Saturday, 12 March 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
The prestigious Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) here will complete 100 years of its establishment on March 13. To commemorate the event a programme would be organised in the institute which would be attended by many dignitaries and military personnel.
RIMC, the first military training institution in the Indian sub- continent was inaugurated on March 13, 1922 by the then Prince of Wales who later became King Edward VIII, to educate and train Indian youth as part of the Indianisation programme of the officer cadre of the British Indian Army. Today, RIMC is the premier feeder institute for the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy. The institute has given the country six service chiefs, 41 army commanders and 163 lieutenant generals.
The role of the alumni of the RIMC in the nation-building process is very well documented and their leadership role in military services from World War II onwards to the Balakot operations has been much appreciated in the military history of the country.
