NAVY AA Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness Syllabus

NAVY AA Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness: topic-wise syllabus

1. 1

   Indian Navy

   ~3 marks

   Organization, Commands, Ranks, Personnel

   • Indian Navy — History (1612 East India Company, 1950 Republic of India)
   • Indian Navy Headquarters — New Delhi, Commands (Western, Eastern, Southern, etc.)
   • Indian Navy Ranks — Admiral, Vice Admiral, Rear Admiral, Commodore, Captain
   • Indian Navy JCOs — Master Chief Petty Officer, Chief Petty Officer, Petty Officer
   • Indian Navy Sailors — Seaman, Leading Seaman, Able Seaman, Ordinary Seaman
   • Indian Navy Wings — Executive, Engineering, Electrical, Education, Medical, Law
   • Indian Navy Commands — Western (Mumbai), Eastern (Visakhapatnam), Southern (Kochi)
   • Indian Navy — Western Fleet, Eastern Fleet, Southern Fleet, Andaman & Nicobar
   • Indian Navy Personnel — Active, Reserve, Coast Guard (under MoD), Civilians
   • Indian Navy — Naval Academy (Ezhimala), INS Hamla, INS Zamorin, AFRC
2. 2

   Indian Navy Ships, Submarines, Aircraft, and Weapons

   ~3 marks

   • Indian Aircraft Carriers — INS Vikramaditya (Kiev class), INS Vikrant (Indigenous)
   • Indian Destroyers — INS Visakhapatnam, INS Mormugao, INS Imphal (Visakhapatnam class)
   • Indian Frigates — INS Nilgiri, INS Himgiri, INS Dunagiri, INS Taragiri (P-17A class)
   • Indian Submarines — Scorpene (Kalvari class), Shishumar (HDW), Arihant (Nuclear SSBN)
   • Indian Corvettes — INS Kamorta, INS Kiltan (Anti-Sub Warfare)
   • Indian Navy Aircraft — MiG-29K, P-8I Poseidon, MH-60R Seahawk, Chetak, SAR
   • Indian Navy Missiles — BrahMos, Barak-8, Nirbhay (Cruise), KLUB (Anti-Ship)
   • Indian Navy Weapons — Torpedoes (Varunastra, TAL Shyena), Mines, Sonar Systems
   • Indian Navy — Boeing P-8I Neptune, Dornier Do-228 (Maritime Surveillance)
   • Indian Navy Aviation — Naval Air Station, INS Garuda, INS Dega, INS Hansa
3. 3

   Indian Navy Operations, Exercises, and History

   ~2 marks

   • 1971 Indo-Pak War — Indian Navy's Role (Bombardment of Karachi, Dwarka)
   • Operation Vijay (1961) — Liberation of Goa, Indian Navy
   • Operation Meghdoot (1984) — Indian Navy in Siachen Glacier (Logistics)
   • Anti-Piracy Operations — Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Guinea, Indian Navy Deployed
   • HADR Operations — Cyclone Relief (Odisha, AP, Tamil Nadu), Indian Navy
   • Indian Navy Bilateral Exercises — Malabar (US, Japan, Australia), SIMBEX (Singapore)
   • Indian Navy Multilateral Exercises — RIMPAC, Cutlass Express, Milan, Kakadu
   • Coast Guard Operations — Anti-Smuggling, Anti-Piracy, Search and Rescue
   • Indian Navy Ship Building — MDL (Mumbai), GRSE (Kolkata), GSL (Goa), CSL (Kochi)
   • Indian Navy — Maritime Domain Awareness, Information Fusion Centre (IFC-IOR)
4. 4

   Indian Navy Current Affairs and Modernization

   ~2 marks

   • Indian Navy Modernization — Make in India, Naval Ship Building
   • INS Vikrant (Indigenous Aircraft Carrier) — Commissioned 2022
   • Indian Navy Submarines — Scorpene, Nuclear Submarines (Arihant class)
   • Indian Navy Exercises — Malabar, SIMBEX, RIMPAC, Varuna (France)
   • Indian Navy Personnel — Agniveer (Nau Sainik), Agnipath Scheme
   • Indian Navy Recruitment — MR (Matric Recruit), SSR, AA, Artificer Apprentice
   • Indian Navy — Maritime Security, IOR (Indian Ocean Region), SAGAR Vision
   • Naval Aviation — P-8I, MH-60R Helicopters, Carrier Aviation (MiG-29K)
   • Indian Navy Women Officers — Permanent Commission, Submarine, Aviation
   • Indian Navy — Ship Submarine Acquisition, Naval Base Modernization, Reforms