COLLEGE OF DEFENCE MANAGEMENT

The College of Defence Management (CDM) is an Indian defence service training institution imparting management training to defence servants, entrusted with instilling contemporary management thoughts, concepts and practices in the senior leadership of the three services. Sponsored by India's Ministry of Defence, it provides scientific and management education to Indian Armed Forces officers and is run under the management of the Indian Armed Forces, located in Sainikpuri, Secunderabad. It originated in December 1970 as the Institute of Defence Management (IDM), part of the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, with Brigadier V. Dhruva as founder Director. Its first Long Defence Management Course began in March 1971 with 44 students, later expanding to Masters, MPhil, and doctoral levels. By 1978 it had four functional faculties, with a fifth added in 2004. It became a cooperating member of the All India Management Association in 1983 and was renamed College of Defence Management in April 1985. Osmania University accredited its courses in 1994 and recognized it as a national research centre in 2005. CDM also provides research, consultancy, and management sessions to public and private sectors.