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

Historic list of regiments

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

Armoured

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

Weapon-equipped units of the Regiment of Artillery are listed below:
  1. 1 Medium Regiment
  2. 2 Medium Regiment
  3. 3 Medium Regiment
  4. 4 Medium Regiment
  5. 5 Field Regiment
  6. 6 Field Regiment
  7. 7 Field Regiment
  8. 8 Field Regiment
  9. 9 Field Regiment
  10. 10 Medium Regiment
  11. 11 Field Regiment
  12. 12 Field Regiment
  13. 13 Field Regiment
  14. 14 Medium Regiment
  15. 15 Medium Regiment
  16. 16 Medium Regiment
  17. 17 Field Regiment
  18. 18 Medium Regiment
  19. 22 Medium Regiment
  20. 23 Medium Regiment
  21. 24 Field Regiment
  22. 31 Field Regiment
  23. 32 Field Regiment
  24. 33 Medium Regiment
  25. 34 Field Regiment
  26. 35 Field Regiment
  27. 36 Medium Regiment
  28. 37 Field Regiment
  29. 38 Field Regiment
  30. 39 Field Regiment
  31. 40 Field Regiment
  32. 41 Medium Regiment
  33. 42 Medium Regiment
  34. 43 Medium Regiment
  35. 44 Field Regiment
  36. 49 Medium Regiment
  37. 51 Medium Regiment
  38. 52 Medium Regiment
  39. 53 Field Regiment
  40. 54 Field Regiment
  41. 56 Field Regiment
  42. 57 Field Regiment
  43. 58 Medium Regiment
  44. 59 Medium Regiment
  45. 60 Medium Regiment
  46. 61 Medium Regiment
  47. 62 Medium Regiment
  48. 63 Field Regiment
  49. 64 Field Regiment
  50. 65 Field Regiment
  51. 66 Medium Regiment
  52. 67 Field Regiment
  53. 68 Medium Regiment
  54. 69 Medium Regiment
  55. 70 Field Regiment
  56. 71 Field Regiment
  57. 72 Field Regiment
  58. 73 Field Regiment
  59. 74 Medium Regiment
  60. 75 Medium Regiment
  61. 76 Field Regiment
  62. 77 Field Regiment
  63. 78 Field Regiment
  64. 79 Medium Regiment
  65. 80 Medium Regiment
  66. 81 Field Regiment
  67. 90 Field Regiment
  68. 91 Medium Regiment
  69. 92 Field Regiment
  70. 93 Field Regiment
  71. 94 Field Regiment
  72. 95 Field Regiment
  73. 96 Field Regiment
  74. 97 Field Regiment
  75. 98 Field Regiment
  76. 99 Field Regiment
  77. 100 Medium Regiment
  78. 101 Medium Regiment
  79. 102 Field Regiment
  80. 106 Medium Regiment
  81. 108 Field Regiment
  82. 110 Medium Regiment
  83. 111 Rocket Regiment
  84. 113 Field Regiment
  85. 114 Medium Regiment
  86. 116 Medium Regiment
  87. 118 Medium Regiment
  88. 121 Light Regiment
  89. 133 Medium Regiment
  90. 136 Field Regiment
  91. 137 Field Regiment
  92. 138 Medium Regiment
  93. 139 Medium Regiment
  94. 141 Medium Regiment
  95. 143 Medium Regiment
  96. 150 Field Regiment
  97. 153 Medium Regiment
  98. 154 Field Regiment
  99. 155 Field Regiment
  100. 158 Medium Regiment
  101. 159 Field Regiment
  102. 161 Medium Regiment
  103. 162 Medium Regiment
  104. 163 Medium Regiment
  105. 164 Medium Regiment
  106. 165 Field Regiment
  107. 166 Medium Regiment
  108. 167 Medium Regiment
  109. 168 Field Regiment
  110. 169 Field Regiment
  111. 170 Medium Regiment
  112. 171 Medium Regiment
  113. 172 Medium Regiment
  114. 173 Field Regiment
  115. 174 Medium Regiment
  116. 175 Medium Regiment
  117. 176 Medium Regiment
  118. 177 Field Regiment
  119. 190 Medium Regiment
  120. 191 Field Regiment
  121. 192 Field Regiment
  122. 193 Medium Regiment
  123. 194 Medium Regiment
