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51-663: The Rashtriya Indian Military College (abbreviated RIMC ; formerly known as Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College ; abbreviated PWRIMC ) is a military school for boys situated in Doon Valley , Dehradun in India. The RIMC is a feeder institution for the National Defence Academy , Indian Naval Academy and subsequently the Indian Armed Forces . Rimcollians , the name by which alumni of

102-588: A book titled 'Valour & Wisdom: 100 Years of Unparalleled Leadership' has been came out. This historical compendium informs readers about actual and exciting aspects of history based on a variety of facts, figures, and numbers that are typically unknown to readers. The book is fittingly authored by 26 Rimcollians and edited by Air Marshal PP Reddy (retd) and senior journalist Sidharth Mishra. Sports and games played at RIMC include boxing, football, cricket, athletics, horse riding, hockey, squash, swimming and shooting. RIMC has produced International level sports persons in

153-430: A house at the start of his time in the school and will remain in that house for the whole of their school career. These houses were earlier called Rawlinson, Kitchner and Roberts and the new names were given in the post-independence years. Each house is looked after by one House Master (called Section Master) who is assisted by one or two Section Tutors. There is fierce competition between the houses which well continues for

204-917: A number of lesser streams flow through the valley, having their sources in either the Mussoorie Hills or the Sivalik Hills; all local rivers ultimately flow into either the Ganges or the Yamuna. Other than Rajaji National Park, the local protected areas include Asan Barrage Conservation Reserve and Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve, with the 1000-acre campus of the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun representing another Important Bird Area (IBA). Rajaji National Park , Kalesar National Park and Jaunsar-Bawar region adjoin

255-465: A test paper consisting of three parts: English (125 Marks), Mathematics (200 Marks), and General Knowledge (75 marks). Candidates have to score at least 50% in each subject to qualify. Candidates are then shortlisted through the written test and called for Viva-Voce which is of 50 marks, and have to pass a medical test. Alumni of the RIMC are called " Rimcollians ". Rimcollians have held exalted positions in

306-509: A watershed between the Yamuna and Ganges river systems. In fact, the Yamuna and Ganges are closest to each other as they pass the Doon valley, with the Yamuna forming the western boundary and the Ganges the east. It runs 75 km long from west to east. The Doon Valley is ecologically rich, particularly with regard to birdlife, with over 500 bird species having been recorded within the valley and in

357-566: A young age of just 16 years. Achudev S an alumnus of RIMC and a cadet at NDA had represented India in International Services Athletic Meet in Turkey. RIMC alumni Cdr Abhishek Kankan, NM ( Gallantry) (Retd) submitted Mt Everest on 19 May 2004 as part of record creating Indian Naval Expedition which was flagged off from a dived Submarine. Later two more Rimcollians have submitted Mt Everest. Not only this but RIMC

408-410: Is adjudged India's best school in sports education by The Times Magazine . RIMC has a 50-metre Olympic-size swimming pool , an indoor swimming pool, five basketball courts, three squash courts, and numerous football and hockey fields. Major Ashish Malik also represented India at the 2018 Asian games and won a team silver medal there The school is divided into four houses. Each cadet is assigned

459-408: Is held twice a year in each state. Successful candidates in the entrance exam have to go through a medical fitness test to be admitted to the school. Every year about 50 students are selected in two intakes from all over India and admitted into Standard VIII at the RIMC. The PWRIMC in 1922 was run on the lines of an English public school – Wellock College, a feeder to Sandhurst . The 37 cadets forming

510-718: The Ashoka Lion Capital above and the Roman numeral "XX" below and a scroll at the base with the words ‘Lancers’. To counter the Chinese offensive against Indian forces in the western sector, the Indian Army sent six AMX-13 tanks (two troops) of the 20 Lancers to Chushul in south-eastern Ladakh using Antonov An-12 transport aircraft. The first batch of tanks were loaded on to An-12 aircraft in Chandigarh on

561-740: The Himalayas , the Outer Himalayas (a.k.a. the Siwalik Hills ) and the Lesser Himalayas, known locally as the Mussoorie Range. It is bounded on all sides by mountains, with northern range running from Kalsi in the west to Muni Ki Reti in the east with Mussoorie at the centre in a semi-circular arc; and southern range running at south from Paonta Sahib in the west to Haridwar in the east. The valley also forms

