ARMY EDUCATIONAL CORPS

ARMY EDUCATIONAL CORPS

Born on June 1, 1947, the Army Educational Corps (AEC) came into existence with just 40 regular officers, 40 short-service commissioned officers, 120 JCOs and 400 other Ranks. With its training centre is in Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh it supervises and directs all education in the Army and also provides the instructors and examines the machinery for all its educational exams. The Corps also runs human resources development centres, whose function is to instruct SSC-level education, Army Cadet College cadre classes, certificate education, schooling in foreign and regional languages, communication skills, map reading and music training. The management of Sainik Schools by this Corps has helped in moulding young minds and setting them on the path of military leadership. Its emblem has a torch in the foreground and a star in the background and its name in Devanagari written in a border below.