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Structure

The Army is divided into six operational commands (field armies) and one training command, each under the command of a Lieutenant General, who has an equal status to the Vice-Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), working under the control of Army HQ in New Delhi.

Principal Staff Officers at Headquarters, Indian Army

Post Current Holder
Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pandey PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC
Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General B. S. Raju UYSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM
Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems & Training Lieutenant General Saranjit Singh UYSM, YSM
Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Planning & Systems) Lieutenant General Sudharshan Shrikant Hasabnis PVSM, VSM, ADC
Adjutant General Lieutenant General Arvind Dutta PVSM, AVSM, YSM
Military Secretary Lieutenant General Anil Kumar Bhatt UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
Master General of Ordnance Lieutenant General S K Upadhya PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
Engineer-in-Chief Lieutenant General Harpal Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Quartermaster General Lieutenant General Gopal R UYSM, AVSM, SM

Combat Arms

The Indian Territorial Army has battalions affiliated with different infantry regiments and some department units that are from the Corps of Engineers, Army Medical Corps, or the Army Service Corps. They serve as a part-time reserve. On 4 June 2017, the chief of staff announced that the Army was planning to open combat positions to women, who would first be appointed to positions in the military police.

Rank Structure

Rank Group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers
Indian Army Fiels MarshelGeneralLieutenant GeneralMajor GeneralBrigadier

Field_Marshel General Lieutenant_General Major_General Brigadier

ColonelLieutenant ColonelMajor

Colonel Lieutenant_Colonel Major

CaptainLieutenant

Captain Lieutenant