Military College Jhelum
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Sarai Alamgir, Punjab Pakistan |
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| Type | Military school |
| Motto | Knowledge and Action ݝڶݥ ۇ ݝݥڶ |
| Established | 3 March 1922 |
| Faculty | 50 |
| Grades | 8th - 12th(ICS/Pre-Eng) |
| Number of students | ~650 |
| Houses | 7 |
| School color(s) | Dark green |
| Mascot | Alamgirians |
| Website | www.militarycollege.edu.pk [1] |
Coordinates: 32°53′48″N 73°45′29″E / 32.89667°N 73.75806°E
Military College Jhelum or MCJ, is a military high school, located at Sarai Alamgir (Jhelum District) but now in (Gujrat District), Pakistan. Though it is physically located in Gujrat District, due to its very close proximity it is still associated with the City of Jhelum, and is considered to be in the cantonment limit of Jhelum. The institution feeds the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul. Military College Jhelum is one of three military colleges in Pakistan; the others being Military College Murree and Military College Sui.
The college's foundation stone was laid on 3 March 1922 by the Prince of Wales. as the King George Royal Indian Military School (KGRIMS) at the Jhelum and Jallandhar cantonments in Punjab Province (Jallandhar is now in Indian state of Punjab but the school was relocated and renamed as the Chail Military School). Regular classes at the college began on 15 September 1925.
From 16 April 1932 to 11 November 1936, the Chief Instructor of the college was Warrant Officer Charles Eaton. A bungalow was built for him and his family on the banks of the Canal and still exists. When W.O. Eaton and his family left the students lined the route all the way to the railway station and festooned him with garlands, such was their esteem. In 1943, the school underwent and the college emerged as an institution of choice for potential officers of the army.
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