College of Defence Management Secunderabad Diploma Higher Defence Management Course: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

This is the core programme of CDM. It is a residential course of 44 weeks duration attended by  selected officers of the rank of Colonels and their equivalent in the Navy, Air Force, Para Military Forces and civilian officers from the MOD. Six vacancies are allotted to officers from friendly foreign countries. The course is pitched at the directional and conceptual level with focus on application of management tools & techniques in operational management. Participants undertake a Forward Area Tour, a Management Education Tour of private/ public sector establishments and a Foreign Tour as part of the course curriculum. In the culminating application phase of the course they carry out “Project Studies” with a view to find solutions to the challenges being faced by the Armed Forces. Participants are awarded the degree of Master of Management Studies (MMS) by the Osmania University and a Certificate of Advance Course in Management by All India Management Association on successful completion of the course.

Qualification Requirement (QR) 

Qualitative Requirement (QR). The QR for the course is officers of the rank of Lt Col/ Maj, Cdr/Lt Cdr, Wg Cdr/ Sqn Ldr or equivalent officers with 08 - 14 years service. Officers who have already attended HDMC are not eligible and must not be detailed on the course.

Candidate should have passed Graduation from the recognized University.

Study Material.

(a) All instructional material related to the course will be supplied by the college. Soft copies of précis and other study material required by participant officers are uploaded on the College Wide Network (CWN).

(b) Participants will also be issued with hard copies of a précis/handouts considered essential.

(c) CDM has a well-established CWN and virtually all aspects of the course curriculum including day to day passage of instructions, class room teaching, submission of solutions (where required), issue of training programme are carried out online. It is therefore essential that you are reasonably proficient in your Information Technology related skills.