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Type | Military College |
Motto | Bal Vivek (Strength and Conscience) |
Established | 13 March 1922 |
Founder | Prince of Wales Edward VIII |
Grades | Classes 1–12 |
Gender | Boys |
Age | 11.5 years to 13 years |
Enrollment | 250 cadets |
Campus size | 138-acre (0.56 km2) |
Colour(s) | Light blue and dark blue |
Feeder to | National Defence Academy, Indian Naval Academy |
Former pupils | Rimcollians |
Sections | Pratap, Ranjit, Shivaji and Chandragupta |
Website | http://www.rimc.gov.in |
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.[1] 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 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.[2]