In 1922, Prince of Wales established Indian Military College out of Dehradun as a nutritional school of Indians who went to the Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst, England.
Montague-Chelmsford Reforms prepares ten Indians who are sent to Sandhurst for training. Later, in the Round Table Conference in London in 1930, it was recommended that Indian forms of a school like Sandhurst be established. In order to carry out this work, the British Government of India constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwad, the then Indian Commander-in-Chief. In July 1931, the committee recommended that an academy be set up for training of forty entrants in a session (period of one session - six months). The division of the number of entrants was as follows - 15 direct entrants; 15 entrepreneurs through the Kitchener College of Novagaon and the remaining 10 Princesi States (Kings).
Inaugaration
On 1 October 1932, with the entry of 40 Gentlemen Cadets, the Academy was given functional form. Brig L. P. Collins, DSO, was the first Commandant of the OBE Academy. The first group of the course was in the cadets - Sam Manekshaw, Smith Doon and Moses Khan. Later on, they all became heads of armies of their respective countries - namely India, Burma and Pakistan, respectively. This course was named - 'PIONEERS' (Pioneers). The government acquired the estate of the railway college of Dehradun, the then, since its building and its large complex were both very suitable for meeting the needs of the academy's birth time.
The formal inauguration of the Academy was done on 10 December 1932 at the end of the first session. The academy was inaugurated by the then Indian Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwad, Baronet GCB, OM, GCSI, KCMG, DSO. The main building of the academy and the main assembly hall has been named after him. The highlight of the occasion of the inauguration was the speech given by Sir Philip Chetwud, which was given in the same assembly hall, which has been beautified by him today. A paragraph of his speech has been adopted as the principle of the Academy. This paragraph is - "Every time and forever, it is your first duty to work in the interest of the security, respect and welfare of your country, after that, take care of the honor, welfare and well-being of the people working under their control. And at the end, every time and always, pay attention to the comfort, comfort and security of your own. "
These sentences are considered as "ideal sentences" of Shetwad and the same is the idea of all executives who are going ahead with success in the IMA (Indian Military Academy).
From 1932 to independence
In 1934, before passing the first team of cadets, Lord Villingdon, Viceroy of India, provided the flag to the Academy on behalf of the King. The parade was commanded by under-officer GC Smith Doon. After World War broke out, the number of people entering the academy and their number of categories increased significantly. Between December 1934 and May 1941, 16 teams had passed the regular course, but only 524 Gentlemen Cadets were recruited in the army, while 3,887 cadets were recruited during the period from August 1941 to January 1946.
To expand the academy, buying more land, many temporary buildings were built on it, which are being used to date. Two blocks previously made for housing, were named after the first two commandants - Brigadier Collins and Kingsley.
The first regular course after the fight was started on 25 February 1946. After Independence, the first Indian Commandant was Brigadier Thakur Mahadev Singh, DSO. In May 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel visited the academy. At the time of independence, the movable assets of the Academy were split between India and Pakistan. The Gentlemen Cadets who wanted to go to Pakistan, left the academy on the night of 14 October 1947. The first two generations of Pakistan Army officers were donated by the Indian Military Academy.
Montague-Chelmsford Reforms prepares ten Indians who are sent to Sandhurst for training. Later, in the Round Table Conference in London in 1930, it was recommended that Indian forms of a school like Sandhurst be established. In order to carry out this work, the British Government of India constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwad, the then Indian Commander-in-Chief. In July 1931, the committee recommended that an academy be set up for training of forty entrants in a session (period of one session - six months). The division of the number of entrants was as follows - 15 direct entrants; 15 entrepreneurs through the Kitchener College of Novagaon and the remaining 10 Princesi States (Kings).
Inaugaration
On 1 October 1932, with the entry of 40 Gentlemen Cadets, the Academy was given functional form. Brig L. P. Collins, DSO, was the first Commandant of the OBE Academy. The first group of the course was in the cadets - Sam Manekshaw, Smith Doon and Moses Khan. Later on, they all became heads of armies of their respective countries - namely India, Burma and Pakistan, respectively. This course was named - 'PIONEERS' (Pioneers). The government acquired the estate of the railway college of Dehradun, the then, since its building and its large complex were both very suitable for meeting the needs of the academy's birth time.
The formal inauguration of the Academy was done on 10 December 1932 at the end of the first session. The academy was inaugurated by the then Indian Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwad, Baronet GCB, OM, GCSI, KCMG, DSO. The main building of the academy and the main assembly hall has been named after him. The highlight of the occasion of the inauguration was the speech given by Sir Philip Chetwud, which was given in the same assembly hall, which has been beautified by him today. A paragraph of his speech has been adopted as the principle of the Academy. This paragraph is - "Every time and forever, it is your first duty to work in the interest of the security, respect and welfare of your country, after that, take care of the honor, welfare and well-being of the people working under their control. And at the end, every time and always, pay attention to the comfort, comfort and security of your own. "
These sentences are considered as "ideal sentences" of Shetwad and the same is the idea of all executives who are going ahead with success in the IMA (Indian Military Academy).
From 1932 to independence
In 1934, before passing the first team of cadets, Lord Villingdon, Viceroy of India, provided the flag to the Academy on behalf of the King. The parade was commanded by under-officer GC Smith Doon. After World War broke out, the number of people entering the academy and their number of categories increased significantly. Between December 1934 and May 1941, 16 teams had passed the regular course, but only 524 Gentlemen Cadets were recruited in the army, while 3,887 cadets were recruited during the period from August 1941 to January 1946.
To expand the academy, buying more land, many temporary buildings were built on it, which are being used to date. Two blocks previously made for housing, were named after the first two commandants - Brigadier Collins and Kingsley.
The first regular course after the fight was started on 25 February 1946. After Independence, the first Indian Commandant was Brigadier Thakur Mahadev Singh, DSO. In May 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel visited the academy. At the time of independence, the movable assets of the Academy were split between India and Pakistan. The Gentlemen Cadets who wanted to go to Pakistan, left the academy on the night of 14 October 1947. The first two generations of Pakistan Army officers were donated by the Indian Military Academy.
