History
Army Service Corps is one of the biggest and senior Corps of the sub-continent. History of Army Service Corps Centre stems from 1810 when Army Commissariat Department of Bengal, Madras and Bombay was constituted. Since then the Corps has witnessed various stages of evolution, and the Centre evolved accordingly. Initially, Supply and Transport Centres were organized which were located in various parts of the sub-continent to feed the manpower of Indian Army Service Corps. After partition, Army Service Corps Centre was established at Kakul in November 1947. The Centre was then shifted to Chaklala and later moved to Jhelum in 1960. Soon after the 1965 Indo-Pak War, it was moved to Nowshera in 1966, which became its permanent location.
Army Service Corps School Location
ASC School and Centre are located at Nowshera Cantonment in the Northwest Frontier Province of the country. At 360 meters above sea level, it enjoys a moderate temperature which rarely exceeds 45°C in summer and stays above freezing level during winters. It is accessible both by road and air. Lying at a distance of 110 KM from Islamabad, the capital of the country, and 50 KM from Peshawar the Provincial Capital.
Educational Philosophy
The School trains Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers, and Non-Commissioned Officers with a view to enabling them to handle and employ their outfits confidently, enhance their professional competence, and improve their leadership qualities. The objectives are:
- Basic training to newly commissioned Army Service Corps Officers
- Advance training to senior Army Service Corps Officers
- Impart special training for which facilities do not exist in units and formations
- To train nucleus of selected Army Service Corps/Other Arms Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers and Non – Commissioned Officers as a unit instructor to:
- Assist the normal chain of command in the execution of their training duties
- Keep abreast with the latest developments in the techniques and tactics
- Maintain uniformity in army training
The Faculty
The School is headed by a Brigadier and is organised into three main wings namely, Instructional, Research/Training & Publication, and Administrative Wings. Instructional Wing is further sub-divided into Mechanical Transport, Supply, and Animal Transport Sub-wings. The Institution is affiliated with Peshawar University and Agricultural University Faisalabad for postgraduate studies.
Extra-Curricular Activities
To create an atmosphere conducive to health and the physical growth, all facilities for sports promoting these aspects are provided, which include squash, tennis, basketball, hockey, football, swimming and riding. The students also have an access to Nowshera Club for golf and other amenities.
Army Service Corps School Campus
All basic facilities/amenities of life are available in the local market. Nation Wide/International Subscribers Dialing and Fax facilities are also available in the town. The Institution provides furnished accommodation to the students with the services of an attendant. A well-established Officers Mess is located adjacent to Officers Bachelor Quarters, Apart from routine meals, the mess has the facility of a Tea Bar with tea, coffee, soft drinks, and cigarettes, etc.
The School is also equipped with modern training facilities to train raw manpower into trained soldiers. Following facilities are available:
- Driving simulator
- Mechanical transport model
- Highway code model room
- Library
- Conference hall and auditorium
- Driving track along with training vehicles
- Training squares to impart basic military training
- Food management wing equipped with roti plant and field kitchens