  124. 195 Medium Regiment
  125. 196 Medium Regiment
  126. 197 Medium Regiment
  127. 198 Field Regiment
  128. 199 Medium Regiment
  129. 200 Field Regiment
  130. 207 Medium Regiment
  131. 210 Rocket Regiment
  132. 212 Rocket Regiment
  133. 213 Rocket Regiment
  134. 214 Rocket Regiment
  135. 216 Medium Regiment
  136. 217 Field Regiment
  137. 218 Medium Regiment
  138. 219 Medium Regiment
  139. 220 Field Regiment
  140. 221 Field Regiment
  141. 222 Field Regiment
  142. 223 Field Regiment
  143. 224 Field Regiment
  144. 225 Field Regiment
  145. 226 Field Regiment
  146. 228 Field Regiment
  147. 230 Medium Regiment
  148. 237 Medium Regiment
  149. 242 Medium Regiment
  150. 244 Field Regiment
  151. 246 Field Regiment
  152. 253 Medium Regiment
  153. 255 Medium Regiment
  154. 262 Field Regiment
  155. 268 Field Regiment
  156. 269 Medium Regiment
  157. 274 Field Regiment
  158. 278 Field Regiment
  159. 281 Field Regiment
  160. 282 Medium Regiment
  161. 283 Field Regiment
  162. 284 Field Regiment
  163. 285 Medium Regiment
  164. 286 Field Regiment
  165. 287 Field Regiment
  166. 288 Medium Regiment
  167. 290 Field Regiment
  168. 297 Medium Regiment
  169. 298 Field Regiment
  170. 299 Medium Regiment
  171. 301 Light Regiment
  172. 302 Light Regiment
  173. 305 Field Regiment
  174. 306 Field Regiment
  175. 307 Medium Regiment
  176. 310 Field Regiment
  177. 311 Field Regiment
  178. 312 Medium Regiment
  179. 313 Field Regiment
  180. 314 Heavy Mortar Regiment
  181. 315 Field Regiment
  182. 316 Field Regiment
  183. 317 Field Regiment
  184. 318 Medium Regiment
  185. 320 Medium Regiment
  186. 321 Field Regiment
  187. 322 Field Regiment
  188. 323 Field Regiment
  189. 324 Field Regiment
  190. 325 Field Regiment
  191. 326 Field Regiment
  192. 327 Medium Regiment
  193. 328 Medium Regiment
  194. 329 Medium Regiment
  195. 330 Field Regiment
  196. 331 Medium Regiment
  197. 332 Field Regiment
  198. 336 Field Regiment
  199. 337 Field Regiment
  200. 338 Medium Regiment
  201. 339 Medium Regiment
  202. 340 Medium Regiment
  203. 341 Medium Regiment
  204. 343 Field Regiment
  205. 344 Missile Regiment
  206. 354 Missile Regiment
  207. 371 Missile Regiment
  208. 501 Light Regiment
  209. 551 Rocket Regiment
  210. 581 Light Regiment
  211. 821 Light Regiment
  212. 831 Light Regiment
  213. 832 Light Regiment
  214. 841 Light Regiment
  215. 851 Light Regiment
  216. 852 Light Regiment
  217. 861 Missile Regiment
  218. 862 Missile Regiment
  219. 863 Missile Regiment
  220. 864 Missile Regiment
  221. 871 Field Regiment
  222. 872 Light Regiment
  223. 881 Missile Regiment
  224. 891 Field Regiment
  225. 1811 Light Regiment
  226. 1812 Rocket Regiment
  227. 1821 Light Regiment
  228. 1822 Light Regiment
  229. 1831 Light Regiment
  230. 1832 Light Regiment
  231. 1841 Light Regiment
  232. 1842 Light Regiment
  233. 1851 Light Regiment
  234. 1861 Light Regiment
  235. 1862 Light Regiment
  236. 1871 Field Regiment
  237. 1872 Rocket Regiment
  238. 1880 Rocket Regiment
  239. 1881 Light Regiment
  240. 1889 Missile Regiment
  241. 1890 Rocket Regiment
  242. 1900 Field Regiment
  243. 1905 Light Regiment
  244. 1906 Light Regiment
  245. 1907 Light Regiment
  246. 1908 Light Regiment
  247. 3342 Missile Regiment
  248. 1988 Medium Battery

