This article lists the regiments of the Indian Army, including the various corps of supporting arms and services.
See also: Military history of India.
The following old lists in this section have been replaced by the present list provided in the subsequent sections:
See also: Indian Army Armoured Corps.
See also: Regiment of Artillery (India).
In the Regiment of Artillery the battalion-sized units are referred to as regiments, a point of confusion on occasion. These units are equipped and named based on their type of equipment. There are two types of units. The majority are regiments that have weapons as their equipment, such as missiles, rockets, field guns, medium guns or mortars. The second type of regiment are those that have mission support equipment, such as UAVs, drones, surveillance radars, weapon locating radar etc.
Weapon-equipped units of the Regiment of Artillery are listed below:
Units of the Regiment of Artillery that have equipment other than weapons are listed below. These units mainly have Surveillance and Target Acquisition (SATA) equipment, Surveillance and target acquisition is a military role assigned to units and/or their equipment. It involves watching an area to see what changes (surveillance) for the purpose of enemy field artillery acquisition, then the acquisition of targets based on that information, and example of their equipment include Counter-battery radar (CoBRa) and Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) (see alsoMobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Asset (MAMBA)).
See also: Infantry of the Indian Army.
| Regiment | Active From | Regimental Center | Motto | War Cry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madras Regiment | 1758 | Wellington, Tamil Nadu | "Swadharme nidhanam shreyaha" ("it is a glory to die doing one's duty") | "Veera Madrassi, Adi Kollu, Adi Kollu" ("Brave Madrassi, Strike and Kill, Strike and Kill!") | |
| Rajputana Rifles | 1775 | Delhi Cantonment, Delhi | "Veer bhogya vasundhara" ("the brave shall inherit the earth") | "Raja Ramachandra ki jai" ("victory to King Ramachandra") | |
| Rajput Regiment | 1778 | Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh | "Sarvatra vijay" ("victory everywhere") | "Bol Bajrang Bali Ki jai" ("say victory to Lord Hanuman") | |
| Dogra Regiment | 1877 | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh | "Kartavyam anvatma" ("duty before death") | "Jawala Mata ki jai" ("victory to Goddess Jawala") | |
| Sikh Regiment | 1846 | Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand | "Nischay kar apni jeet karon" ("with determination, I will be triumphant") | "Jo bole So Nihal, sat sri akal" ("Shout Aloud in Ecstasy, True is the Great Eternal God!") "Wahe Guruji Da Khalsa, Wahe Guruji Di Fateh" ("The Khalsa of Waheguru is victorious") | |
| Jat Regiment | 1795 | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh | "Sangathan va veerta" ("unity and valour") | "Jat balwan, jai bhagwan" ("the Jat is strong, victory to God") | |
| Parachute Regiment | 1945 | Bengaluru, Karnataka | "Shatrujeet" ("the conqueror") | "Balidan Param Dharma" ("Sacrifice, Supreme Duty") | |
| Punjab Regiment | 1761 | Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand | "Sthal wa jal" ("by land and sea") | "Jo bole So Nihal, sat sri akal" ("Shout Aloud in Ecstasy, True is the Great Eternal God!"); "Bol Jawala Ma ki jai" ("say victory to Goddess Jawala") | |
| The Grenadiers | 1778 | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh | "Naam, Namak, Nishan" ("Name, Salt, Mark") | "Sarvada shaktishali" ("always strong") | |
| Sikh Light Infantry | 1944 | Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh | "Deg teg fateh" ("Victory to charity and arms") | "Jo bole So Nihal, sat sri akal" ("Shout Aloud in Ecstasy, True is the Great Eternal God!") | |
| Maratha Light Infantry | 1768 | Belgaum, Karnataka | "Duty, honour, courage" | "Bola Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ki jai ("say victory to King Shivaji); "Temlai Mata ki Jai" ("victory to Goddess Temlai"); Har Har Mahadev ("Hail to Shiva") | |
