page_title: Officers Training Academy
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context_page_description: The Officers Training Academy are training establishments of the Indian Army that train officers for the Short Service Commission. The 49-week course at the OTA prepares graduates for all branches of the Army, except for the Army Medical Corps. Established in 1963, the first academy is located in the outskirts of Chennai. A new academy was set up at Gaya in 2011; but was given the go-ahead in December 2019 to be disbanded.
context_section_description: The Officers Training Academy (OTA)  are training establishments of the Indian Army that train officers for the Short Service Commission (SSC). The 49-week course at the OTA prepares graduates for all branches of the Army, except for the Army Medical Corps. Established in 1963, the first academy is located in the outskirts of Chennai. A new academy was set up at Gaya in 2011; but was given the go-ahead in December 2019 to be disbanded.
caption: Centurion tank at OTA Chennai
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