Army Training Command
Military unit
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The Army Training Command, abbreviated as ARTRAC, is one of the seven commands of the Indian Army. It is currently based at Shimla.[1] It was established on 1 October 1991 at Mhow.
| Army Training Command | |
|---|---|
Insignia of ARTRAC | |
| Active | 1991 – Present |
| Country |  India |
| Branch |  Indian Army |
| Type | Command |
| Role | Training |
| Headquarters | Shimla |
| Anniversaries | 1 October (Raising Day) |
| Commanders | |
| GOC-in-C | Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, PVSM AVSM SM |
| Notable commanders | Gen Shankar Roy Chowdhury Gen J. J. Singh Gen Deepak Kapoor Gen M. M. Naravane |
| Insignia | |
| Flag |  |
History
The Army Training Command was established on 1 October 1991 at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and moved to Shimla on 31 March 1993.[2] The Indian Army has diverse, intensive and variegated Operational responsibilities. Due to constant change in the complexion of the future battlefield combined with rapid technological advances, a need to restructure and streamline our overall training structure was identified. The aim was to maximize effectiveness of our training and establish a dedicated organization for formulating concepts and doctrines, which are specifically applicable to our operational environment.[2] The requirement was to be met by the establishment of a centralized, independent and high-powered organization, with the requisite infrastructure and resources to meet all aspects of concepts and doctrine development, training policies and institutional training.[2]
In 2020, it was decided to merge the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT) with ARTRAC.[3] DGMT runs the Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS).[4]
Objectives
Its roles are to:
- Formulate concepts and doctrines of warfare in the fields of strategy, operational art, tactics, logistics, training and human resource development stimulating a real-time scenario.
- Acts as the nodal agency for all institutional training in the Army
- Evolve joint doctrines in conjunction with other Services
- Integrating technology like simulation-based war-gaming into training modules
List of Commanders
| General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.No | Rank | Name | Assumed office | Left office | Unit of Commission | References |
| 1 | Lieutenant General | A. S. Kalkat PVSM, UYSM, AVSM | 1 October 1991 | 31 July 1992 | 8th Gorkha Rifles | [5] |
| 2 | Shankar Roychowdhury PVSM | 1 August 1992 | 22 November 1994 | 20th Lancers | [6] | |
| 3 | S. K. Sharma | 22 November 1994 | 31 March 1997 | Armoured Corps | ||
| 4 | Vijay Oberoi PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 April 1997 | 15 October 1999 | Maratha Light Infantry | [7] | |
| 5 | H. B. Kala PVSM, AVSM, SC | 15 October 1999 | 1 April 2001 | Jat Regiment | [8] | |
| 6 | Shamsher Singh Mehta PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 April 2001 | 31 October 2002 | 63rd Cavalry | [9] | |
| 7 | Shantanu Choudhry PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 November 2002 | 31 December 2002 | Regiment of Artillery | [10] | |
| 8 | J. J. Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 January 2003 | 30 January 2004 | Maratha Light Infantry | [11] | |
| 9 | K. Nagaraj PVSM, UYSM | 1 February 2004 | 15 August 2005 | Maratha Light Infantry | [12] | |
| 10 | Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM | 15 August 2005 | 31 September 2005 | Regiment of Artillery | [13] | |
| 11 | K. S. Jamwal PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 October 2005 | 31 December 2006 | Regiment of Artillery | [14] | |
| 12 | M. L. Naidu PVSM, AVSM, YSM | 1 January 2007 | 30 September 2007 | Rajput Regiment | [15] | |
| 13 | J. K. Mohanty UYSM, SM, VSM | 1 October 2007 | 31 December 2008 | Dogra Regiment | [16] | |
| 14 | B. S. Jaswal PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 January 2009 | 30 September 2009 | Jammu and Kashmir Rifles | [17] | |
| 15 | Arvinder Singh Lamba PVSM, AVSM | 1 October 2009 | 1 December 2010 | Regiment of Artillery | [18] | |
| 16 | K. Surendra Nath PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 January 2011 | 30 May 2013 | Mechanised Infantry | [19] | |
| 17 | Sanjeev Madhok PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 June 2013 | 30 July 2015 | Brigade of Guards | [20] | |
| 18 | P M Hariz PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM | 1 August 2015 | 31 August 2016 | Mechanized Infantry | [21] | |
| 19 | Dewan Rabindranth Soni VSM | 17 September 2016 | 30 November 2017 | Central India Horse | [22] | |
| 20 | Manoj Mukund Naravane AVSM, SM, VSM | 1 December 2017 | 30 September 2018 | Sikh Light Infantry | [23] | |
| 21 | P C Thimayya PVSM, VSM | 1 November 2018 | 30 April 2020 | Mechanised Infantry Regiment | [24] | |
| 22 | Raj Shukla PVSM, YSM, SM | 1 May 2020 | 31 March 2022 | Regiment of Artillery | [25] | |
| 23 | Surinder Singh Mahal PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 April 2022 | 30 November 2023 | 41 Armoured Regiment | [26] | |
| 24 | Manjinder Singh AVSM, YSM, VSM | 1 December 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Madras Regiment | [27] | |
| 25 | Devendra Sharma PVSM, AVSM, SM | 1 July 2024 | Incumbent | 14th Horse (Scinde Horse) | [28] | |
Notes
1.^ Later became the Chief of Army Staff.