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612-665: The Imperial Cadet Corps first at Meerut and then at Dehradun in 1901. This Imperial Cadet Corps (ICC), popularly known in the Doon Valley as the Rajwada Camp, was the forerunner to the present day RIMC. During the recruiting drives, especially in Punjab, which was the main recruiting area and provided one third of the strength of the Army, people were cajoled and even threatened to join the Army. Sir Michael O'Dwyer ,

663-1498: The Indian Army - General 's K. S. Thimayya , Sundararajan Padmanabhan , G.G Bewoor , Vishwa Nath Sharma , and one of the Pakistan Army - Lt. General Gul Hassan Khan . It has also produced four Air Chiefs, two of the Indian Air Force - Air Chief Marshal 's N.C. Suri and B. S. Dhanoa , and two of the Pakistan Air Force - Air Marshal Asghar Khan and Air Marshal Nur Khan . Other senior officers include Lt. Gen Khwaja Wasiuddin , Maj General Muhammad Anwar Khan , Lt. General Sahabzada Yaqub Khan , Lt. Gen. Fazle Haq , Maj Gen Balbir Singh Malik (IMA Sword of Honour 1955, former Commandant Armoured Corps of Indian Army), Maj Gen Dewan Misri Chand, Maj Gen Kanwar Zorawar Singh , Maj Gen M R Rajwade, Maj Gen Karam Singh, (Indian Army, Dogra Regt, Ex - Dy Adjutant General), Lt Gen H M Khanna (Indian Army - GOC-in-C Command), Lt Gen N S Brar (Indian Army - Artillery, GOC Corps; Administrative Member Armed Forces Tribunal), Lt Gen S. K. Singh , Lt Gen Gautam Dutt (Indian Army - Engineers, Engineer-in-Chief), Lt. Gen. Chandi Prasad Mohanty , Lt. Gen. Amardeep Singh Bhinder , Lt Gen JS Varma (Indian Army, GOC-in-c), and Air Marshal D.C.Kumaria. Gallantry awards have been awarded to Rimcollians including

714-564: The Indian Army . The regiment distinguished itself in operations with its defence of Chhamb in Jammu and Kashmir during the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War and won one Maha Vir Chakra . It has provided one Chief of Army Staff and two Army Commanders. The 20th Lancers regiment of the British Indian Army was formed in 1921 by 14th Murray's Jat Lancers (raised 1857) with 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) (raised 1858). This regiment

765-526: The NDA and INA . To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehra Dun (1922–1997) 2.00 "Cradle of Excellence" stamps were produced; The First Day Covers were issued on 13 March 1997. The college celebrated its centenary on 13 March 2022, making it the oldest officer training institution of Indian Armed Forces . The school is spread over 54 hectares (139 acres) and has an enrollment of 250 cadets. A Hawker Hunter jet aircraft gifted to

816-654: The Victoria Cross to Lieutenant General Premindra Singh Bhagat ; the Distinguished Service Order to General K. S. Thimayya and Brigadier Vidya Dhar Jayal , and the Param Vir Chakra to Major Som Nath Sharma . Royals were highly inspired by the college, and most royals from Indian Princely States joined the college. Jagaddipendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur, K.C.I.E (15 December 1915 – 11 April 1970), Maharaja of Cooch-Behar

867-533: The AMX-13s of 20 Lancers, which despite being outgunned and outnumbered, destroyed a total 13 tanks that day and prevented the encirclement of 191 Infantry Brigade. The regiment later fought in the defence of Jaurian under 41 Infantry Brigade. For the defense of Chhamb-Jaurian, the regiment was awarded a theatre honour and Maj Bhaskar Roy was awarded Maha Vir Chakra for his leadership in this action. The regiment had moved from Akhnoor to Jaisalmer in 1967. It

918-581: The Armed Forces, many becoming the Chiefs of Staff in the Indian and Pakistani Armed Forces. The cadets enrolled at RIMC are known as "Rimcos" to distinguish them from the alumni. A rare distinction of the RIMC is that some of its alumni have also headed the Armed Forces of Pakistan , a feat made possible by Rimcollians of the pre-partition Subcontinent era. The RIMC has produced five Army Chiefs, four of

