List of regiments of the Indian Army

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This article lists the regiments of the Indian Army, including the various corps of supporting arms and services.

History[]

See also: Military history of India and History of Indian Army

Historic list of regiments[]

The following old lists in this section have been replaced by the present list provided in the subsequent sections:

Regiments[]

Armoured[]

See also: Indian Army Armoured Corps and Indian Armoured combat vehicles
  1. President's Bodyguard
  2. 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse)
  3. 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)
  4. 3rd Cavalry
  5. 4th Horse (Hodson's Horse)
  6. 5th Armoured Regiment
  7. 6th Lancers
  8. 7th Light Cavalry
  9. 8th Light Cavalry
  10. 9th Horse (The Deccan Horse)
  11. 10 Armoured Regiment
  12. 11 Armoured Regiment
  13. 12 Armoured Regiment
  14. 13 Armoured Regiment
  15. 14 Horse (The Scinde Horse)
  16. 15 Armoured Regiment
  17. 16th Light Cavalry
  18. 17th Horse (The Poona Horse)
  19. 18th Cavalry
  20. 19 Armoured Regiment
  21. 20 Lancers
  22. 21 Horse (Central India Horse)
  23. 41 Armoured Regiment
  24. 42 Armoured Regiment
  25. 43 Armoured Regiment
  26. 44 Armoured Regiment
  27. 45 Cavalry
  28. 46 Armoured Regiment
  29. 47 Armoured Regiment
  30. 48 Armoured Regiment
  31. 49 Armoured Regiment
  32. 50 Armoured Regiment
  33. 51 Armoured Regiment
  34. 52 Armoured Regiment
  35. 53 Armoured Regiment
  36. 54 Armoured Regiment
  37. 55 Armoured Regiment
  38. 56 Armoured Regiment
  40. 58 Armoured Regiment
  42. 60 Armoured Regiment
  43. 61 Cavalry
  44. 62 Cavalry
  45. 63 Cavalry
  46. 64 Cavalry
  47. 65 Armoured Regiment
  48. 66 Armoured Regiment
  49. 67 Armoured Regiment
  50. 68 Armoured Regiment
  51. 69 Armoured Regiment
  52. 70 Armoured Regiment
  53. 71 Armoured Regiment
  54. 72 Armoured Regiment
  55. 73 Armoured Regiment
  56. 74 Armoured Regiment
  57. 75 Armoured Regiment
  58. 76 Armoured Regiment
  59. 81 Armoured Regiment
  60. 82 Armoured Regiment
  61. 83 Armoured Regiment
  62. 84 Armoured Regiment
  63. 85 Armoured Regiment
  64. 86 Armoured Regiment
  65. 87 Armoured Regiment
  66. 88 Armoured Regiment
  67. 89 Armoured Regiment
  68. 90 Armoured Regiment

Artillery[]

See also: Regiment of Artillery

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[]

See also: Indian artillery weapons, Indian army missile systems, and Indian Infantry future artillery and missile systems

Weapon-equipped units of the Regiment of Artillery are listed below:

  2. 2 Medium Regiment (Self Propelled) (Letse & Point 171)
  3. 3 Medium Regiment
  8. 8 Field Regiment
  9. 9 (Parachute) Field Regiment
  10. 10 Medium Regiment
  17. 17 (Parachute) Field Regiment (Zojila & Poongali Bridge)
  19. 22 Medium Regiment (Sittang and Yenangyaung)
  25. 34 Field Regiment (Cassino-II)
  27. 36 Medium Regiment
  28. 37 (Coorg) Field Regiment
  31. 40 Field Regiment (Asal Uttar)
  41. 56 Field Regiment (Jitra)
  49. 64 Field Regiment
  51. 66 Medium Regiment
  57. 72 Field Regiment
  64. 79 Medium Regiment
  65. 80 Medium Regiment
  68. 91 Field Regiment (Asal Uttar)
  70. 93 Field Regiment
  73. 96 Field Regiment
  107. 166 Medium Regiment
  110. 169 Medium Regiment (OP Hill)
  123. 193 Medium Regiment
  125. 195 Medium Regiment (Banwat)
  222. 861 Missile Regiment (Laleali & Picquet 707)
  231. 1812 Rocket Regiment
  232. 1821 Light Regiment
  236. 1841 Light Regiment

SATA units[]

See also: Indian army radars and SATA equipment

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 also Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Asset (MAMBA)).

  1. 20 SATA Regiment

Infantry[]

See also: Indian Infantry weapons and Indian Infantry future weapons
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" ("he who cries 'God is truth' is ever happy") "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" ("he who cries 'God is truth' is ever happy"); "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" ("he who cries 'God is truth' is ever happy")
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" ( O Lord Mahadev you are omnipresent)
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 Ranikhet, Uttarakhand "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 "veerta se yudh par" ("To war with valour") "Bajrang Bali Ki Jai" (Victory to Lord Hanuman) ; "Har Har Mahadev" ("O Lord Mahadev, you are omnipresent")
Mahar Regiment 1815 Saugor, Madhya Pradesh "Yash sidhi" ("success and attainment") "Bolo Hindustan ki jai" ("say victory to India")
Jammu & Kashmir Rifles 1821 Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh "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 "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")
4 Gorkha Rifles 1857 Sabathu, 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")
5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 1858 Shillong, Meghalaya "Shaurya evam nistha" ("courage and determination") "Jai Ma Kali, ayo Gorkhali" ("hail Goddess Kali, here come the Gorkhas")
8 Gorkha Rifles 1824 Shillong, Meghalaya "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")
9 Gorkha Rifles 1817 Varanasi, Uttar 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")
11 Gorkha Rifles 1918-1922; from 1948 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh "Yatraham vijayastatra" ("Victory resides where I reside") "Jai Ma Kali, Ayo Gorkhali ("hail Goddess Kali, here come the Gorkhas")
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

Mechanised[]

See also: Indian Army vehicles and Indian Infantry future vehicles
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")
Corps of Army Air Defence
See also: Corps of Army Air Defence

The list of army air defence regiments is as follows:

  3. 26 AD Regiment
  4. 27 AD Missile Regiment (Amritsar Airfield)
  6. 29 AD Regiment (Samba)
  10. 48 AD Regiment
  20. 128 AD Missile Regiment
  23. 131 AD Regiment
  33. 156 Light AD Missile Regiment (Self propelled)
  39. 401 Light AD Regiment (Composite)

Corps of Engineers[]

These were formed from the Sapper and Miner Groups of each of the erstwhile presidencies of British India. They are listed below in order of precedence:

  1. Madras Sappers
  2. Bengal Sappers
  3. Bombay Sappers

Army Aviation Corps[]

Main article: Army Aviation Corps (India)
See also: Indian Army aircraft and Indian Army future aircraft

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]

Squadrons
Flights

Corps of Signals[]

Main article: Indian Army Corps of Signals

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Army Aviation Corps". 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  2. ^ "Indian Army". Retrieved 2021-03-09.

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