HISTORY OF ROTU UTHM
           

The origin of the Reserve Officers Training Unit began on April 3^rd 1965 with the establishment of the 1^st infantry battalion branch of the reserve army at the University of Malaya. It started as a reaction and concern of the staff and students of University of Malaya with regards to the confrontation with Indonesia in 1963.

            At its formation stage 30 students from different faculties underwent an elementary recruit course at Seputih training camp in Batu Gajah Perak during their term break. Most of these students had a military or police background, and they were all former students of the royal military college. Racial events of 13^th May 1969 resulted in this company spreading to other institute of higher learning, with the establishment of A Company in Mara Institute Of Technology, B Company in the Putra University Of Malaysia, and C Company in the National University Of Malaysia, with University Of Malaya remaining as its battalion headquarters.

            The high spirit shown by these students of higher learning prompted the then Director of the reserve army, Brigadier General Dato’ Abul As Bin Ismail to initiate discussion with Vice Chancellors  of all the universities to establish the Reserved Officers Training Unit or ROTU.

on 1st october 2003 is the d-day for ROTU UTHM existed in UTHM. However only after 3 year ROTU UTHM is officially granted by DYAM TUNKU MAHKOTA JOHOR as well as the chancellor of University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. YBhg Prof Hashim Bin Saim the vice chancellor of academic UTHM is the vice commandand of ROTU UTHM. Meanwhile, the person who lead and and act as the commandand of ROTU UTHM is the vice chancellor of UTHM YBhg Prof Dato Dr Mohd Noh Bin Dalimin.