Indian military Academy

Valour and Wisdom", the motto of the Indian Military Academy, as signified by the cross swords and flaming torch of the Academy Crest, is manifest in the action and deeds of officers of the Indian Army. Faced with hostile neighbours, a long border and a none too stable internal situation in some parts, the Indian Army has had to confront challenges to the integrity of the Nation. That it has given a good account of itself both in peace and war is a credit to the Indian Army's gallant soldiers and the officers who have led them. Credit for the leadership of the Army can be apportioned to the alumni of the Indian Military Academy, through whose portals have passed most of its officers.

Till the outbreak of the Second World War, the strength of the GCS at the Academy remained unchanged; however, the infrastructure for training facilities improved, Between December 1934 and May 1941 sixteen regular courses passed out of the Academy and 524 GCS were commissioned. The German invasion of France in May 1941 saw an increase in the number of entrants, a change in entrant categories and altered duration of the course. From August 1941 to January 1946, the Academy commissioned 3887 Indian and British gentlemen cadets. To accommodate the surge in the number of GCS and faculty members, temporary structures were built, the present East and West Blocks being of that vintage.