List of regiments of the Indian Army

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

History[edit | edit source]

Historic list of regiments[edit | edit source]

The following old lists in this section have been replaced by the present list provided in the subsequent sections:

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[edit | edit source]

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

SATA units[edit | edit source]

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)).

Infantry[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

The list of army air defence regiments is as follows:

Corps of Engineers[edit | edit source]

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:

Army Aviation Corps[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Army Aviation Corps". 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
↑ "Indian Army". Retrieved 2021-03-09.

External links[edit | edit source]

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[1] "Army Aviation Corps". 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-09.

[2] "Indian Army". Retrieved 2021-03-09.

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