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A gentleman cadet gets a stipend of ₹ 56,100 (equivalent to ₹ 66,000 or US$760 in 2023) per month for the duration of the course (as per the 7th pay commission). [66] IMA's mission is to train future military leaders of the Indian Army. Physical training, drills, weapons training and leadership development form the focus of the training. [65]
The first course at IMA comprising 40 GCs (Gentleman Cadets, as trainees are called) included 15 from the erstwhile Kitchener College that became the ACC. The entry criteria for ACC (which are often changed) means that most officers would retire before ever reaching the higher ranks , due to age constraints at promotion to higher ranks ...
A 1999 stamp dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the National Defence Academy, featuring its Sudan Block. At the end of World War II, Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck, then Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, drawing on experiences of the army during the war, led a committee around the world and submitted a report to the Government of India in December 1946.
Examination is conducted twice a year. Successful candidates are admitted into the respective Academies after an interview conducted by the Services Selection Board (SSB). Officer jobs are available in the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force after passing the Combined Defence Services Exam (CDS). Any student can take this exam after graduation.
A cadet, during his stay at the RIMC, gets a full glimpse of 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 .
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.
Brigadier M.M. Khanna was the first alumni of IMA alumni to be appointed Commandant. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Following a recommendation in 1983 by the Ministry of Defence the need was felt that cadets needed to know about application of science in weaponry.
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]