List of regiments of the Indian Army

Regiments of the Indian Army

Armoured Regiments

  • President's Bodyguard
  • 1 Horse or Skinner's Horse
  • 2nd Lancers
  • 3rd Cavalry
  • 4 Horse or 'Hodson's Horse'
  • 5 Armoured Regiment
  • 6 Lancers
  • 7 Cavalry
  • 8 Cavalry
  • 9 Horse or 'The Deccan Horse'
  • 10 Armoured Regiment
  • 11 Armoured Regiment The Regiment was raised by Col Harjeet Singh Lamba in May 1984 at Kalu Chak J&K
  • 12 Armoured Regiment
  • 13 Armoured Regiment
  • 14 Horse or 'The Scinde Horse'
  • 15 Armoured Regiment
  • 16 Cavalry
  • 17 Horse (The Poona Horse)
  • 18 Cavalry
  • 19 Armoured Regiment
  • 20 Lancers
  • Central India Horse (in 21st position)
  • 40 Armoured Regiment
  • 41 Armoured Regiment
  • 42 Armoured Regiment
  • 43 Armoured Regiment- The only regiment in the Armoured Corps to hold the MBT Arjun as part of its standard weapons platform.
  • 44 Armoured Regiment
  • 45 Cavalry
  • 46 Armoured Regiment
  • 47 Armoured Regiment
  • 48 Armoured Regiment
  • 49 Armoured Regiment
  • 50 Armoured Regiment
  • 51 Armoured Regiment
  • 52 Armoured Regiment
  • 53 Armoured Regiment
  • 56 Armoured Regiment - Raised on 1 Oct 2011. Called "The LION HEARTS". It is the Youngest Armoured Regt
  • 61 Cavalry
  • 62 Cavalry
  • 63 Cavalry
  • 64 Cavalry
  • 65 Armoured Regiment
  • 66 Armoured Regiment
  • 67 Armoured Regiment
  • 68 Armoured Regiment
  • 69 Armoured Regiment
  • 70 Armoured Regiment
  • 71 Armoured Regiment
  • 72 Armoured Regiment
  • 73 Armoured Regiment
  • 74 Armoured Regiment
  • 75 Armoured Regiment - the only Indian armoured regiment to have been raised on foreign soil during the 1971 Indo-Pak war at Gadra Road (now in Pakistan)on 12 March 1972.
  • 76 Armoured Regiment
  • 81 Armoured Regiment
  • 82 Armoured Regiment
  • 83 Armoured Regiment
  • 84 Armoured Regiment
  • 85 Armoured Regiment
  • 86 Armoured Regiment
  • 87 Armoured Regiment
  • 88 Armoured Regiment
  • 89 Armoured Regiment
  • 90 Armoured Regiment
  • 91 Armoured Regiment

Infantry Regiments

Regiment Active From Regimental Center Motto War Cry
The Brigade of the Guards 1948 Kamptee, Maharashtra "Pahla hamesha pahla" ("first always first") "Garud ka hun 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")
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 Faizabad, 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 1757 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 "Sarvada shaktishali ("always strong") "Sarvada shaktishali" ("always strong")
Sikh Light Infantry 1944 Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh "Deg teg fateh" ("prosperity in peace and victory in war") "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, Temlai Mata ki jai" ("say victory to Emperor Shivaji, victory to Goddess Temlai")
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); "Birsa Munda ki jai" ("victory to Birsa Munda")
Mahar Regiment 1941 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 Riyang, Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim Scouts 2013 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

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 of the Regiment of Artillery are listed below:

