Paper I : Evolution of Indian Art of War up to 1857
Paper II : National Security
Paper III : Armament, Disarmament and Arms Control
Paper IV : Human Rights and International Law
Paper V : Practical and Viva-Voce

Paper –VI : Research Methodology
Paper –VII : Peace and Conflicts Studies
Paper –VIII : Insurgency and Terrorism
Paper –IX : India’s National Security and Strategic Spectrum
Paper –X : Practical and Viva-Voce

Paper –XI : Defence Economics
Paper –XII : Geo-Politics and Military Geography
Paper –XIII : Science, Technology and National Security
Paper –XIV : South Asia, Conflict -Cooperation Studies
Paper –XV : Practical and Viva-Voce

Paper –XVI : Strategic Thought
Paper –XVII : International Relations
Paper –XVIII : Politics and Security of the Indian Ocean
Paper –XIX (A) : Conflict and Media
Paper –XIX (B) : Science and Technology and Non-traditional Security
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Paper –XIX (C) : Dissertation on any topic of the above papers
Paper –XX (B) : Practical and Viva-Voce