National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports

National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports

Parent institution	Ministry of Defence
Established	30 May 2013;12 years ago (2013-05-30)
Focus	Adventure sports
President	Defence Minister of India, (Rajnath Singh)
Director	Ranveer Jamwal
Key people	Chief Minister of Assam (vice president) Satyajit Mohanty (secretary)
Owner	Government of India
Location	Dirang , Arunachal Pradesh , India
Website	nimasdirang.com

National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) is an adventure training institute located in Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Established in 2013, under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, NIMAS is the first institution in the country that offers land, air, and water-based adventure training. It provides certified courses in mountaineering, mountain biking, scuba diving, whitewater rafting, paragliding, and paramotoring. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

History

The Institute was established on 30 May 2013. ^[1] Col Sarfraz Singh of 6 PARA SF was the first director of NIMAS.

Courses

The institute offers variety of mountaineering, aero and water related courses. ^[5]

• Basic Mountaineering Course
• Advance Mountaineering Course
• Method of Instruction Course
• Search & Rescue Course
• Basic MTB course
• Advance MTB Course
• Mountain Guide Course
• Special Land Adventure Courses
• Special Aqua Adventure Courses
• Basic & Intermediate White Water Rafting Course
• Basic & Advance Para Gliding Course
• Basic & Intermediate Para Motor Course
• Mountaineering Expedition course
• Rafting Expedition course

See also

• Mountaineering in India
• Indian Mountaineering Foundation

References

1. "Setting up of National Institute of Mountaineering & Allied Sports at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh". Press Information Bureau. 25 October 2011.
2. "Mt Baisakhi trip begins". Telegraph India. 6 September 2018.
3. "Arunachal Pradesh seeks to become adventure tourism hotspot". Indian Express. 29 November 2016.
4. "Expedition to Mount Everest approved". The Financial Express (India). 31 May 2017.
5. "NIMAS starts first mountaineering course". Business Standard. 3 September 2013.

External links

• Official website

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