1 Medium Regiment (Self Propelled) (Meiktila)2 Medium Regiment (Self Propelled) (Letse & Point 171)3 Medium Regiment4 Medium Regiment (Self Propelled)5 Field Regiment6 Field Regiment7 Field Regiment (Gazala)8 Field Regiment9 (Parachute) Field Regiment10 Medium Regiment11 Field Regiment (Zojila)12 Field Regiment13 Field Regiment (Chushul and Gadra City)14 Medium Regiment15 Medium Regiment16 Medium Regiment17 (Parachute) Field Regiment (Zojila & Poongali Bridge) 18 Medium Regiment22 Medium Regiment (Sittang, Yenangyaung and VC)23 Medium Regiment (AD Tecleasan, Abyssinia and OP Hill)24 Field Regiment (Self Propelled)31 Field Regiment32 Field Regiment33 Medium Regiment 34 Field Regiment (Cassino-II)35 Field Regiment36 Medium Regiment 37 (Coorg) Field Regiment38 Field Regiment39 Field Regiment (Laleali & Piquet 707)40 Field Regiment (Asal Uttar)41 Medium Regiment 42 Medium Regiment (Dera Baba Nanak)43 Medium Regiment44 Field Regiment49 Medium Regiment51 Medium Regiment52 Medium Regiment (Sanjoi-Mirpur)53 Field Regiment54 Field Regiment56 Field Regiment (Jitra)57 Field Regiment (Sittang & Yenangyaung)58 Medium Regiment59 Medium Regiment60 Medium Regiment61 Medium Regiment62 Medium Regiment63 Field Regiment64 Field Regiment65 Field Regiment66 Medium Regiment67 Field Regiment 68 Medium Regiment69 Medium Regiment 70 Field Regiment71 Field Regiment72 Field Regiment 73 Field Regiment74 Medium Regiment75 Medium Regiment (Basantar River)76 Field Regiment77 Field Regiment78 Field Regiment 79 Medium Regiment 80 Medium Regiment 81 Field Regiment90 Field Regiment91 Medium Regiment (Asal Uttar) 92 Field Regiment 93 Field Regiment94 Field Regiment 95 Field Regiment96 Field Regiment 97 Field Regiment 98 Field Regiment 99 Field Regiment (Sylhet) 100 Medium Regiment101 Medium Regiment (Self Propelled) (Harar Kalan) 102 Field Regiment106 Medium Regiment108 Field Regiment 110 Medium Regiment111 Rocket Regiment113 Field Regiment114 Medium Regiment 116 Medium Regiment118 Medium Regiment121 Light Regiment133 Medium Regiment136 Field Regiment137 Field Regiment138 Medium Regiment139 Medium Regiment 141 Medium Regiment 143 Medium Regiment150 Field Regiment153 Medium Regiment (Self Propelled)154 Field Regiment155 Field Regiment (Self Propelled)158 Medium Regiment (Self Propelled) 159 Field Regiment161 Medium Regiment (Basantar River) 162 Medium Regiment 163 Medium Regiment164 Medium Regiment (Parbat Ali) 165 Field Regiment166 Medium Regiment 167 Medium Regiment168 Field Regiment (Longewala)169 Field Regiment (OP Hill) 170 Medium Regiment 171 Medium Regiment 172 Medium Regiment173 Field Regiment174 Medium Regiment (Sehjra) 175 Medium Regiment 176 Medium Regiment 177 Field Regiment 190 Medium Regiment191 Field Regiment192 Field Regiment193 Medium Regiment194 Medium Regiment195 Medium Regiment (Banwat) 196 Medium Regiment 197 Medium Regiment 198 Field Regiment199 Medium Regiment200 Field Regiment207 Medium Regiment210 Rocket Regiment212 Rocket Regiment213 Rocket Regiment 214 Rocket Regiment216 Medium Regiment 217 Field Regiment 218 Medium Regiment 219 Medium Regiment220 Field Regiment221 Field Regiment222 Field Regiment223 Field Regiment224 Field Regiment225 Field Regiment226 Field Regiment228 Field Regiment230 Medium Regiment237 Medium Regiment 242 Medium Regiment244 Field Regiment 246 Field Regiment253 Medium Regiment255 Medium Regiment 262 Field Regiment268 Field Regiment269 Medium Regiment274 Field Regiment278 Field Regiment281 Field Regiment282 Medium Regiment283 Field Regiment284 Field Regiment285 Medium Regiment286 Field Regiment 287 Field Regiment288 Medium Regiment290 Field Regiment297 Medium Regiment298 Field Regiment 299 Medium Regiment301 Light Regiment 302 Light Regiment305 Field Regiment 306 Field Regiment307 Medium Regiment 310 Field Regiment311 Field Regiment312 Medium Regiment313 Field Regiment314 Heavy Mortar Regiment 315 Field Regiment316 Field Regiment317 Field Regiment318 Medium Regiment320 Medium Regiment321 Field Regiment322 Field Regiment323 Field Regiment324 Field Regiment325 Field Regiment326 Field Regiment327 Medium Regiment328 Medium Regiment329 Medium Regiment330 Field Regiment331 Medium Regiment332 Field Regiment336 Field Regiment337 Field Regiment338 Medium Regiment339 Medium Regiment340 Medium Regiment341 Medium Regiment343 Field Regiment 344 Missile Regiment354 Missile Regiment371 Missile Regiment501 Light Regiment551 Rocket Regiment 581 Light Regiment 821 Light Regiment 831 Light Regiment 832 Light Regiment841 Light Regiment 851 Light Regiment852 Light Regiment861 Missile Regiment (Laleali & Piquet 707)862 Missile Regiment863 Missile Regiment864 Missile Regiment871 Field Regiment (Shingo) 872 Light Regiment881 Missile Regiment891 Field Regiment 1811 Light Regiment 1812 Rocket Regiment 1821 Light Regiment1822 Light Regiment1831 Light Regiment 1832 Light Regiment1841 Light Regiment1842 Light Regiment1851 Light Regiment 1861 Light Regiment 1862 Light Regiment 1871 Field Regiment 1872 Rocket Regiment 1880 Rocket Regiment1881 Light Regiment1889 Missile Regiment1890 Rocket Regiment1900 Field Regiment1905 Light Regiment1906 Light Regiment1907 Light Regiment1908 Light Regiment3342 Missile Regiment1988 (Independent) Medium Battery

