Our College
The begining
The Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun traces its
origin to the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College, inaugurated
on 13th March 1922 by his Royal Highness, Prince Edward VIII the Prince
of Wales. It was then located on the premises of the erstwhile Imperial
Cadet Corps ( also called Rajwada Camp), set amidst 138 acres of lush
green countryside adjacent to Garhi Village in Dehradun Cantonment.
During his address to the first thirty-seven cadets he said, "It is the
first few blows on the anvil of the life that give the human weapon the
set and temper that carry him through life's battles". The Prince also
made reference to the old Indian tradition of "Guru and Chela". This
relationship of mutual love and reverence has formed the basis of RIMC
ethos.
The History
RIMC has a long history and rich traditions. Over the year the alumni
has produced many leaders of society, both military as well as civil.
Four chiefs of Army staff and one chief of the Air staff in India; one
Commander-in-chief of the Army and two chief of the Air staff in
Pakistan; scores of officers of General/Flag/Air rank, Commanding corps,
fleets, wings and divisions and other distinguished appointments both
sides of the border. Besides, many high civilian dignitaries like
Governors, Ambassadors, Ministers and Captains of industry have passed
through the RIMC's hallowed portals. Portraits of such luminaries adorn
our walls at strategic places as inspiring beacons for young students of
the day.
Vision
The purpose of this institution was to provide Indian boys with
suitable education and training to ensure a high pass-rate for the
Indians being sent to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, as part of
the Indianisation program of the officer cadre of the Indian Army. RIMC
was not, in fact, a College, but a pre Sandhurst institution run along
the lines of an English public school. The British believed that for
becoming an army officer, if an education in Britain was impossible, a
public school education in India was an absolute necessity. The British
believed that public school education was particularly necessary for
Indian boys whose up bringing made them suitable for the rigors and
self-discipline of army life. With this as the vision to lay the
foundation for the selected young men to enable them to manage the
National security affairs in later life. To become a feeder institution
to NDA, NAVAC, and also enable cadets to apply for Technical entry (CTW) and any other schemes from Where Cadets will join
the defense services.
Why RIMC
The Rashtriya Indian Military College is an Inter Services Institute
and a Category A establishment of the Ministry of Defense alongside
institutions like National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, Officers'
Training Academy, Chennai, and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. The
College provides public school education to young boys in the age group
of 11 1/2 to 18 years specially selected through an All India
competitive examination. A dedicated feeder to the National Defense
Academy(NDA)and the Naval Academy(NAVAC). The college aims to send maximum boys to
the NDA/NAVAC. Hence the stress on complete education and all round
personality development.
The Campus
Nested in the foothills of the Shivalik ranges in the sylvan
surroundings of the Doon Valley, the RIMC has a sprawling campus of 138
acres; an ideal setting green and serene for developing young minds. It
houses a mint township, a mini India with 250 boys selected from every
state strictly on merit by a written examination, interview and a
medical test.
Panorama
The campus has quite a few heritage buildings in Tudor Style, some
nearly a hundred years old. These elegant buildings houses the cadets in
dormitories, with a mess and dinning hall for meals; the education
block with spacious class rooms and well equipped laboratories manned by
a thoroughly professional faculty, with a teacher student ratio of
1:12.5. Besides, it has a play fields, courts, swimming pool and all
facilities for co-curricular activity.
"Education is not the filling of a vessel, but the kindling of a flame"
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