History of the School
 
King George V (1865-1936) was the king of Great Britain and Emperor of India from 1910 to 1936. Though during the first World War he had no direct responsibility, his duties, nonetheless took him to 450 Military and Naval installations, 300 Military hospitals and to several other places for personally distributing as many as 58,000 decorations. It was during some of these visits that King George V was so impressed with the courage and fighting abilities of the Indian Troops that at the conclusion of the war, he decided to set up some institutions for education of children of Indian Jawans. Hence these schools were named, King George Royal Indian Military Colleges (KGRIMCs). Initially, these schools were opened between 1925-1930 at Jhelum, Jullundhar and Ajmer. In 1945 when World War II came to an end, two more King George Royal Indian Military Colleges were started at Belgaum and Bangalore by King George VI.
 
With the nucleus of 100 South Indian Boys, 50 from Jullundhar and 50 from Ajmer, the King George VI Royal Indian Military College had its origin in Bangalore in 1946. During World War II the site of present school was used as a convalescing Home for British Troops. In the beginning, the staff were entirely military personnel, with exception of office staff who were civilians. Lt Col RHD Ross of the 8th Punjab Regiment and later transferred to RAEC, was the first Commandant. In 1948, Lt Col Ross retired and left for UK. His place was taken by Maj TW King the first Indian Officer in Command.
 

At first, all instructors were officers, but they were gradually replaced by JCOs. In Lt Col TW King's time civilian masters began to be appointed.
 
Re-Organisation of Military School
 
Till 1952 various Regimental Centres used to sponsor the sons of JCOs / ORs for admission to KGRIMCs. The aim then was to give education upto Army Special Classes and then make them VCOs. Some of them were also Commissioned as officers. Lt Gen Kundan Singh, Lt Gen RS Dayal, Lt Gen LS Rawat, Maj Gen RPRC Naidu, Maj Gen M Bhatia, Lt Gen A Natarajan, Lt Gen K Nagaraj are some of the ex-boys of these schools.
 
In 1952, KGRIMCs were reorganised as Residential Public Schools on the recommendations of a committee headed by Dr Hridaya Nath Kunzru. On reorganisation, public school education was, for the first time, brought within the reach of middle Classes. Admission was thrown open to sons of service officers and civilians as well. Instead of Army Special Exams, boys were now required to pass Senior Cambridge Exams. The motto then was 'Play The Game'.
 
In 1966, KG Schools were renamed as Military Schools. With changing sociopolitical conditions affiliation to the University of Cambridge was replaced by the Central Board Of Secondary Education. The motto of the schools was also changed to 'Sheelam Param Bhooshanam'.
 
During Jul 2007, the school was renamed as "Rashtriya Military School Bangalore" (RMSB), to reflect the 'All India' outlook of the school.
 
Cat 'A' Est
 
Like all other Rashtriya Military Schools, Rashtriya Military School Bangalore is a Cat 'A' Establishment under the direct control of DGMT(MT-15). All instructions pertaining to finance, training, admission and recruitment are received directly from AHQ (MT-15). General Officer Commanding, Karnataka Kerala and Goa Sub Area is Chairman Local Bord of Administration.
 
Aim of Military Schools
 
In the thirteenth meeting of the Central Governing Council held on 23 Oct 90,the aim was changed to:-
 
Rashtriya Military Schools will impart quality education to boys to enable them to take All India Secondary School exams of CBSE and also to facilitate their entry into National Defence Academy (NDA).
 
Facilities
 
RMSB is basically a residential school. The school has an eight bedded hospital and is authorized a Medical Officer with two Nursing Assistants. The school has large number of play grounds, a modern Swimming Pool, an auditorium and a CSD Canteen.
 
Sports and Games
 
Facilities for following games exist in the school:
 
  • Football
  • Volley ball
  • Basket ball
  • Hockey
  • Cricket
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Boxing
  • Swiming
  • Judo
 
The school has a well equipped Gymnasium. Mountain bikes have been procured for adventure hikes. The School also has roller skates and the cadets are encouraged to participate in various adventure activities organised by the school.
 
The School has been adopted by Sports Authority of India (SAI) as a Nodal Centre for Boxing. Regular training in Boxing is being given by them in the Old Assembly Hall.
 
Buildings and School Area
 
RMSB is spread over an area of 66.5 acres. The school buildings are of pre independence vintage and demand extensive maintenance on a regular basis. During last two decades few new buildings have come up namely, Cadets Mess, Assembly Hall, Six class rooms complex and residential accommodation for Administrative Officer, RMO and two Master Gazetted Officers.

The School swimming Pool, closed for many years, was renovated and recommissioned in January 2004. A new building for accommodating all 340 cadets in a single complex was completed in December 2006, on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of the school. Accommodation for 06 Master Gazetted and 06 Assistant Masters were completed in 2007 and 2009 respectively.

A new building incorporating Physics, Chemistry and Biology Labs was completed in October 2009.

Old Chemistry and Biology lab building is being renovated for Computer and Language Laboratories.
 
Old Boys Association
 
Most of the Old Boys of this school are members of the Old Boys Association. The Association has been given an office in the school campus. They have their routine meetings to discuss various aspects related to the Association and RMSB.
 
Inspections
 
Following inspections of the school are carried out annually:
 
  • Annual Adm Inspection by the GOC KK&G Sub Area.
  • Technical Inspection by the Director MT-15  
  • Inspection by Central Governing Council member as and when feasible.
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