    SATA units

Units of the Regiment of Artillery that have equipment other than weapons are listed below. These units mainly have Surveillance and Target Acquisition 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 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 and Unmanned aerial vehicles .
  1. 20 SATA Regiment
  2. 21 SATA Regiment
  3. 122 SATA Regiment
  4. 124 SATA Battery
  5. 125 SATA Regiment
  6. 126 SATA Battery
  7. 127 SATA Regiment
  8. 128 SATA Regiment
  9. 129 SATA Regiment
  10. 131 SATA Regiment
  11. 132 SATA Regiment
  12. 201 SATA Battery
  13. 202 SATA Battery
  14. 203 SATA Regiment
  15. 204 SATA Battery
  16. 205 SATA Battery
  17. 206 SATA Battery
  18. 229 SATA Battery
  19. 267 SATA Battery
  20. 279 SATA Battery
  21. 289 SATA Battery
  22. 617 SATA Battery
  23. 618 SATA Battery
  24. 619 SATA Battery
  25. 620 SATA Battery
  26. 621 SATA Battery
  27. 622 SATA Battery
  28. 623 SATA Battery
  29. 624 SATA Battery
  30. 625 SATA Battery
  31. 626 SATA Battery
  32. 627 SATA Battery
  33. 628 SATA Battery
  34. 629 SATA Battery
  35. 630 SATA Battery
  36. 631 SATA Battery
  37. 632 SATA Battery
  38. 633 SATA Battery
  39. 634 SATA Battery
  40. 635 SATA Battery
  41. 636 SATA Battery
  42. 637 SATA Battery
  43. 638 SATA Battery