Units of the Regiment of Artillery that have equipment other than weapons are listed below:

20 SATA Regiment21 SATA Regiment122 SATA Regiment124 SATA Battery125 SATA Regiment126 SATA Battery127 SATA Regiment128 SATA Regiment129 SATA Regiment131 SATA Regiment132 SATA Regiment201 SATA Battery202 SATA Battery203 SATA Regiment204 SATA Battery205 SATA Battery206 SATA Battery229 SATA Battery267 SATA Battery279 SATA Battery289 SATA Battery617 SATA Battery618 SATA Battery619 SATA Battery620 SATA Battery621 SATA Battery622 SATA Battery623 SATA Battery624 SATA Battery625 SATA Battery626 SATA Battery627 SATA Battery628 SATA Battery629 SATA Battery630 SATA Battery631 SATA Battery632 SATA Battery633 SATA Battery634 SATA Battery635 SATA Battery636 SATA Battery637 SATA Battery638 SATA Battery

Corps of Army Air Defence

The list of army air defence regiments is as follows:

25 AD Regiment26 AD Regiment27 AD Missile Regiment (Amritsar Airfield)28 AD Regiment29 AD Regiment (Samba)45 AD Regiment (Basantar River)46 AD Regiment47 AD Regiment48 AD Regiment50 Light AD Regiment (Composite)103 AD Regiment104 AD Regiment105 AD Regiment107 AD Regiment109 Light AD Regiment (Self Propelled)127 Light AD Regiment (Composite)128 AD Regiment129 AD Regiment130 AD Regiment131 AD Regiment140 AD Regiment142 AD Regiment (Self Propelled)144 AD Regiment (Self Propelled)145 Light AD Regiment (Self Propelled)146 Light AD Regiment (Self Propelled)147 Light AD Regiment (Composite)151 AD Regiment (Self Propelled) (Chhamb)152 AD Regiment156 Light AD Missile Regiment (Self propelled)157 Light AD Regiment (Composite)322 AD Regiment323 AD Regiment325 Light AD Regiment (Composite)401 Light AD Regiment (Composite)403 Light AD Regiment404 Light AD Regiment (Composite)407 Gun Missile AD Regiment436 AD Missile Regiment (Self Propelled)510 Light AD Missile Regiment (Self Propelled)511 AD Missile Regiment (Self Propelled) (Composite)512 Light AD Missile Regiment (Self Propelled)513 AD Missile Regiment (Self Propelled)514 AD Regiment252 (Parachute) AD Battery

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:

  • Madras Sappers
  • Bengal Sappers
  • Bombay Sappers

See also

References

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