CDM is entrusted with the responsibility of instilling contemporary management thoughts, concepts and practices in the senior leadership of the three services.

Osmania University, in August 1994, gave accreditation to CDM courses and, in March 2005, recognized it as a national centre for conducting research in management studies.

The Faculty of Behavioural Sciences is responsible for the various courses and programs conducted by CDM and covers two areas of functions, each managed by a department.

It was through the effort of this faculty, CDM was accorded the status of institutional member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA).

The Faculty of Research and Consultancy looks after the functions of drafting and implementation of organizational set up which include development of organization's mission, vision and objectives, policies and plans and resource allocation for implementation of policies, plans, projects and programs and evaluation of progress.

[11] PAT Department attends to the administrative matters which include personnel, infrastructure, budget, welfare and sports.

The exercise aimed at streamlining and formalizing joint planning and conduct of UN mandated Multinational Peace Support Operations.

The purpose of the exercise is to enable the participants to apply management tools and techniques in pragmatic decision making.

Exercise Parivartan: Exercise Parivartan is a war game open to the participants from the three services of the armed forces, devised with the objective to train the participants to use modern management tools and techniques in the tactical planning and execution of offensive and defensive operations.