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{{Infobox school<br />
|name = Rashtriya Military School Belgaum<br />
|logo = [[File:Bangalore Military School 4.JPG|Bangalore Military School 4]]<br />
|motto = ''Sheelam Param Bhushanam''<br />(''Character is the Highest Virtue'')<br />
|location = Belgaum, [[Karnataka]]<br />
|country = India<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|15|52|59|N|74|34|59|E|display=title,inline}}<br />
|type = [[Military school]]<br />
|established = 1945<br />
|district = Belgaum<br />
|administrator = <br />
|principal = <br />
|staff = 100<br />
|faculty = 40<br />
|grades = Class 6-12<br />
|colours = Light blue and dark blue <br />
{{color box|Lightblue}}{{color box|Darkblue}}<br />
|information =Military establishment where young boys are trained to join Armed forces <br />
|website = [www.rashtriyamilitaryschoolbelgaum.in//] RMS Belgaum<br />
|affiliation = CBSE, New Delhi<br />
|head of school = Director General of Military Training (DGMT)<br />
|students = 300 approx.<br />
|campus type = Residential school<br />
|campus size = {{convert|64|acre|km2|adj=on}}<br />
|free_label = Founder<br />
|free_text = [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]]<br />
|free_label1 = Pratap<br />
|free_label2 = Ranjit<br />
|free_text1 = {{color box|Darkblue}} Blue<br />
|free_text2 ={{color box|DarkGreen}} Green<br />
|free_label3 = Ashoka<br />
|free_label4 = Shivaji<br />
|free_text3 = {{color box|Yellow}} Yellow<br />
|free_text4 ={{color box|Red}} Red<br />
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'''Rashtriya Military School, Belgaum''' is one of the five military schools in [[India]]. Entrance tests for the military schools are held each year in December. About 70,000 to 80,000 students attend this test and around 350 students are selected. The schools are run by the Ministry Of Defence for the [[Indian government]].<br />
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It was established in 1945 and it is one of the only five RMS (Rashtriya Military School which were formerly called Royal Indian Military Schools) of its kind in India; the other four being [[Chail Military School]] founded in 1922, [[Ajmer Military School]] in 1930, [[Bangalore Military School]] in 1946 and [[Dholpur Military School]] in 1962.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rashtriyamilitaryschools.in/bangalore|title=Bangalore Military School|access-date=23 July 2012|archive-date=23 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223104039/http://www.rashtriyamilitaryschools.in/bangalore/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Rashtriya Indian Military College|RIMC]] (established in 1922), RIMs and various [[Sainik School]]s contribute 25% to 30% to various training academies of the Armed Forces. 1 RIMC and 5 RMS were established by the government after the [[World War I]] to [[Indianisation (British India)|Indianise the British Colonial Military]] in India by providing [[Macaulayism|western style education]] with the aim to prepare the potential pool of future military officers. <ref name="print1">{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/dont-rush-sainik-schools-public-private-partnership-can-dilute-and-corrupt/673499/|title=Don’t rush into Sainik School public-private partnership. It can dilute and corrupt}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
{{main | Chail_Military_School#History | l1= History of Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS) }}<br />
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Established in 1945, the Belgaum Military School is one of the [[Chail_Military_School#History|Rashtriya Military Schools]] (RMS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.georgianbangalore.com/schoolhistory.htm|title=History of the School|publisher=Georgian Association,Military School Bangalore|access-date=26 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724152444/http://www.georgianbangalore.com/schoolhistory.htm|archive-date=24 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> All RMS, under the direct control of [[Army_Training_Command#History|Directorate General of Military Training]] (DGMT), are Category 'A' military training institutes at par with [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]] (RIMS) and [[National Defence Academy]]. All instructions pertaining to finance, training, admission and recruitment are received directly from Army Head Quarters AHQ (MT-15). General Officer Commanding, Karnataka Kerala and Goa Sub Area is Chairman Local Board of Administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustanlink.com/careertex/top-institutes-india/bangalore-military-school.htm|title=Bangalore Military School, Bangalore Military School detailed information, Admission Process for Bangalore Military School|access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref> On 1 January 1966, the school was renamed ''"Belgaum Military School"'', Belgaum. In January 1998 the prefix ‘Belgaum’ was dropped and the School was re-designated ''"Military School, Belgaum"''. At the thirteenth meeting of the Central Governing Council held on 23 Oct 1990, the aim of a Military School was defined as: ''"The aim of Military Schools is to impart quality education and prepare cadets to join the Defence Services"''.<br />
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The school has an area of {{convert|64.13|acre|m2}} which in addition to the buildings includes 14 playgrounds like cricket, football, hockey, athletics track, baseball, volleyball, swimming pool and squash court. The school buildings include Main Office Block, Boys Hostels, Cadets Mess, Academic block, Temple and Old Assembly Hall, New Assembly Hall, Gymnasium, QM Stores and Canteen, MI Room and Staff Accommodation.<br />
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The primary aim of the RMS is to prepare students for the All India Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. The school also prepares boys who wish to join the Indian Armed Forces for the entrance examination of National Defence Academy. Boys between the age of 10–12 years are eligible for admission to school from Class VI onward.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} Alumni of the five RMS are known as '''Georgians''' after their founder father.<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
* [[Kumud Mishra]], Indian film actor<br />
* [[Ashok Lavasa]], Former Election Commissioner<br />
* [[Baba Kalyani]], Kalyani Group<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[National Cadet Corps (India)]] (NCC)<br />
* [[National Service Scheme]] (NSS)<br />
* [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]] (RIMC)<br />
* [[Sainik School]]<br />
* [[Senior Officers' School, Belgaum]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* https://web.archive.org/web/20091201051511/http://www.militaryschoolbelgaum.edu.in/<br />
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[[Category:Military schools in India]]<br />
[[Category:Schools in Belagavi district]]<br />
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