Rashtriya Military School, Belgaum is one of five military schools in India. Entrance tests for the military schools are held each year in December. About 70,000 to 80,000 students attend this test and around 350 students are selected. The schools are run by the Indian government. The school was founded in 1945 at Belgaum, in the then Bombay province. It was then called King George the VI Royal Indian Military College. This was the fourth such institution set up in the country. The other three were at Jhelum, Jullandhar and Ajmer.