page_title: National Defence University of Malaysia
section_title: Organization
hierarchical_section_title: National Defence University of Malaysia / Curriculum / Organization
caption_attribution_description: Cadet officers on exercise
context_page_description: The National Defence University of Malaysia is a military university located in Sungai Besi Camp, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  The university is Malaysia's first catering to the needs and development of the Malaysian Armed Forces.
  There are around 2,700 undergraduate students, with over 890 of them Officer Cadets that undergo four to five years of training.
context_section_description: In the UPNM student organisation, they are divided by two which is Student Representative Council or Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar (consist of military and civilian students) and also
  rank holder and cadet mess secretariat.
  see the website of SRC UPNM - *National Defence University of Malaysia Students Representative Council
  The cadets have the following organisation:
  (The number of cadets is approximate and varies year to year)
  1 brigade (1,500 cadets) which consists of:
  4 battalions
  9 companies (120 cadets) which each company consist of:
  3 platoons (40 cadets)
  There are 9 companies in the Cadet Brigade and these are as follows:
  Hang Tuah
  Hang Jebat
  Hang Kasturi
  Hang Lekir
  Hang Lekiu
  Tun Perak
  Hang Nadim
  Tun Teja
  A Company Zulu Battalion
  Except 'Zulu', each of the companies of the 3 battalions are named after legendary heroes of Malay folklore. Each battalion has their own identity such as insignia, emblem, motto, song and war dance. Every cadet holds their battalion's pride in high spirit which can be seen during inter-battalion sports or military competition. The Hang Lekiu battalion is the battalion for foundation/basic year cadets, who are living with their own intake for a year before reporting to any one of the battalions as first year cadets. Zulu Battalion is the battalion for final year cadets prior to their commissioning. A cadet will leave their battalion to join Zulu after a batch of previous Zulu have been commissioned, usually in January.
caption: Cadet officers on exercise
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