969-610: The Armoured Corps Centre and School. On 20 June 1956, the Pakistan Army raised its own 20th Lancers regiment as a successor unit to the 20th Lancers of the British Indian Army. On 10 July 1956, the Indian Army also re-raised the 20th Lancers at Jodhpur in Rajasthan . The unit's first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel Umrao Singh. and was equipped with AMX-13 tanks. When the regiment

1020-629: The Army Training Command, Shimla. RIMC (Limca Book of Records confirm) is perhaps the only institution in the country where exams for Class X and XII are conducted twice a year, in May and November. These exams/certifications are recognized by CBSE. The college offers only the science stream at the +2 level along with Informatics Practices. However, to prepare cadets for the UPSC examination for entry into NDA, Social Sciences are also taught. After

1071-528: The Imperial Cadet Corps can be found in numerous books written by ex Royals, particularly from Rajputana . After India gained independence in 1947, the school continued to train young men to become a part of the Indian Armed Forces . The major difference is that instead of serving as a public school whose boys joined the RMA , RIMC now offers an excellent public school life, oriented towards joining

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1122-448: The Indian Army, He was responsible for designing India’s highest award for bravery in combat, the Param Vir Chakra , of which the first recipient was another Old Boy of the college Maj Somnath Sharma . Among the early cadets were K.S. Thimayya , Asghar Khan and others, who had illustrious military careers. An excellent account of the life in early days of RIMC can be found in book Thimayya of India by Humphrey Evans, while accounts of

1173-750: The Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab during the World War I had toured from district to district exhorting the martial races to come forward. The promise of commission was the most effective way to get more Indians to join the Army. On 4 May 1918 he reiterated, " As regards the further grant of King's Commissions the Government of India have already made their proposals before the Home Government and we may be sure they will receive early and sympathetic consideration."The demand to Indianise

1224-608: The RIMC and most of them join the Indian Armed Forces by entering the National Defence Academy , Pune . The cadets then spend three years at the NDA with other students from the rest of the country and eventually get commissioned as officers in the Indian Armed Forces after one final year in their assigned service academy. Rashtriya Indian Military college is administered by the Union Ministry of Defence , through

1275-655: The RIMC are usually denoted, have gone on to hold the highest ranks in the Army, Navy and the Air Force of India , Pakistan and Bangladesh . The origins of RIMC, formerly the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College, lie in the long-pending demand of Indian nationalists to Indianise the officer cadre of British Indian Army . The first concrete step towards Indianisation of the officer cadre came from Viceroy Lord Curzon , in his "Memorandum on Commissions for Indians" on 4 June 1900. Against much opposition he had established

1326-656: The advancing Chinese Army and secure the crucial approaches leading to Chushul and Leh . The effectiveness of the Indian tanks prevented the Chinese advance towards the Chushul airfield, located between Chushul village and Gurung Hill. The regiment saw action in Chhamb- Jourian in Jammu & Kashmir. 20 Lancers was under command of the 10th Infantry Division during the 1965 operations. Pakistan's surprise attack on 1 September, 1965 fell on 191 Infantry Brigade, which

1377-658: The college by The Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri is placed in front of the Cadet Mess. Recently a Sea Harrier presented to RIMC by the navy was inaugurated by the CINCAN Bimal Verma .It is located in front of the Thimayya auditorium. RIMC has a 1:14 teacher student ratio. Candidates for the school are selected from all over India through a national level competitive exam, the RIMC Entrance Exam that

1428-440: The first batch were divided into three Houses, called Sections at the RIMC, These were called Rawlinson , Roberts and Kitchener named after the three Commander-in-Chiefs of India . Hira Lal Atal who was also the first cadet at RIMC was appointed the first College Cadet Captain with Ali Asghar Khan, Tara Singh and Sheikh Hussain the first Section Commanders, or House Captains, of the three Sections. After Independence in 1948,

1479-399: The games of squash, shooting and horse riding. It has produced great squash players like Nishkal Dwivedi , Brig. Raj Manchanda and Lt Col Shakti Singh. Alumni Poshuk Aluwalia has represented India in shooting in 2010 SAF games at Dhaka where he won a medal. RIMC alumni Piyush Sunil Deshmukh also represented India in an International Horse Show at Sydney, Australia. He fetched four medals at

