Entrance exam for Dehradun's RIMC to be held in Chandigarh on June 4

Chandigarh, February 23: The written entrance examination for admission to Dehradun's Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) for January 2023 term will be conducted on June 4 in Chandigarh, the Punjab Government said on Wednesday.

The Punjab Government has said in an official statement that the duly completed applications must reach by April 25, 2022. "Both boys and girls are eligible to apply for admission. Candidates appearing for the entrance test should not be less than 11 and half years but should not have attained the age of 13 years as of January 01, 2023. They should either be studying in Class 7 or have passed Class 7 from any recognised school at the time of admission to the RIMC. Selected candidates will be given admission into Class 8," a spokesperson from the Defence Services Welfare Department stated. Also read | ED arrests NCP leader Nawab Malik in money laundering case linked to Dawood Ibrahim It was also stated that the written examination will consist of three papers namely, English, mathematics and GK. The spokesperson further informed that application forms with prospectus and booklet of old question papers could be obtained by making an online payment of Rs 600 for general candidates and Rs 555 for SC/ST candidates on RIMC website 'www.rimc.gov.in' and that on receipt of payment, the prospectus-cum-application form and booklet of old question papers would be dispatched by speed post only. Also read | PM Modi calls for startup push in rural areas, expansion of women-led SHGs The RIMC, considered a 'Nursery of Leadership', is an inter-services institute and a category 'A' establishment of the Ministry of Defence alongside institutions such as National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, Officers' Training Academy, Chennai, and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. The college provides public school education to young students, specially selected through an All-India Competitive Examination. -PTC News