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300: 91: 31: 101: 2505: 52: 240: 1785: 112: 1773: 1569: 1455:§ Since the Gorkha Regiments have relatively smaller number of battalions, 1 Gorkha Rifles and 4 Gorkha Rifles provide troops for 15 Rashtriya Rifles battalion, 3 Gorkha Rifles and 9 Gorkha Rifles for 32 Rashtriya Rifles battalion, and 5 Gorkha Rifles and 8 Gorkha Rifles for 33 Rashtriya Rifles battalion. 3 Gorkha Rifles and 9 Gorkha Rifles are affiliated to 137 Composite Eco-Task Force Battalion (Territorial Army). 64: 1766:(Karnataka) under Junior Leaders' Wing. In 1971, The College of Combat was carved out of The Infantry School. In 1993, Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) was raised under The Infantry School, as a consequence of which the erstwhile Army Shooting Team (AST) was reorganised into AMU. The shooters of AMU are trained in precision shooting and have secured recognition at both national and international levels. 1577: 1780:
The Infantry School has three training wings namely Weapons and Trial Wing, Young Officers Wing and Junior Leaders Wing (at Belgaum). The Faculty of Studies (FOS) raised in 1992 undertakes conceptual studies. Trials of Infantry weapons, ammunition and equipment are also carried out at The Infantry
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The Infantry School is the alma mater of all infantrymen and is cradle for Infantry tactics and small arms training for the Indian Army. It is the seat of learning and the think tank of the Infantry. It keeps abreast with the tactical and technical development in India and abroad on all matters
1452:¶ The Dogra Regiment, Garhwal Rifles, Kumaon Regiment have a scout battalion each, in addition to the above-mentioned battalions. Arunachal Scouts is affiliated to Assam Regiment, Ladakh Scouts to Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and Sikkim Scouts is to 11 Gorkha Rifles. 212:). The presidency armies had their own Regiments and cadre of European officers. There were European regiments, where both the officers and men were Europeans, as well as 'Native' regiments, which were officered by Europeans, but the 1781:
School. A modern and a well-developed information technology setup at The Infantry School is utilized to provide latest training on IT and cyber awareness. The Infantry Museum and Research Centre has also been established in 2019.
324:(highlighted in green), which are affiliated with an existing regiment. These units includes recruits only from a small geographical area and have a role of serving only in the border region from where they have been raised. 1959: 2028: 299: 327:
Fixed Class - They are composed of troops from two or more ethnic groups. The sub-units have troops from a single ethnic group e.g. Rajputana Rifles are recruited primarily from
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All India All Class- These units contain a heterogeneous mix of all Indian classes and are generally those units, which have been raised after independence. e.g.
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and were sent abroad to take part many conflict zones of the British empire. The infantrymen subsequently served in the two world wars with distinction.
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Mixed Fixed Class - They are similar to the Fixed Class regiments but the sub-units have troops from more than one ethnicity. e.g. the
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In 1964, the Commando Wing was raised under The Infantry School in Mhow, which along with the Platoon Commanders' Wing was moved to
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The infantry was historically the first combat arm in any army. The present regiments of the Indian Army trace their origin to the
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in 1947. This momentous act turned back the Pakistani invaders from the outskirts of Srinagar and was a turning point in the
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ki jai ("Say victory to Great King Shivaji); "Temlai Mata ki Jai" ("victory to Mother Temlai"); Har Har Mahadev" ("O Lord
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The Infantry School is the oldest and largest training institution of the Indian Army, training over 7,000 Officers,
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platoon. An infantry battalion usually has a strength of 15-20 officers and 650-800 other ranks. The latter includes
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were Indians. The recruitment of Indians was usually done locally, with battalions each drawn from single
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pertaining to the Infantry war fighting. The following courses are conducted at the Infantry School -
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Infantry Day is celebrated on 27 October every year to commemorate the landing of infantry troops at
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is the professional journal of the Infantry fraternity. It was first published in 1950.
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annually. The origin of the present school can be traced to The School of Musketry at
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The regiments, date of formation, regimental centre, number of battalions (regular,
