The Academy provides an all-inclusive military training to ensure physical, mental and psychological development of Officer Cadets. Successful Officer Cadets report to the Academy during the months of Apr and Oct (generally on second Thursday/Friday) each year and are imparted 49 weeks of military training organised into two semesters of 23 weeks each with a three weeks Term Break. At any point of time, two courses are conducted at the Academy. Apart from the basic military training, the Officer Cadets are exposed to troop and individual games/sports, an intensive physical training schedule and a plethora of other co-curricular activities. Efforts are made to ignite the leadership qualities in the Officer Cadets, which are required to meet the challenges of the finest profession of the world, the Armed forces. The faculty at the Academy ensures development of communication skills, decision-making capabilities and psychological conditioning.
The Officers Training Academy, Chennai has a proud heritage of a large number of its alumni (living and posthumous) being awarded both gallantry and distinguished service awards. Brief details are:
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