    Infantry

RegimentActive FromRegimental CenterMottoWar Cry
The Brigade of the Guards1948Kamptee, Maharashtra"Pahla hamesha pahla" "Garud ka hun bol pyare"
Madras Regiment1758Wellington, Tamil Nadu"Swadharme nidhanam shreyaha" "Veera Madrassi, Adi Kollu, Adi Kollu"
Rajputana Rifles1775Delhi Cantonment, Delhi"Veer bhogya vasundhara" "Raja Ramachandra ki jai"
Rajput Regiment1778Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh"Sarvatra vijay" "Bol Bajrang Bali Ki jai"
Dogra Regiment1877Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh"Kartavyam anvatma" "Jawala Mata ki jai"
Sikh Regiment1846Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand"Nischay kar apni jeet karon" "Jo bole So Nihal, sat sri akal" "Wahe Guruji Da Khalsa, Wahe Guruji Di Fateh"
Jat Regiment1795Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh"Sangathan va veerta" "Jat balwan, jai bhagwan"
Parachute Regiment1945Bengaluru, Karnataka"Shatrujeet" "Balidan Param Dharma"
Punjab Regiment1757Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand"Sthal wa jal" "Jo bole So Nihal, sat sri akal" ; "Bol Jawala Ma ki jai"
The Grenadiers1778Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh"Sarvada shaktishali "Sarvada shaktishali"
Sikh Light Infantry1944Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh"Deg teg fateh" "Jo bole So Nihal, sat sri akal"
Maratha Light Infantry1768Belgaum, Karnataka"Duty, honour, courage""Bola Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ki jai, Temlai Mata ki jai"
The Garhwal Rifles1887Lansdowne, Uttarakhand"Yudhaya krit nischya" "Badri Vishal Lal ki jai"
Kumaon Regiment1813Ranikhet, Uttarakhand"Parakramo vijayate" "Kalika Mata ki jai" ; "Bajrang Bali ki jai" ; "Dada Kishan ki jai"
Assam Regiment1941Shillong, Meghalaya"Assam vikram" "Rhino charge"
Bihar Regiment1941Danapur, Bihar"veerta se yudh par" "Bajrang Bali Ki Jai" ; "Birsa Munda ki jai"
Mahar Regiment1941Saugor, Madhya Pradesh"Yash sidhi" "Bolo Hindustan ki jai"
Jammu & Kashmir Rifles1821Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh"Prashata ranvirta" "Durga Mata ki jai"
Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry1947Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir"Balidanam vir lakshanam " "Bharat Mata ki jai"
Naga Regiment1970Ranikhet, Uttarakhand"Parakramo vijayate" "Jai Durga Naga"
1 Gorkha Rifles 1815Subathu, Himachal Pradesh"Kayar hunu bhanda marnu ramro" "Jai Ma Kali, ayo Gorkhali"
3 Gorkha Rifles1815Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh"Kayar hunu bhanda marnu ramro" "Jai Ma Kali, ayo Gorkhali"
4 Gorkha Rifles1857Sabathu, Himachal Pradesh"Kayar hunu bhanda marnu ramro" "Jai Ma Kali, ayo Gorkhali"
5 Gorkha Rifles 1858Shillong, Meghalaya"Shaurya evam nistha" "Jai Ma Kali, ayo Gorkhali"
8 Gorkha Rifles1824Shillong, Meghalaya"Kayar hunu bhanda marnu ramro" "Jai Ma Kali, ayo Gorkhali"
9 Gorkha Rifles1817Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh"Kayar hunu bhanda marnu ramro" Jai Ma Kali, Ayo Gorkhali
11 Gorkha Rifles1918-1922; from 1948Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh"Yatraham vijayastatra" "Jai Ma Kali, Ayo Gorkhali
Ladakh Scouts1963Leh, ladakh"Ki ki so so Lhargyalo"
Arunachal Scouts2010Riyang, Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim Scouts2013Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Mechanised

RegimentActive FromRegimental CenterMottoWar Cry
Mechanised Infantry Regiment1979Ahmednagar, Maharashtra"Valour and faith""Bolo Bharat Mata ki jai"

Supporting Corps

Corps of Army Air Defence

The list of army air defence regiments is as follows:
  1. 19 AD Regiment
  2. 25 AD Regiment
  3. 26 AD Regiment
  4. 27 AD Missile Regiment
  5. 28 AD Regiment
  6. 29 AD Regiment
  7. 45 AD Regiment
  8. 46 AD Regiment
  9. 47 AD Regiment
  10. 48 AD Regiment
  11. 49 AD Regiment
  12. 50 Light AD Regiment
  13. 103 AD Regiment
  14. 104 AD Regiment
  15. 105 AD Regiment
  16. 107 AD Regiment
  17. 109 Light AD Regiment
  18. 127 Light AD Regiment
  19. 128 AD Missile Regiment
  20. 129 AD Regiment
  21. 130 AD Regiment
  22. 131 AD Regiment
  23. 140 AD Regiment
  24. 142 AD Regiment
  25. 144 AD Regiment
  26. 145 Light AD Regiment
  27. 146 Light AD Regiment
  28. 147 Light AD Regiment
  29. 151 AD Regiment
  30. 152 AD Regiment
  31. 156 Light AD Missile Regiment
  32. 157 Light AD Regiment
  33. 322 AD Regiment
  34. 323 AD Regiment
  35. 325 Light AD Regiment
  36. 401 Light AD Regiment
  37. 403 Light AD Regiment
  38. 404 Light AD Regiment
  39. 407 Gun Missile AD Regiment
  40. 436 AD Missile Regiment
  41. 510 Light AD Missile Regiment
  42. 511 AD Missile Regiment
  43. 512 Light AD Missile Regiment
  44. 513 AD Missile Regiment
  45. 514 AD Regiment
  46. 912 Light AD Regiment
  47. 916 Light AD Regiment
  48. 252 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:
  1. Madras Sappers
  2. Bengal Sappers
  3. Bombay Sappers

    Army Aviation Corps

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