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Indian Naval Academy

Indian Naval Academy (INA)
Motto
विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते
Motto in English
Vidyayā Amr̥taṁ Aśnute (Become Immortal Through Knowledge)
Type
EstablishedMay 1969 (Kochi)
1986 (at Mandovi, Goa)
8 January 2009 (at Ezhimala)
CommandantVice Admiral Vineet McCarty
Undergraduates1,200
Location
Ezhimala, Kannur
,
Kerala
,
India
Campus2,452 acres (9.92 km2)[1]
AffiliationsJawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Websitehttp://ina.gov.in

The Indian Naval Academy (INA or INA Ezhimala) is the defence service training establishment for officer cadre of the Indian Naval Service and the Indian Coast Guard, located in Ezhimala, Kannur district, Kerala. Situated between Ezhimala hill and the Kavvayi backwaters, INA has a 7 kilometre beach front on the Laccadive Sea. It conducts basic training for all officers inducted into the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard.[2] It is Asia's largest, and the world's third-largest, naval academy.[3][4][5]

The Naval Academy (NAVAC) was established in May 1969 and training of Orientation courses commenced in Aug 2005, while it was formally inaugurated on 8 January 2009 and the name changed to Indian Naval Academy. It shares the 2,452 acre (9.92 km2) site with the naval base depot, INS Zamorin, and the naval hospital, INHS Navjivani.

The President's Colour was awarded to INA on 20 November 2019. The President’s Colour is the highest honour that is bestowed upon a military unit.[6][7]

  1. ^ https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/ina/?q=History_INA
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference mb-ezhimala was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Navy-Training Academy-proposed Expansion". Deccan Herald. 11 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Asia's largest naval academy opened". Arab News. 10 January 2009.
  5. ^ https://www.facebook.com/IndianNavy/videos/390383354649864/ [user-generated source]
  6. ^ https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/hon%E2%80%99ble-president-shri-ram-nath-kovind-award-president%E2%80%99s-colour-indian-naval-academy. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "President's Colour awarded to Indian Naval Academy". Hindustan Times. 20 November 2019.

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