Rashtriya Military schools were eastablished as King George’s Royal Indian Military schools to take care of the education of the sons of defence personnel. In 1952, the schools were reorganized on Public School lines and admissions were made open to the sons of Defence Service Officers and civilians. In 1954, the school became member of the Indian Public Schools Conference (IPSC) and continues to be an active member till date. The schools were renamed Military Schools in 1966 and its old motto, ‘Play the Game’ was replaced with ‘Sheelem Param Bhushanam’ which means Character is the Highest Virtue. On 25th Jun 2007, the schools got their present name “Rashtriya Military School”. The school has several of its alumni occupying high positions in the Armed Forces and in other sectors doing stellar service to the motherland.
Applications are invited for admission to Class VI and Class IX in Rashtriya Military Schools located at Chail (Himachal Pradesh), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Belgaum (Karnataka), Bengaluru (Karnataka) and Dholpur (Rajasthan). 2. Rashtriya Military Schools are fully residential public schools affiliated to CBSE and function under the aegis of Ministry of Defence
Eligibility
(a) Age. (i) Class VI. Only boys aged between 10-12 years as on 31 March 2020 (born between 01 April 2008 to 31 March 2010, both days inclusive) are eligible. (ii) Class IX. Only boys aged between 13-15 years as on 31 March 2020 (born between 01 April 2005 to 31 March 2007, both days inclusive) are eligible. Note. Six months relaxation in upper age limit is permissible for the wards of personnel Killed in Action for admission to Class VI and Class IX respectively.
Education
(i) Class VI. No previous educational qualification is mandatory. (ii) Class IX. Candidate should have passed Class VIII from a govt/recognized school before the date of admission. Students studying in Class VIII are also eligible to appear in the entrance test for Class IX. (c) Medical. Selected candidates will have to undergo medical exam at Military Hospitals as nominated by the Director General of Medical Services prior to admission. Only those found medically fit will be offered admission.
Reservation of Vacancies
(a) 70% for wards of JCOs/OR of Army, Navy and AF (including ex-servicemen). (b) 30% for wards of officers of Army, Navy and AF (including retired officers) and wards of civilians. (c) A total of 50 seats are earmarked in Killed in Action category, in all five RMSs together, at any point of time. Note: 15% and 7.5% seats are reserved for SC and ST in all categories.
8. Important Instructions:-
(a) Parents/candidates should exercise due care while filling up the application form. If on verification or otherwise at any subsequent stage, incorrect entries or some variations are found, the candidature is liable to be rejected. (b) Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents will be done during admission. (c) Candidates should also note that once a Date of Birth and Category has been claimed by them and entered in the records of the form for the purpose of admission, no change will be allowed subsequently on any ground whatsoever.