Georgians Rashtriya Military Schools
Ajmer: A six-day training programme, named ‘Manthan,’ aimed at equipping the teachers of all Rashtriya Military Schools with the knowledge and understanding of the new National Education Policy. The objective was to prepare students to overcome challenges and successfully enter the portals of the National Defence Academy (NDA). The programme culminated at the Rashtriya Military School in Ajmer on Saturday i.e. 24th June, 2023.
Training for RMS Teachers ends in Ajmer
Colonel Amardeep Singh, the principal of the school, emphasized the significance of this training programme for in-service teachers. He highlighted that the purpose was to empower them to utilize innovative teaching methods and practices acquired during the programme, ultimately enhancing the quality of education provided to the students. The program commenced on June 19, 2023 and concluded on Saturday (24th June, 2023).
On the final day of the programme, the former principal, Colonel (retired) A Shekhar, conducted two enlightening sessions. The focus was on understanding the expectations and challenges faced by teachers in the twenty-first century. Principal Colonel Amardeep expressed satisfaction with the range of sessions conducted by subject experts during the programme.
Military academies in India:
The Indian Defence services have established numerous academies and staff colleges across India for the purpose of training professional soldiers in military sciences, warfare command and strategy, and associated technologies.
Education and training:
Rashtriya Indian Military College:
The Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun was founded on 13 March 1922 with the object of providing necessary preliminary recruit training for Indians wishing to become officers in Indian Armed Forces. The institution now runs school classes from 8th to 12th on 10+2 CBSE pattern and serves as a feeder institution to the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla (Pune), where males who have passed 12th class of school are taken as cadets to receive their initial training for the Army, Navy and Air Force.
- Chail Military School Chail (oldest one) (Previously known as King George Royal Indian Military College) Shimla.
- Ajmer Military School Ajmer (Found 1930) (Previously known as King George Royal Indian Military College) Ajmer
- Bangalore Military School (Erstwhile King George Military School, Bangalore and now Rashtriya Military School, Bangalore)
- Belgaum Military School
- Dholpur Military School
Sainik School:
The Sainik Schools are a system of schools in India established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society under Ministry of Defence. They were conceived in 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India, to rectify the regional and class imbalance amongst the Officer cadre of the Indian Military, and to prepare students mentally and physically for entry into the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune and Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, Kerala. Today there are 33 such schools running and proposed for future covering all the states of the country.
