Defence Services Academy
| စစ်တက္ကသိုလ် | |
The DSA, Pyinoolwin
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| Motto | နောင်တစ်ခေတ်၏ အောင်စစ်သည် |
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Motto in English
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The Triumphant Elites of the Future |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1954 |
| Rector | Brigadier General Thant Zin Ohn |
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Academic staff
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300 |
| Undergraduates | 5000 |
| Postgraduates | 1500 |
| 50 | |
| Location |
Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Division, Myanmar Coordinates: 22°01′26.68″N 96°26′55.27″E / 22.0240778°N 96.4486861°E |
The Defence Services Academy (Burmese: စစ်တက္ကသိုလ်, pronounced: [sɪʔ tɛʔkəθò]) located in Pyin Oo Lwin, is the premier military service academy of Myanmar, training future officers for all three branches of Myanmar military. The Ministry of Defence administered academy offers bachelor's degree programs in liberal arts, combined physical sciences, and computer science. The academy is open only to male applicants.
The DSA graduates are commissioned in one of the three branches of Myanmar military.
The DSA was established in Fort Ba Htoo in southern Shan State in 1954, and was moved to its current home, a former British hill station of Pyin Oo Lwin (formerly, Maymyo) in June 1957. The first commander of DSA was Col. Thiri Pyanchi Kyaw Soe.
The purpose of the academy is to "train a new generation of highly educated and well-rounded officers for Myanmar's armed forces who are capable of leading the nation". The DSA emphasizes on the academic curriculum alongside the military training with the intention of developing individuals who are capable of running the entire nation. (In contrast, the mission of Officer Training School is to train the future commanders who can lead the Armed Forces in times of war. Furthermore, the OTS does not offer any additional academic qualifications, and the admission is usually open only to degree-holders. From 1999 onwards, it is open only to non-commissioned officers and servicemen holding degrees who demonstrate extraordinary qualities to become officers. Training duration is nine months. It has two in-takes per year.)
As the country's most prestigious military academy, the DSA receives many applications from high school graduates each year. Unlike at most other Burmese universities, the selection process goes beyond the University Entrance Examination matriculation marks, including physical fitness tests, teamwork and comradeship screening, psychometric assessments and general interviews. The academy is open only to male applicants.
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