§ Sir C. YATEasked the Secretary of State for India out of the 35 Indian Army appointments offered at the last examination for Sandhurst in November, 1920, 1649W how many of the successful candidates put down their names for the Indian Army and how many of these were King's India cadets?
§ Mr. MONTAGUThe examination to which my hon. and gallant Friend refers was one for admission to the Royal Military College, and although the number of Indian Army appointments is announced at the time of the entrance examination, it is not until cadets are in their last term that they are called upon to state whether they wish to enter the Indian Army or a British regiment. This applies to ordinary cadets as well as to King's India cadets, but I have recently decided that future nominations to King's India cadetships shall be conditional on the candidates expressing their intention of entering the Indian Army.