Sainik School / RMS / RIMC Coaching + Schooling

  • RIMC Entrance Exam: Overview
  • Admission For: Class VIII (Boys and Girls)
  • Conducted By: RIMC, Dehradun
  • Frequency: Twice a year (June and December)
  • Eligibility:
    • Age: 11½ to 13 years as on 1st January or 1st July of the term applied for.
    • Education: Must be studying in Class VII or passed from a recognized school.
  • Selection Process: Written Exam + Viva Voce + Medical Examination

Exam Pattern

Subject Marks Duration
English 125 2 hours
Mathematics 200 1.5 hours
General Knowledge 75 1 hour
Viva Voce 50 -

Minimum Qualifying Marks: 50% in each paper including interview.

SYLLABUS FOR RIMC (RASHTRIYA INDIAN MILITARY COLLEGE)

1. English (125 Marks)

  • The English paper tests vocabulary, grammar, writing, and comprehension abilities.
  • Essay Writing
  • Letter Writing (Formal and Informal)
  • Story Writing
  • Comprehension Passages
  • Synonyms & Antonyms
  • One Word Substitution
  • Idioms and Phrases
  • Spotting Errors
  • Sentence Rearrangement

2. Mathematics (200 Marks)

  • Based on NCERT curriculum up to Class VII.
  • Number System
  • HCF & LCM
  • Fractions & Decimals
  • Square & Square Roots
  • Percentage
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Profit and Loss
  • Time, Speed and Distance
  • Time and Work
  • Simple Interest
  • Linear Equations
  • Basic Geometry: Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles
  • Mensuration: Area and Volume (Cube, Cuboid, Cylinder

3. General Knowledge (75 Marks)

  • Tests awareness across multiple disciplines.
  • History: Indian freedom movement, key historical events
  • Geography: India and the world – landforms, rivers, climate
  • General Science: Basic Physics, Chemistry, Biology concepts
  • Current Affairs: Recent national & international events
  • Sports and Awards

4. Viva Voce (50 Marks)

Candidates who qualify the written exam are invited for an interview to assess personality, communication skills, and confidence.

SYLLABUS FOR RMS (RASHTRIYA MILITARY SCHOOL)

CLASS – 6

Type of Paper - Objective (answers have to be marked)

Subject Max. Marks Min. to qualify Remarks
English 50 35% English marks are not counted towards merit
Intelligence 50 40% Counted in merit
Mathematics 50 40% Counted in merit
General Knowledge & Current affairs 50 40% Counted in merit
Total Marks 200

RMS –CET, All India Entrance exam for admission in class 6 and class 9 for its 5 schools is conducted ONCE a year in December.

Interview : 20 marks; only the students coming in the merit list to be called for the Interview. Medium of Question paper in Entrance exam for class 6 is in English or Hindi.

CLASS -6

English

  • Antonyms
  • Synonyms
  • Prepositions
  • Composition
  • Framing Questions
  • Articles
  • Comprehension Passages
  • Affirmative and Interrogative
  • Homonyms
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Spelling Check
  • Comprehension Passages
  • Types of Sentences (Negative, Interrogative, Positive, Exclamatory), etc
  • Para Jumbled
  • Construction of Sentences
  • Error correction
  • Grammar (Verbs, Adjectives, Noun, Gender, Structure, etc)
  • Singular and Plural Forms

Intelligence consists

  • Puzzle
  • Image
  • Verbal and Non-Verbal
  • Direction Sense
  • Sequence
  • Coding and Decoding
  • Analogy Test
  • Assigning Correct Mathematical Signs
  • Relationship of Analogy
  • Relationship
  • Same Class
  • Confusing Instructions
  • Completion of Series
  • Jumbled Spelling
  • Alphabetical Arrangement of Words
  • Decision Making

Mathematics

  • Number System
  • LCM and HCF
  • Prime Factorization
  • Square and Square Root
  • Time and work
  • Percentage
  • Profit and Loss
  • Preparation of Cash Bills
  • Measurement of Temperature in Degree Celsius
  • Ration and Proportion
  • Unitary Method
  • Arithmetic Mean
  • Simple Interest
  • Degree Fahrenheit
  • Time and Distance
  • Decimal and Fraction
  • Circumference and Area of a Circle
  • Conversion of Units of Area and Volume
  • Perimeter & Areas of Triangle – Rectangle – Square with Diagrams
  • Classification of Angles
  • Basic Geometry Concepts Such As Line, Point, Line Segment, Ray, etc.
  • Circle and its Parts
  • Quadrilaterals and Polygons
  • Construction of Line Segments
  • Interior and Exterior of Given Figures
  • Triangles (Angles and Angle Sum Property)