| The Garhwal Rifles | 1887 | Lansdowne, Uttarakhand | "Yudhaya krit nischya" ("fight with determination") | "Badri Vishal Lal ki jai" ("victory to the Great Lord Badri Nath") | |
| Kumaon Regiment | 1813 | "Parakramo vijayate" ("valour triumphs") | "Kalika Mata ki jai" ("victory to Goddess Kali"); "Bajrang Bali ki jai" ("victory to Lord Hanuman"); "Dada Kishan ki jai" ("Victory to Dada Kishan") | ||
| Assam Regiment | 1941 | Shillong, Meghalaya | "Assam vikram" ("unique valour") | "Rhino charge" | |
| Bihar Regiment | 1941 | Danapur, Bihar | "Karam Hi Dharam" ("Work is Worship") | "Bajrang Bali Ki Jai" ("Victory to Lord Hanuman"); "Birsa Munda Ki Jai" ("Victory to Birsa Munda") | |
| Mahar Regiment | 1815 | Saugor, Madhya Pradesh | "Yash sidhi" ("success and attainment") | "Bolo Hindustan ki jai" ("say victory to India") | |
| Jammu & Kashmir Rifles | 1821 | "Prashata ranvirta" ("valour in battle is praiseworthy") | "Durga Mata ki jai" ("victory to Goddess Durga") | ||
| Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry | 1947 | Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir | "Balidanam vir lakshanam " ("sacrifice is a characteristic of the brave") | "Bharat Mata ki jai" ("victory to Mother India") | |
| Naga Regiment | 1970 | Ranikhet, Uttarakhand | "Parakramo vijayate" ("valour triumphs") | "Jai Durga Naga" ("victory to Durga Naga") | |
| 1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) | 1815 | Subathu, Himachal Pradesh | "Kayar hunu bhanda marnu ramro" ("better to die than live like a coward") | "Jai Ma Kali, ayo Gorkhali" ("hail Goddess Kali, here come the Gorkhas") | |
| 3 Gorkha Rifles | 1815 | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | |||
| 4 Gorkha Rifles | 1857 | Sabathu, Himachal Pradesh | |||
| 5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) | 1858 | Shillong, Meghalaya | "Shaurya evam nistha" ("courage and determination") | ||
| 8 Gorkha Rifles | 1824 | Shillong, Meghalaya | "Kayar hunu bhanda marnu ramro" ("better to die than live like a coward") | ||
| 9 Gorkha Rifles | 1817 | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | |||
| 11 Gorkha Rifles | 1918-1922; from 1948 | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | "Yatraham vijayastatra" ("Victory resides where I reside") | ||
| Ladakh Scouts | 1963 | Leh, Ladakh | "Ki ki so so Lhargyalo" ("Victory to God") | ||
| Arunachal Scouts | 2010 | Rayang, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh | |||
| Sikkim Scouts | 2013 | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Regiment | Active From | Regimental Center | Motto | War Cry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigade of the Guards | 1949 | Kamptee, Maharashtra | "Pahla humesha Pahla ("first always first") | "Garud ka hu bol pyare" ("I am the son of Garuda say o my friend") | |
| Mechanised Infantry Regiment | 1979 | Ahmednagar, Maharashtra | "Valour and faith" | "Bolo Bharat Mata ki jai" ("say victory to Mother India") |
See also: Corps of Army Air Defence.
The list of army air defence regiments is as follows:
See main article: Indian Army Corps of Engineers. The corps was formed from the Sapper and Miner Groups of each of the erstwhile presidencies of British India. The Corps consists of three groups of combat engineers, namely the Madras Sappers, the Bengal Sappers and the Bombay Sappers. The list of Engineer regiments is as follows:
See main article: Army Aviation Corps (India).
The Army Aviation Corps units are designated as 'Squadrons'. Each squadron generally consists of two Reconnaissance (Recce) and Observation Flights. R & O Flights might be part of squadrons or operate independently and do not have a parent squadron (designated by an (I) in their name). The suffix 'UH' stands for Utility Helicopter Flights and 'ALH-WSI' stands for Advanced Light Helicopter - Weapon Systems Integrated.[1] [2]
See main article: Indian Army Corps of Signals.