1530-471: The intervening night of 24 and 25 October 1962 and landed in Chushul — 15,000 feet above the sea level — on the morning of 25 October 1962. The second batch was loaded the following night and airlifted to Chushul on 26 October. The troops were part of the 114 Infantry Brigade. The army deployed tanks at the base of Gurung Hill , a towering feature on one side of the Spanggur Gap to deny the approach of

1581-406: The life of an Indian Armed forces Officer. The hallowed portals of RIMC is the only School to hold Boards exams twice a year. Cadets sports include hockey , football , cricket , basketball , Volleyball , squash , boxing , swimming , athletics , tennis and gymnastics . Horse riding and rifle shooting are other popular activities. After the cadets complete the 12th grade, they graduate from

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1632-422: The names of the three Sections were changed to Pratap, Ranjit and Shivaji from the former Rawlinson, Roberts and Kitchener. The new names represented the three great Indian warriors Maharana Pratap , Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Chhatrapati Shivaji . Strength of the college increased significantly in 1960 and it was decided to keep the new entrants in a Holding Section to give them a chance to settle down. In 1965,

1683-571: The national average which stands at 0.6%).RIMC has two terms both of which run on the same syllabus line and has remedial quid pro quo for qualifying measures. 25 Cadets are admitted every six months. Rashtriya Indian Military College conducts an admission process in Class VIII. Candidates are studying in Class VII and the age of the candidate must be between 11.5 and 13 years at the time of commencement of term. The written examination consists of

1734-580: The officer cadre grew more strong in the post World War I years, and finally resulted in the formation of the Military Requirements Committee by Lord Rawlinson , the commander-in-chief in 1921. Based on the recommendations of this committee and the proposal by Lt Gen Sir John Shea , it was decided to open a pre-Sandhurst institution in the old campus of the Imperial Cadet College with a capacity of 27 cadets. It

1785-757: The premises of the Imperial Cadet Corps (also called Rajwada Camp), set amidst 55 hectares (140 acres) of lush-green countryside adjacent to the Garhi Village in Dehradun Cantonment . The purpose of the school was to provide boys with education and training for the Indians being sent to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , as part of the Empire's policy to make the officer cadre of the Indian Army more indigenous. RIMC

1836-728: The rest of the life among the Old Boys or the Rimcollians. The houses are: Doon Valley The Doon Valley is an unusually wide, long valley within the Sivalik Hills and the Lesser Himalayas , in the Indian states of Uttarakhand , Himachal Pradesh and Haryana . Within the valley lies the city of Dehradun , the winter capital of Uttarakhand state. The Doon Valley lies between two intermittent ranges of

1887-703: The school itself. The school has an alumni network called the Rimcollian Old Boys Association (ROBA), founded in 1949 by then Major General Hira Lal Atal . ROBA has been conducting alumni meets since then. However the official registration of the ROBA as a society was shaped in year 2000. Today this membership stands at 2808. The Rimcollian Journal, the Website, The Rimcollian E-Group and the Centennial Series Calendars are

1938-516: The school on 13 March 1922, naming it the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College (PWRIMC) . The name was changed in 1947 to RIMC when India became independent. The prefix of Prince of Wales was dropped, and Royal Indian Military College became Rashtriya Indian Military College, and thus the PWRIMC became RIMC, retaining the essence of the original name and the spirit of the name. It was located on

1989-639: The strength of the college rose to 200 and it became necessary to turn the Holding Section into a new House, which was called the Chandragupta Section after the Indian Emperor Chandragupta Maurya . Cadets at the RIMC follow the 10+2 pattern curriculum of Indian Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi over the next five years. A cadet, during his stay at the RIMC, gets a full glimpse of

2040-505: The surrounding areas, including the Mussoorie Hills and Rajaji National Park . The Reserved Forests and community forests in the region, in and around the valley are also botanically rich in terms of hardwood deciduous forests (esp. Sal or Shorea robusta , and Teak ), flowering and fruiting trees, natural wetlands , and Terai and Bhabar ecosystems. Several rivers (e.g. Song , Tons , Suswa, Jakhan, Rispana and Asan) and

2091-510: The term end examination, each Cadets position in class is decided; both curricular and extracurricular achievements of a term are recorded in his dossier. Weightage is given to the sessional work done by a cadet both in terms of class work and homework for his promotion to the next class. Cadets are prepared for the UPSC Examination for entry to the NDA.On Average RIMC has sent between 70-80% cadets to NDA from each course (as compared to

