In Dehradun, Uttarakhand, you can find the Indian Military Academy (IMA). India's army leaders train here. It has been around since 1932.

One thousand four hundred acres of land make up the IMA campus. The IMA has everything you could want: lecture halls, computer labs, a library with more than 100,000 books and magazines worldwide, a café, and a theatre that can hold 2,000 people.

There is an 18-hole golf course, a museum, a war memorial, and a room where you can practise shooting at the school. It is one of the most popular tourist places to visit in Dehradun.

The Academy has won several national and foreign awards. From the Paramvir Chakra to the Mahavir Chakra, there are people at the IMA who have won the most prestigious government awards, and people look up to them. When you walk through the walls of DEHRADUN'S MOST POPULAR TOURIST SPOT, you can't help but feel proud and energised.

History of the Academy

The IMA was created in 1932 as part of a British plan to make the military more Indian. The Indian Military Academy got the old Indian Railways Railway Staff College, its 206-acre grounds and other buildings that helped it run.

The first group of 40 IMA cadets, Gentleman Cadets (GC), began training on October 1, 1932. Brigadier L.P. Collins became in charge of them as the first commander. Field Marshal Chetwode opened the school on December 10, 1932, at the end of the first term. His name is on the building that the museum is in.

Can civilians visit the Indian Military Academy?

Visitors must have a specific permit to enter the Academy. On Gentlemen Cadet Day, when the cadets graduate, the school is open to everyone. The Academy has won several national and foreign awards. Indian Military Academy has to be a part of every DEHRADUN TOUR PACKAGE.

Is Sunday a holiday in IMA?

On Sunday in IMA, if you pass your drill test and are not being punished, you can sleep, go to CCD, walk around, and go for liberty. But in Ota, Sunday is the same as any other day, except for second-term seniors who get some rest.