Indian Naval Academy

Indian Naval Academy (INA)
Motto	विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते
Motto in English	Vidyayā Amr̥taṁ Aśnute (Become Immortal Through Knowledge)
Type	Defence Service training institute; Engineering training institute;
Established	May 1969 (Kochi) ; 1986 (at Mandovi, Goa) ; 8 January 2009 (at Ezhimala)
Commandant	Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty
Undergraduates	1,200
Location	Ezhimala, Kannur, Kerala, India
Campus	2,452 acres (9.92 km2)
Affiliations	Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) ; All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Website	http://ina.gov.in

The Indian Naval Academy (INA or INA Ezhimala) is the defence service training establishment for officer cadre of the Indian Naval Service and the Indian Coast Guard, located in Ezhimala, Kannur district, Kerala. Situated between Ezhimala hill and the Kavvayi backwaters, INA has a 7 kilometre beach front on the Laccadive Sea. It conducts basic training for all officers inducted into the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. It is Asia's largest, and the world's third-largest, naval academy.

The Naval Academy (NAVAC) was established in May 1969 and training of Orientation courses commenced in Aug 2005, while it was formally inaugurated on 8 January 2009 and the name changed to Indian Naval Academy. It shares the 2,452 acre (9.92 km²) site with the naval base depot, INS Zamorin, and the naval hospital, INHS Navjivani.

The President's Colour was awarded to INA on 20 November 2019. The President’s Colour is the highest honour that is bestowed upon a military unit.

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