For the first time in its 100-year history, girl students will be admitted to Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun. The announcement was made by RIMC Commandant Col Ajay Kumar during the 100th Foundation Day celebrations of the institution on Sunday. The event was attended by over 500 alumni including many veterans and service officers in the Armed Forces.
RIMC, which is considered to be a major preparation ground for those aspiring to join the Armed Forces, takes admission from class 8 onwards. RIMC will start with the admission of five girl students in July, a leading news daily reported.
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A total of 568 girls took part in the entrance exam for five seats. RIMC had constituted a committee to assess all necessary changes to be made to make the institute girl-friendly before finalizing the decision to open doors for girls.
However, this is not the first time a girl will be admitted to RIMC. The institute had earlier accepted a girl studnet as a test case in 1992. Colonel Kumar said Swarnima Thapiyal, who was the daughter of a faculty member, was admitted to the institute. She went on to serve in the Indian Army and retired as a Major.
The British established the RIMC on March 13, 1922, with the aim of providing military training to Indian youth, who could later be inducted into the British Indian Army as officers. Since its inception, the institute trains only boys and has been a feeder institute to the National Defense Academy and Naval Academy.
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In October last year, the NDA had given its nod to admit girls candidates to the Rashtriya Indian Military College and Rashtriya Military Schools, which have been all-boys institutions till now. The central government, in an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, said girl students would be admitted to institutions from the next academic session (2022-23).
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