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.
Post | Current Holder |
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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 |
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 Group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers |
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Indian Army | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Field_Marshel General Lieutenant_General Major_General Brigadier |
![]() ![]() ![]() Colonel Lieutenant_Colonel Major |
![]() ![]() Captain Lieutenant |