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NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY   Since its inception sixtythree years ago, National Defence Academy (NDA)  has steadily grown both in stature and élan. The present Academy insignia was selected in 1948. The background is maroon, which is not only an appropriate colour of heraldry but also a symbol of chivalry and sacrifice. The crest is composed of the symbols of the three services superimposed on each other and mounted on top by the Ashoka Capitol . The anchor  supports the sword  and both support the eagle . In this combined form they are no longer four separate entities but fused into one organic whole, communicating visually a new identity, a brotherhood of the armed forces of India, imbued with unquestioned valour (the swords), an unruffled stability and poise (the anchor) which no storms can disturb and fervent zeal always to reach for the sky (the eagle) and the pride of being in the service of the motherland (the Ashoka Capital).  The scroll or motto is fashion

SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy - NPA was established on September 15, 1948. The primary purpose of the academy is to prepare leaders for the Indian Police, who will lead/command the force with courage, uprightness, dedication and a strong sense of service to the people. The NPA, trains officers of the Indian Police Service - IPS, who have been selected through an All India based Civil Services Examination. The trained officers will be posted as Assistant Superintendent of Police - ASP in their respective states under whom the other sub-ranks of police force will be working. The IPS cadre is controlled by the Home Ministry of the Government of India and the officer of this service can only be appointed removed by an order of the President of India. The academy is affiliated to Osmania University for conducting courses on police subjects for IPS officers.. Its emblem is crested with Ashoka lion pillar in purple suppor