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The Indian Military Academy (IMA) is one of the oldest military academies in India, and trains officers for the Indian Army. Located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, it was established in 1932 following a recommendation by a military committee set up under the chairmanship of General (later Field Marshal) Sir Philip Chetwode. From a class of 40 male ...
Army Cadet College: Army Cadet College (ACC), Dehradun is a Wing of the IMA which caters for training of service cadets selected for commission. On completion of the course, these cadets also qualify for a B.A. or B.Sc. degree, recognised by the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Brig Thakur Mahadeo Singh was followed by Maj Gen KS Thimayya who became the first IMA Commandant to go on to become the Chief of Army Staff in India. Brigadier M.M. Khanna was the first alumni of IMA alumni to be appointed Commandant. [3] [4]
Lieutenant General Smith Dun MC - first sword-of-honour winner at the IMA and commander-in-chief of the Burmese Army from 4 January 1948 to 1 February 1949. [2] General Muhammad Musa Khan HPk HJ HQA MBE, the 4th Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army from 1958 to 1966. [2] Brigadier Rumel Dahiya SM - won both the Sword-of Honour as well as the ...
Prem Nagar is a locality in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, India.With total population of 11830, [1] It was named after Ral Bahadur Prem Nath. [2] Following the creation of the Indian Military College in 1922 in the nearby village of Garhi, the Indian Military Academy was founded in 1932 in Prem Nagar on the grounds of the Railway Staff College. [3]
Dehradun (/ ˌ d ɛr ə ˈ d uː n /, ISO: Dēharādūna), also known as Dehra Doon, is the winter capital [13] and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly holding its winter sessions in the city as its winter capital ...
After Independence in 1948, 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 ...
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