The Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) is a prestigious military school in India that offers quality education and training to young boys who aspire to join the armed forces. RIMC Class VIII is a great opportunity for boys to start their journey towards becoming officers in the Indian Army, Navy, or Air Force.

For admission to Class VIII at the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun (UK), for the JULY 2025 Term, applications are being accepted for both boys and girls. The entrance exam will be held at designated centres in the relevant states on 01 Dec 2024 (Sunday). The candidates will be examined in the following subjects :-

EDUCATIONAL CRITERION

The candidate should either be studying in Class VII or passed Class VII from any recognised  school at the time of admission to the RIMC, i.e., on 01 July 2025.

AGE LIMITS

Boys and Girls both are eligible for admission to the RIMC, Dehradun. The candidate should be in the age bracket of 11 years and 06 months to 13 years as on 01 July 2024, i.e., they should not be born earlier than 02 July 2012 and not later than 01 Jan 2014. The applicants should be informed that no application for change in the date of birth, from that originally given by them would be entertained later by the college authorities.

The Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) is a prestigious military school in India that offers quality education and training to young boys who aspire to join the armed forces. RIMC Class VIII is a great opportunity for boys to start their journey towards becoming officers in the Indian Army, Navy, or Air Force.

For admission to Class VIII at the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun (UK), for the July 2025 Term, applications are being accepted for both boys and girls. The entrance exam will be held at designated centres in the relevant states on Dec 1, 2024 (Sunday).

ZONE WISE DISTRIBUTION OF GIRLS CANDIDATES

STATE / UT WISE DISTRIBUTION OF VACANCIES : BOYS CANDIDATES

SCHEDULE EXAMINATION

Written Examination : The examination shall be conducted on 01 Dec 2024 (Sunday) as per the following schedule :

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VIVA-VOCE

The viva-voce will be held for only those candidates who qualify the written exam. The list will be sent to the respective State Governments by the RIMC after approval for HQ ARTRAC. The date for viva-voca (designed primarily to test the intelligence, personality & communication skills of candidates) will be intimated later.

The wards of Central Government employees can take their exam and viva-voce at the place of posting of either employee or domicile state, however, their candidature will be considered from the original domicile state. It is, therefore mandatory for such candidates to get the application deposited in the same state where the exam has to be taken.

RESULT

Result will be uploaded on RIMC website www.rimc.gov.in Candidates are responsible to regularly check the website for latest status update. It is mandatory for all the selected candidates to join RIMC within 10 days, on receipts of the joining instructions. Joining instructions will be sent to email ID as mentioned in Application Form by the candidates.

PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN APPLICATION FORMS

The Prospectus-cum-Application can be obtained from The Rashtriya Indian Military College, Garhi Cantt, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Pin-248003 by using the following methods :

(a) ONLINE PAYMENT : On the RIMC website (www.rimc.gov.in), candidates must pay an online fee of Rs. 600 for general candidates and Rs. 555 for SC/ST candidates (on receipt of the payment, the prospectus-cum-application form and booklet of old question papers will be dispatched by Speed Post only).

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(b) BY SENDING DEMAND DRAFT : The Prospectus-cum-Application and Booklet of Old Question Papers can be obtained by sending a written request with a demand draft of Rs. 600/- for General Candidates & Rs. 555/- for SC/ST candidates along with caste certificate in favour of “THE COMMANDANT RIMC FUND”, HDFC BANK, BALLUPUR CHOWK, DEHRADUN, (BANK CODE-1399), UTTARAKHAND. The address should be typed/written clearly in CAPITAL LETTERS with Pin Code and contact number. RIMC will NOT be responsible for any postal delay or loss in transit of prospectus caused by illegible or incomplete address. The delay on part of postal department is not the responsibility of RIMC

Note : (i) The Application Form issued by RIMC only shall be valid. Application Forms locally printed / photocopied and without RIMC Hologram (seal) shall not be accepted.

(ii) No refund of the application fee will be done under any condition.

DOCUMENTS

Applications are to be submitted in duplicate. The mandatory documents which are required to be attached with Application Form are as under –

(a) Birth Certificate (issued by Municipal Corporation/Gram Panchayat)

(b) Domicile Certificate of the candidates

(c) SC/ST Certificate (where applicable)

(d) A certificate from the Principal of the current school in which the candidate is studying, with photograph attested stating the date of birth (as per the school records) and the class in which the candidate is studying is to be submitted in original.

(e) Photocopy of Aadhar Card of the Candidate (both sides) is a mandatory requirement falling which application will be rejected.

(f) Two passport size photographs.

Note : Application Form should reach the respective State Governments (as given in Guidelines to Admission) by 30 Sept 2024. Kindly note that Application Form must be sent to the State Government and not to the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

IMPORTANT DATES 

Please note the under mentioned dates :

(a) Press Note by State Government to be published before – 20 July 2024

(b) Last Date for acceptance of applications by State Governments – 30 Sept 2024

(c) Conduct of written exam – 01 Dec 2024

(d) Conduct of viva-voce of only those candidates who qualify the written exam – Date will be intimated later

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