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Contents Cover Story
Dr
Karan Singh's
59th National Film
'Rang'
Colors of
Mike Pandey wins
SaMaPa Music
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RIMC – An Exclusive School in India Turns 90!
Rashtriya Indian Military College
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
A deceptively austere gate, though guarded, swings open to the RIMC campus.
One is, at first, unprepared and later unable
to take in the full sweep of this exclusive institution’s history. The sheer
expanse and the botanical charm of the 138-acre college grounds,
distinguished by its neat Tudor structures, is a visual indulgence. Many of
the architectural signatures remain unchanged – but a few new ones are
conspicuous for the wrong reasons.
This is where 250 cadets, after a stiff selection process whereby only 25
new cadets are admitted to Grade VIII every 6 months, spend five years
learning a way of life.
In the past five years cadets from RIMC have consistently topped the
All-India entrance examination to the National Defence Academy.
Eight Service Chiefs in the past – five in India, and three in Pakistan –
are among its alumni. Not without reason is the application and admission process to RIMC a bit more demanding than for most universities. It is exclusive – it is for the Best 25!
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