Education in Shimla - Chail Military School (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Chail Military School (Rashtriya Military School Chail or King George Royal Indian Military College) is a residential school in Himachal Pradesh, India, established after the First World War in 1922 with a donation of Rs 250,000 from King George Vs patriotic fund. The foundation stone of the school was laid by King George V in February 1922. The school started functioning at Jalandhar Cantonment in 1925. Since then cadets are known as "Georgians". The school is located amidst pine and deodar forests in the heart of the 110 km Chail Sanctuary at an altitude of 2144 meters. World's highest cricket ground is located in Chail Himachal Pradesh and is used as a training and playground for cadets. Chail Military School is the oldest military School in India. Along with its sister institute now located in Jhelum, Pakistan, Chail Military School was named as King George Royal Indian Military School after King George V. After the First World War, in February 1922 the foundation stone of the school was laid and regular classes were started in September 1925 at Jalandhar Cant in Punjab. The school was founded with the aim of providing free education to the sons of JCOs, NCOs and ORs to prepare them for the various Army examinations including the Indian Special Certificate of Education. The entire curriculum of the school was based on military requirements with English as a medium of instruction. The original strength of the school was 250 and the staff consisted mostly of military personnel. During the Second World War the school was designated as College. One hundred more cadets were admitted under the expansion scheme. The eligibility norms were relaxed to facilitate enrollment of near relatives of Army personnel and admissions were thrown open to a... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=14428907