General Knowledge

  • Sports
  • History & Geography
  • Awards
  • General Science
  • Committee & Commission
  • International Organisations
  • Inventions and Inventors
  • Books and Authors
  • Some Historical Events / Land Marks
  • Classical Dances of India
  • Constitution
  • Science & Health
  • Environment & Pollution
  • Some Important Geographical Terms
  • Important Events of World History
  • Economics & Population
  • Popular Persons & Places
  • States of India
  • Union Territories
  • First in India
  • Important Towns on Rivers
  • Countries, Capitals, and Currencies
  • India – Important Facts
  • Our Defence Forces
  • Atomic Power Stations in India
  • Important Days
  • Games and Sports Terms
  • Abbreviations
  • National Parks and Wild Life Sanctuaries in India
  • Countries, Capital, and Currencies

CLASS - 9

Type of Paper - Objective (answers have to be marked)

Subject Max. Marks Min. to qualify Remarks
Paper - 1
English : 50 marks. Hindi : 20 marks. Social Sc. : 30 marks
100 50% Syllabus as of class 8th standard
Paper -2
Maths : 50 marks. Science : 50 marks
100 50% Syllabus as of class 8th standard
Total Marks 200

Interview : 50 marks, only the students coming in the merit list to be called for the Interview. Medium of Question paper in Entrance exam for class 9 is in English only

CLASS -9

English

  • Vocabulary and their Usage
  • Homophone & One-word substitute
  • Re-arranging words to make meaningful sentences
  • Antonyms
  • Synonyms
  • Gender
  • Comprehension Passages
  • Spell Check
  • Nouns
  • Adverbs
  • Adjectives
  • Grammatical Structures
  • Types of Sentences (Negative, Interrogative, Positive, Exclamatory), etc
  • Verb Forms
  • Articles
  • Error Correction

Hindi

  • वर्ण विचार / वर्तनी विवेक
  • पद परिचय
  • वाक्य रचनान्तरण (सरल/संयुक्त/मिश्र
  • शब्दभेद (स्त्रोत / उत्पत्ति)
  • पर्यायवाची शब्द
  • विलोम शब्द
  • अशुद्ध वाक्य को शुद्ध करना
  • मुहावरे
  • लोकोक्तियाँ
  • शब्द विवेक (शब्द प्रयोग में सूक्ष्म अंतर)
  • पद भेद (व्याकरणिक कोटि) की पहचान
  • वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द
  • गद्यांश
  • संधि/समास

Social Science

  • Sources of History
  • Establishment of the British Rule in India
  • Revolt against British Rule
  • Various Reforms in India During British Rule
  • The National Movement
  • India After Independence
  • Natural and Human Resources
  • Minerals and Power Resources
  • Agriculture
  • Industries
  • The Constitution
  • Indian Parliament
  • The Judiciary
  • Understanding Marginalisation
  • Public Facilitie

Mathematics

  • Number System
  • Square and Square Root
  • Cube and Cube Root
  • Exponents and Powers
  • Algebraic Expression and Identities
  • LCM and HCF
  • Factorization
  • Linear Equation in One Variable
  • Unitary method
  • Preparation of cash bills
  • Simplification, Fraction, Comparison
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Profit and Loss
  • Simple and Compound Interest
  • Work and Time
  • Time and Distance
  • Mensuration
  • Statistics
  • Probability
  • Basic geometrical concepts such as point, line, line segment, ray, etc.
  • Area and Perimeter of Circle, Cube, Cuboids, etc.
  • Triangles, Circles, quadrilaterals, and polygons

Science

  • Motion
  • Force
  • Sound
  • Light
  • Heat
  • Electricity
  • Magnetism
  • Natural and Man-Made Material
  • Metals and Non Metals
  • Carbon and its Various Forms
  • Acids, Bases, and Salts
  • Cell Structure and Function
  • Food – Production and Management
  • Reproduction
  • Nutrition in Plants and Animals
  • Microorganisms and Diseases
  • Pollution of Air, Water, and Soil
  • Solar System

SYLLABUS FOR SAINIK SCHOOL

CLASS – 6

Type of Paper - Objective (answers have to be marked)

Subject Total Questions Marks Time Limit
Math 50 150 60 Minutes
English 25 50 30 Minutes
GK 25 50 30 Minutes
Intelligence 25 50 30 Minutes
Total Marks 300

All India Sainik School Exam conducted once a year, on first Sunday of January, for admission to class 6 and class 9 for its 33 schools. These exams are now conducted by National Testing Agency.