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2142-463: The valley as well. In Uttarakhand: In Himachal Pradesh: 30°21′40″N 77°59′31″E  /  30.361°N 77.992°E  / 30.361; 77.992 This article related to a location in the Indian state of Uttarakhand is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 20 Lancers (India) 20th Lancers is an armoured regiment in the Armoured Corps of

2193-464: The vital branches of the ROBA. The alumni also have mailing groups on the internet through which they interact. Recently organised 2000 Millennium Reunion was attended by 140 Rimcollians.  At the General Body meeting, the millennium volume Coffee Table Book, ‘Cradle of Bravery’ was released by Dr NM ‘Appa’ Ghatate. Edited and conceived by senior journalist Sidharth Mishra. On 14 March 2022,

2244-497: Was an alumnus of the college. The Colonel Sawai Maharaj Sahib Shri Deshpal Singh Ju Deo of Ajaigarh cousin of H.H. Sawai Maharaja Punya Pratap Singh Sahib Bahadur of Ajaigarh passed out from the same and was classmate of General GG Bewoor . Cadets namely Piyush Sunil Deshmukh (Equestrian), Jaikant Mishra (Mountaineering), Praveen Kumar (Mountaineering) have earned the "Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card" for achievements in their fields respectively during their tenure at

2295-507: Was appointed headmaster and the first group of British masters were JM Allen, CA Phillips and Kitter-master. The First Adjutant & Quarter Master was Risaldar (Honorary Captain) Sardar Khan of 20 Lancers . The first mess contractors were MS Hazir and Co and the mess staff consisted mostly of Goans. Later the mess was taken over by the Army Service Corps. Hira Lal Atal was the first Cadet Captain and later as Adjutant General of

2346-704: Was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Bawa Guruvachan Singh and was under 12 Infantry Division of Southern Command and equipped with AMX -13 tanks. The regiment took part in the Battle of Longewala , which began on night of 4th December 1971, halting the Pakistani attack and then advanced into Pakistani territory. The battle honours of the regiment are: Charasiah — Kabul 1879 — Afghanistan 1878-80 Neuve Chapelle — France and Flanders 1914-15 — Kut al Amara 1917 — Sharqat - Mesopotamia 1916-18 - Persia 1916-19 - NW Frontier India - 1915 Jammu and Kashmir 1965 The regiment

2397-613: Was de-activated in 1937 and converted into a training regiment of the 3rd Indian Cavalry group with a permanent station in Lucknow which would eventually evolve into the Indian Armoured Corps Training Centre. Following the Partition of India in 1947, the training regiment was allotted to India. The Lucknow training centre moved in 1948 to Ahmednagar and merged with other establishments to become

2448-416: Was intended as a feeder institution to Royal Military Academy Sandhurst along the lines of an English public school. The government order appointed a military commandant of the rank of lieutenant colonel, a civilian headmaster, senior or junior British masters and Indian masters. The first commandant was Lt Col H.L. Haughton of the Sikh Regiment who took charge of the college on 22 February 1922. JGC Scott

2499-415: Was meant as a military school for training the Indian boys for an entry into the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst . The British believed that to be officers in the British Indian Army, the Indian boys had to be first given British public school education before sending them for pre-commission training. Finally, the PWRIMC was inaugurated in March 1922. The Prince Edward , The Prince of Wales , inaugurated

2550-462: Was re-raised, the Officer's Mess Silver of the old 20th Lancers was handed over to it. The troops on raising were from the Sikhs of the 6th DCO Lancers which were transferred to 8th Light Cavalry and half of the squadron of the Jodhpur Lancers which were transferred to the 7th Light Cavalry . The present class composition is Jats and Rajputs . The Regimental insignia consists of crossed lances with pennons in red and white, overlaid with

2601-430: Was supported by 'C' Squadron of the regiment under Maj Bhaskar Roy. The armoured attack comprised two regiments of medium tanks, M-48 Pattons and M-36 Sherman B-2 tank destroyers. The attack began at 0805 hours and was strongly resisted. During the initial phases of the attack, Roy destroyed 6 Pattons, 3 recoil-less guns and captured a jeep. A second attack was launched by Pakistani armour at 1100 hours and contested by

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