The Army Cadet College Wing (ACC) is a feeder institution to the Indian Military Academy (IMA). It aims at training selected soldiers of the regular army in acquiring broad- based academic education leading to a degree. In addition to it, it also imparts to them basic military knowledge, leadership traits and character qualities which are essential for an officer of the Indian Army.

ACC is a progeny of the famous Kitchener College that was founded in 1929 at Nawgaon, Madhya Pradesh. The institution was moved from Nawgaon to Pune in 1964 and again to Debra Dun in July 1977 to become a wing of Indian Military Academy. An important change came over in 1974 when the level of instruction was raised and the college was affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

The nature of training at ACC is identical to that at NDA, its sister institution, both running a three-year degree course in science and humanities while sharing their affiliation with prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The only difference between NDA and ACC is that the intake at ACC is restricted to service cadets from the ranks who are groomed to become officers.

The service training at ACC includes subjects such as physical training, drill, weapon and tactical training, field engineering, map reading and service writing. This training given by all Arms officers helps the cadets to get the basic military knowledge which is essential for exercising command and control over an infantry section. It also helps inculcate an aggressive spirit of soldiering.