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The Indian Army has four types of regiments based on class composition -
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Jai Ma Kali, Ayo Gorkhali ("Hail Mother Kali, here come the Gorkhas")
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Single Class- These regiments have troops from a single class, e.g.
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Rajputana Rifles contingent during the Republic Day parade, 2014
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Medium Machine gun and Automatic Grenade launcher Course
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Battle School and Tactics and Administration School
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The battalion is further divided into four rifle 559:"Jawala Mata ki jai" ("Victory to Mother Jawala") 1888: 1011:"Bolo Hindustan ki jai" ("Say victory to India") 252:Each regiment consists of more than one infantry 2638: 1868:"Brief History of the Pre-Partition Indian Army" 243:Rajput soldiers of the British Indian Army, 1911 617:Victory belongs to the Wondrous Enlightener") 2236: 1518:"Pahla humesha Pahla ("First, always first") 974:"Veerta se yudh par" ("To war with valour") 1725:Indian Infantry Platoon Commander's School 1385:"Ki ki so so Lhargyalo" ("Victory to God") 1121:"Jai Durga Naga" ("Victory to Durga Naga") 754:"Naam, Namak, Nishan" ("Name, Salt, Mark") 648:"Sangathan va veerta" ("Unity and valour") 521:"Bol Bajrang Bali Ki jai" ("Say victory to 188:of the company began to maintain armies at 2243: 2229: 2182:"Indian Army Celebrates 76th Infantry Day" 2001: 1999: 1521:"Garud ka hu bol pyare" ("I am the son of 607:Waheguru Ji Da Khalsa Waheguru Ji Di Fateh 556:"Kartavyam anvatma" ("Duty before death") 247: 1572:Kalidhar Block : The Infantry School 1118:"Parakramo vijayate" ("Valour triumphs") 902:"Parakramo vijayate" ("Valour triumphs") 1783: 1771: 1575: 1567: 1008:"Yash sidhi" ("Success and attainment") 757:"Sarvada shaktishali" ("Always strong") 518:"Sarvatra vijay" ("Victory everywhere") 387:(RR), motto and war cry are as follows. 298: 284:, which is a special operations capable 238: 2647:Administrative corps of the Indian Army 1996: 1913: 483:"Raja Ramachandra ki jai" ("Victory to 164:on foot. It presently also consists of 2652:British Indian Army infantry regiments 2639: 1907: 1580:Walong Dwar : The Infantry School 2224: 1962:from the original on 24 December 2016 1127:1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) 2561:Electronics and Mechanical Engineers 1918:. Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd. 1889:Shrivastava, VK; Bakshi, GD (2000). 354:but all function in mixed sub-units. 280:. In addition, each battalion has a 2597:Judge Advocate General's Department 1806:Anti Tank and Guided Missile Course 1776:Infantry Museum and Research Centre 720:"Sthal wa jal" ("By land and sea") 13: 2158:"INFANTRY SCHOOL, MHOW (page 132)" 1563: 905:"Kalika Mata ki jai" ("Victory to 792:" ("Victory to charity and arms") 14: 2663: 1045:"Durga Mata ki jai" ("Victory to 940:"Assam vikram" ("Unique valour") 320:. This group also includes three 2503: 2116:"Raising of The Infantry School" 1891:Infantry, a Glint of the Bayonet 1815:Automatic Data Processing Course 1227:5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 1055:Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry 276:, which in turn will have three 110: 99: 89: 62: 50: 29: 2196: 2174: 2150: 2129: 2108: 2087: 2065: 1956:Official Indian Army Web Portal 1825: 686:"Shatrujeet" ("The conqueror") 2204:"The Infantry (India) Journal" 2043: 2021: 1974: 1944: 1922: 1860: 1087:" ("Victory to Mother India") 296:(NCOs) and other ranks (ORs). 16:Infantry arm of the combat arm 1: 2073:"A school for the courageous" 1853: 391:Regular and airborne infantry 2137:"The Army Marksmanship Unit" 1586:Junior Commissioned Officers 1531:Mechanised Infantry Regiment 307: 290:Junior Commissioned Officers 272:. A company will have three 7: 1952:"Know Your Army: Structure" 1712:Indian NCO Training School 1462: 831:Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 394: 156:is the largest arm of the 154:infantry of the Indian army 10: 2668: 2602:Military Engineer Services 1841: 1017:Jammu & Kashmir Rifles 182:British East India Company 175: 95:British East India Company 2589: 2521: 2512: 2501: 2436: 2268: 2259: 1914:Jackson, Donovan (1940). 1812:Section Commanders Course 1590:Non-Commissioned Officers 294:Non Commissioned Officers 143:27 October (Infantry Day) 139: 131: 121: 85: 75: 45: 37: 28: 23: 2612:Military Nursing Service 1848:Infantry (India) Journal 826:"Duty, honour, courage" 222:Indian Rebellion of 1857 248:Regimental organisation 2607:Military Farms Service 2581:Defence Security Corps 2571:Remount and Veterinary 1789: 1777: 1581: 1573: 837:you are omnipresent") 801:Maratha Light Infantry 304: 244: 2251:Arms and Services of 2095:"The Infantry School" 2051:"The Infantry School" 1893:. 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Index


British India
India
Republic of India

British East India Company
British Indian Army

Indian Army
Infantry
Indian army
ground combat
mechanised
airborne infantry
British East India Company
presidencies
Calcutta
Bengal Army
Madras
Madras Army
Bombay
Bombay Army
other ranks
castes
Indian Rebellion of 1857
Punjab
Gorkhas
North-West Frontier

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