1 Ground Training School


Date Raised : 1947-07-01 Location : Sambre (Belgaum)
No 1 GTS, was formed at Jalahalli in July 1947, was shifted to Sambra, Belgaum in 1963. It was renamed as Administrative Training Institute (ATI) in 1980. In 2001 ATI moved to Tambaram but in Dec 2005 ATI was again moved back to Samra. ATI was renamed as Non-Technical Training Institute (NTTI). The role of the Non-Technical Training Institute is to impart modular trade training of non-technical trades. These trades consist of Administrative Assistant, Accounts Assistant and Education Instructors.

Commanding Officers


Unknown - 29 Jul 48
Wing Commander
Vernon Shib Chunder Bonarjee
1623 GD(O)
CO
Jalahalli

Unknown - 01 Dec 49
Wing Commander
Kashinath Baburao Joshi
2427 GD(P)
CO
Jalahalli

Unknown - 01 Dec 51
Wing Commander
Manohar Maharudrappa Sakhare
1679 GD(P)
CO
Jalahalli

Unknown - 31 Jul 59
Wing Commander
Phiroz Mehta
1715 GD(P)
CO
Jalahalli

Unknown - 18 Jun 61
Wing Commander
Shanil Kumar Mukerji
1744 GD(P)
CO
Jalahalli

Unknown - 01 Dec 62
Wing Commander
Harbhajan Singh Chawla
1948 A&SD
CO
Jalahalli
Unit continued existence as ATI

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