2 . ▁ ▁The ▁a cademy ▁had ▁a ▁unique ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁position ▁of ▁Asia ' s ▁first ▁engineering ▁college ▁I IT ▁Ro or kee ▁and ▁India ' s ▁oldest ▁military ▁canton ment ▁Beng al ▁Engine er ▁Group . ▁ ▁In ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁re ch rist ened ▁as ▁Army ▁Public ▁School ▁No . 2 ▁and ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁guard ▁took ▁place ▁to ▁Army ▁Public ▁School ▁management . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁a cademy ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁by ▁brothers ▁of ▁St ▁Gabriel ▁respond ing ▁to ▁the ▁inv itation ▁from ▁Brig . ▁Mark ▁Vall ad ares ▁than ▁command ant ▁of ▁B EG ▁& ▁Center , ▁Ro or kee . ▁The ▁school ▁had ▁only ▁ 2 6 ▁students ▁on ▁roll , ▁all ▁accommod ated ▁in ▁the ▁host el , ▁hous ed ▁in ▁Gen . ▁William ' s ▁b ung al ow ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁brothers . ▁The ▁school ▁continued ▁to ▁function ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁building ▁till ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁A ▁three - stor ied ▁building ▁was ▁put ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁B EG ▁with ▁the ▁expert ise ▁of ▁C B RI , ▁Ro or kee ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Central ▁Building ▁Research ▁Institute ▁within ▁a ▁span ▁of ▁three ▁months . ▁ ▁The ▁students ▁continued ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁William ' s ▁b ung al ow ▁till ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁after ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁shift ed ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁floor ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁wings ▁of ▁the