The National Academy of Defence Production (NADP) is an Indian training institution that functions as the staff training college of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and its successor defence public sector undertakings. It is located in Ambajhari, Nagpur, in the state of Maharashtra. The academy is concerned with the induction training of officers recruited to the Indian Ordnance Factories Service and allied technical and administrative cadres engaged in defence production.
| Name | National Academy of Defence Production |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | NADP |
| Type | Defence training academy |
| Location | Ambajhari, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Affiliation | Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence |
| Parent organisation | Ordnance Factory Board (historically) |
India's network of ordnance factories, established to produce arms, ammunition, armoured vehicles, troop comfort items and other defence stores, required a dedicated institution for the systematic training of its officer cadre. NADP was set up to serve as the apex training establishment for the Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS), preparing newly recruited officers for technical, managerial and administrative responsibilities within the ordnance factory system.
The academy is situated at Ambajhari in Nagpur, an area historically associated with the Ordnance Factory Ambajhari and other defence manufacturing establishments. The location places NADP within an industrial cluster of ordnance units, allowing trainees ready exposure to working factories.
NADP has been the principal feeder institution for the leadership of India's ordnance factories, an organisation that traces its lineage to the late eighteenth century and forms one of the oldest industrial setups in the country. With the corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board in 2021, when its assets and personnel were reorganised into seven defence public sector undertakings, NADP continues to play a role in training officers serving these successor entities.