Chail Military School
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Rashtriya Military School, Chail (also called Chail Military School; formerly King George Royal Indian Military College) is a residential school in Himachal Pradesh, India. The school's origins lie with the establishment of King George's Royal Indian Military School in Jullunder (later Jalandhar), Punjab, soon after World War I, with a donation of ₹250,000 from King George V’s patriotic fund. The foundation stone of this school was laid in the Jullunder Cantonment by King George V in February 1922, and the school started functioning in 1925. The school was moved to its present location in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, in 1960. Cadets are known as Georgians after the school's founding father.
Rashtriya Military School, Chail | |
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Location | |
Chail Shimla Hills, Himachal Pradesh India | |
Coordinates | 30.9629°N 77.1985°E / 30.9629; 77.1985 |
Information | |
Type | Military school |
Motto | Sheelam Param Bhushanam (Character is the Greatest Virtue) |
Established | 1925 |
School district | Solan |
Administrator | Major Kapil Salimath |
Principal | Shri V K Gangwal Jain |
Staff | 100 |
Faculty | 20 |
Grades | Class 6-12 |
Number of students | 300 |
Campus size | 174.80-acre (0.7074 km2) |
Campus type | Boarding school |
Colour(s) | Light blue and dark blue |
Affiliation | CBSE |
Founder | King George V |
Houses | Nalanda, Taxila, Ujjain |
Nalanda | Red (new dorms and annexe) |
Taxila | Green (Sidh and Oak) |
Ujjain | Blue (Glen View) |
Website | chailmilitaryschool |
It is one of only five RMS (Rashtriya Military Schools, formerly called Royal Indian Military Schools) of its kind in India; the other four being Ajmer Military School founded in 1930, Belgaum Military School in 1945, Bangalore Military School in 1946 and Dholpur Military School in 1962.[1] RIMC (established in 1922), RIMs and various Sainik Schools contribute 25% to 30% to various training academies of the Armed Forces. 1 RIMC and 5 RMS were established by the government after the World War I to Indianise the British Colonial Military in India by providing western style education with the aim to prepare the potential pool of future military officers.
The school is located amidst pine and deodar forests in the heart of the 110 km2 Chail Sanctuary at an altitude of 2144 meters. The world's highest cricket ground[2] is located in Chail and is used as a training and playground for cadets.