CLASS -6

English

  • Comprehensive Passage
  • Preposition
  • Article
  • Vocabulary
  • Verbs and Type
  • Confusing Words
  • Question Tags
  • Type of Sentences
  • Tense forms
  • Kinds of Noun
  • Kind of Pronoun
  • Correct Spelling
  • Ordering of Words in Sentences
  • Sentence Formation
  • Antonyms
  • Adjective
  • Synonyms
  • Interjection
  • Idioms and Phrases
  • Collective Noun
  • Number
  • Gender
  • Adverbs
  • Rhyming Words

Intelligence consists

  • Analogy (Mathematical and Verbal)
  • Venn Diagram
  • Paper Folding
  • Embedded Figure
  • Geometrical Figure Completion
  • Space Visualisation
  • Order and Banking
  • Coding Decoding
  • Mathematical Operations
  • Blood Relation
  • Sitting Arrangements
  • Mirror Images
  • Figure Matching
  • Figure Series Completion
  • Classification
  • Word Formation
  • Dictionary Word Order
  • Series
  • Direction Test
  • Clock and Calender

Mathematics

  • Natural Number
  • LCM & HCF
  • Unitary Method
  • Fractions
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Profit and Loss
  • Simplification
  • Average
  • Percentage
  • Area and Parameter
  • Simple Interest
  • Line and Angles
  • Temperature
  • Conversion of Units
  • Roman Numerical
  • Types of Angles
  • Circles
  • Volume of Cube and Cuboids
  • Prime and Composite Numbers
  • Plane Figures
  • Decimal Numbers
  • Speed and Time
  • Operation on Numbers
  • Complimentary and Supplementary Angles
  • Arranging of Fractions

General Knowledge

  • Sports
  • History & Geography
  • Awards
  • General Science
  • Committee & Commission
  • International Organisations
  • Inventions and Inventors
  • Books and Authors
  • Some Historical Events / Land Marks
  • Classical Dances of India
  • Constitution
  • Science & Health
  • Environment & Pollution
  • Some Important Geographical Terms
  • Important Events of World History
  • Economics & Population
  • Popular Persons & Places
  • States of India
  • Union Territories
  • First in India
  • Important Towns on Rivers
  • Countries, Capitals, and Currencies
  • India – Important Facts
  • Our Defence Forces
  • Atomic Power Stations in India
  • Important Days
  • Games and Sports Terms
  • Abbreviations
  • National Parks and Wild Life Sanctuaries in India
  • Countries, Capital, and Currencies

CLASS -9

Type of Paper - Objective (answers have to be marked)

Subject Total Questions Marks Time Limit
Math 50 200 60 Minutes
English 25 50 30 Minutes
GK 25 50 30 Minutes
Intelligence 25 50 30 Minutes
Social Studies 25 50 30 Minutes
Total Marks 400

All India Sainik School Exam conducted once a year, on first Sunday of January, for admission to class 6 and class 9 for its 33 schools. These exams are now conducted by National Testing Agency.

CLASS -9

English

  • Vocabulary and their Usage
  • Homophone & One-word substitute
  • Re-arranging words to make meaningful sentences
  • Antonyms
  • Synonyms
  • Gender
  • Comprehension Passages
  • Spell Check
  • Nouns
  • Adverbs
  • Adjectives
  • Grammatical Structures
  • Types of Sentences (Negative, Interrogative, Positive, Exclamatory), etc
  • Verb Forms
  • Articles
  • Error Correction

Intelligence consists

  • Analogy (Mathematical and Verbal)
  • Venn Diagram
  • Paper Folding
  • Embedded Figure
  • Geometrical Figure Completion
  • Space Visualisation
  • Order and Banking
  • Coding Decoding
  • Mathematical Operations
  • Blood Relation
  • Sitting Arrangements
  • Mirror Images
  • Figure Matching
  • Figure Series Completion
  • Classification
  • Word Formation
  • Dictionary Word Order
  • Series
  • Direction Test
  • Clock and Calender

Social Science

  • Sources of History
  • Establishment of the British Rule in India
  • Revolt against British Rule
  • Various Reforms in India During British Rule
  • The National Movement
  • India After Independence
  • Natural and Human Resources
  • Minerals and Power Resources
  • Agriculture
  • Industries
  • The Constitution
  • Indian Parliament
  • The Judiciary
  • Understanding Marginalisation
  • Public Facilitie

Mathematics

  • Number System
  • Square and Square Root
  • Cube and Cube Root
  • Exponents and Powers
  • Algebraic Expression and Identities
  • LCM and HCF
  • Factorization
  • Linear Equation in One Variable
  • Unitary method
  • Preparation of cash bills
  • Simplification, Fraction, Comparison
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Profit and Loss
  • Simple and Compound Interest
  • Work and Time
  • Time and Distance
  • Mensuration
  • Statistics
  • Probability
  • Basic geometrical concepts such as point, line, line segment, ray, etc.
  • Area and Perimeter of Circle, Cube, Cuboids, etc.
  • Triangles, Circles, quadrilaterals, and polygons

Science

  • Motion
  • Force
  • Sound
  • Light
  • Heat
  • Electricity
  • Magnetism
  • Natural and Man-Made Material
  • Metals and Non Metals
  • Carbon and its Various Forms
  • Acids, Bases, and Salts
  • Cell Structure and Function
  • Food – Production and Management
  • Reproduction
  • Nutrition in Plants and Animals
  • Microorganisms and Diseases
  • Pollution of Air, Water, and Soil
  • Solar System