1 RIMC and 5 RMS were established by the government after the World War I to Indianise the British Colonial Military in India by providing western style education with the aim to prepare the potential pool of future military officers.
The government established 1 RIMC and 5 RMS following World War I to transform the British Colonial Military in India into an Indianized force, equipped with Western-style education to cultivate a pool of future military leaders.