President of India will be a Visitor, and the Defence Minister will be the Chancellor. INDU will be governed as per its own norms and will be responsible to promote coordination and interaction between Institutions of Armed Forces or establishments of the country. Defence training institutions will be affiliated to award degrees.

The institute will be headed by a President, who will be a three star serving General or equivalent officer with C-in-C status on appointment, and a Vice-President, who will be a civilian. The university formed on the lines of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will have the teaching faculty composed of military personnel and civilians in the ratio of 1:1.

Constituent units
The university will have the following constituent departments:
 * Defence Institute of Distance and Open Learning (DIDOL)
 * Indian Institute of Defence Technology (IIDT)
 * Indian Institute of Defence Management (IIDM)
 * Indian Institute of Technology
 * National College of Defence Studies (NCDS)

Affiliated institutes of Indian armed forces
Following existing institutes will be affiliated to the university:
 * National Defence College (NDC) New Delhi
 * College of Defence Management (CDM) Secunderabad
 * Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) Wellington
 * National Defence Academy (NDA) Khadakwasla

Courses
At least 66% students will be from the Indian Armed Forces and the remaining 33% will be from the Paramilitary forces of India, Police in India and civilians. The university will offer doctoral and post-doctoral research, post-graduate studies as well as higher studies through distance learning to military and civilians.

War and peace courses will include strategic thinking, Chinese studies, Eurasian studies, Southeast Asian studies, neighborhood studies, international security and national security strategy, maritime security studies, wargaming and military simulation, joint logistics, counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism and material acquisition.

Campus
The 200 acres land for the campus was acquired by the Haryana government and handed over to the Ministry of Defence in April 2013.