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{{Short description|Indian Army officer}}
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| name = Amardeep Singh Aujla
| honorific_suffix = [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
| image = File:Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, CINC WNC, calls on Lieutenant General AS Aujla, GOC Chinar Corps in Srinagar01.jpg
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| alt = Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla
| caption = Lt Gen Aujla ''(right)'' with Vice Admiral [[Ajendra Bahadur Singh]] in Srinagar, July 2022.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ambala, Haryana]], India
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| office = General Officer Commanding <br> XV Corps
| term_start = 10 May 2022
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| predecessor = [[Devendra Pratap Pandey|Lt Gen DP Pandey]]
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| allegiance = India
| branch = [[Indian Army]]
| serviceyears = December 1987 – present
| rank = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
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| military_data1 = IC-47261Y
| unit = 13th & 15th Battalion<br />[[The Rajputana Rifles]]
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[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Amardeep Singh Aujla''' <ref>{{Citation |title=Indian Army in Kashmir gets new Commander; Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla is GOC Chinar Corps |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIck0c7cRec |language=en |access-date=2022-09-19}}</ref> (born 3 December 1966) [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is an Indian Army [[General (India)|General]] serving as the current General Officer-Commanding (GOC)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-10 |title=J&K: Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla takes over command of Chinar Corps |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/jk-lt-gen-amardeep-singh-aujla-takes-over-command-of-chinar-corps-101652138674740.html |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla takes over as new Chinar Corps Commander |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-gen-amardeep-singh-aujla-takes-over-as-new-chinar-corps-commander20220509190139/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> of the Srinagar-based [[XV Corps (India)|Chinar Corps(XV)]]. He took over from [[Devendra Pratap Pandey|Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey]] after the latter completed his term as the Corps Commander. Prior to his appointment as the Chinar Corps Commander, the General served briefly as Director General of Information Technology at Army Headquarters, New Delhi and majorly as Major General General Staff (Operations) of [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]].

== Early life and education ==
Aujla hails from Mohali, Punjab and is an alumnus of [[Indian Military Academy]], Dehradun. Lt Gen Aujla has attended prestigious career courses including the [[Defence Services Staff College|Defence Services Staff College, Wellington]], Higher Command Course at [[Army War College, Mhow]] and [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College, New Delhi]]. He holds M Phil in Defence and Strategic Studies from [[Devi Ahilya University, Indore]] and also from [[Madras University|Madras University, Chennai.]]

== Career ==
Aujla commissioned into 13th Battalion The Rajputana Rifles on 19 Dec 1987. The General has immense experience in Counter Insurgency Operations having served multiple times in Jammu and Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla takes over as GoC 15 Corps |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-amardeep-singh-aujla-takes-over-as-goc-15-corps/articleshow/91438372.cms |access-date=2022-09-19}}</ref> He has commanded 15th Battalion The Rajputana Rifles in deserts, an Infantry Brigade and an Infantry Division (Vajra Division) along the Line of Control in North Kashmir.

He has held numerous Instructional and Staff appointments which include two tenures as instructor at the Commando Wing, The Infantry School, Belgaum and an instructor tenure at [[IMTRAT|HQ IMTRAT]], [[Bhutan]], a tenure as Brigade Major of an Infantry Brigade during [[Operation Parakram|OP PARAKRAM]], Colonel General Staff in a Corps HQ, Director Perspective Planning in IHQ of MoD (Army), Brigadier General Staff (Operations) at Chinar Corps, Brigadier Infantry (C) at Infantry Directorate, IHQ of MoD (Army) and Major General General Staff (Operations) at [[Northern Command (India)|HQ Northern Command]].

He took over the reins of Srinagar-based XV Corps as the 51st General Officer Commanding on 10 May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla takes over as GoC 15 Corps |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/lt-gen-amardeep-singh-aujla-takes-over-as-goc-chinar-corps-393284 |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref>

== Commander, 268 Infantry Brigade ==
The General Officer commanded 268 Infantry Brigade from 30 Dec 2013 to 15 Jun 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-05-09 |title=Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla takes over as new Chinar Corps Commander |url=https://theprint.in/india/lt-gen-amardeep-singh-aujla-takes-over-as-new-chinar-corps-commander/949205/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> Numerous successful operation were conducted under his stewardship leading to establishment of complete dominance and absolute control along the line of Control while giving and impetus to Defence Infrastructure development in a huge way.

== General Officer Commanding, 28 Infantry Division ==
The General Officer commanded 28 Infantry Division from 01 Nov 2019 to 03 Dec 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2022-05-09 |title=Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla takes over as GoC 15 Corps |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/nation/lt-gen-amardeep-singh-aujla-takes-over-as-goc-15-corps-477356 |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=www.millenniumpost.in |language=en}}</ref> Numerous successful operation were conducted under his stewardship leading to establishment of complete dominance and absolute control along the line of Control while giving and impetus to Defence Infrastructure development in a huge way.

== Honours and decorations ==
He has been awarded the Yudh Seva Medal (2021),<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 Jan 2021 |title=LIST OF PERSONNEL BEING CONFERRED GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED AWARDS ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY-2021 |pages=2 |work=PIB DELHI |url=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/PIB%20Delhi/FINAL%20AWARD%20RD%202021%20TO%20BE%20ANNOUNCED%20ON%2025%20JAN%202021.pdf}}</ref> Sena Medal (2019), Vishist Seva Medal (2016) and the COAS and GOC-in-C Commendation Card for His Service.

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