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Three gentleman cadets take the flags towards the batch at the parade. Indian Military Academy in Dehradun holds the passing out parade every year. During the Indian independence struggle, Indian leaders recognized the need for a local military institution to meet the needs of an armed force loyal to sovereign India. The British Raj was reluctant to commission Indian officers or to permit local officer training. Until World War I Indians were not eligible for commission as officers in the Indian Army.[1] Following the experiences in World War I, where Indian soldiers proved their mettle Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms facilitated ten Indians per year to undergo officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. In 1922 the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College (now known as the R