RASHTRIYA MILITARY SCHOOL (RMS), BELGAUM

Rashtriya Military School (RMS), Belgaum
Rashtriya Military School, Belgaum was founded on 30th December 1945 at Belgaum in the then Bombay province. It was then called King George VI Royal Indian Military College. This was the fourth such institution set up in the country. Initially admission to the school was restricted to the sons of JCOs and OR of the Army and their equivalent ranks in the Navy and Air Force. The boys were prepared for the Army Special Certificate Education Examination. The Instructional staff was drawn exclusively from the Army Educational Corps. It was incumbent upon all boys to join the defence service after finishing School.
On Republic Day 1950, the School was renamed King George’s Military College. In July 1952, the School was re-organized
along the lines of Residential Public Schools. Admissions were thrown open to the sons of service Officers as well as Civilians. The
school switched over to the Senior Cambridge Certificate Examination and the pre-condition for admission that all boys should
join the defence services was withdrawn. The School was simultaneously renamed as King George’s School.
In 1963, the School was affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi and the boys switched
over to the Higher Secondary Examination conducted by the Board. On 01 January 1966, the School was renamed ‘Belgaum
Military School’. Belgaum, In January 1988 the prefix ‘Belgaum’ was dropped and the School was redesignated ‘Military School
Belgaum’. Since Jun 2007, the school is known as Rashtriya Military School, Belgaum.