Indian Army: Structure

Jagran Josh

13-MAY-2014 13:07

Indian army is an important institution in India. Most of the competitive exams test the knowledge of exam aspirants on the setup of Indian army which is responsible for securing the Indian territories.

Structure of the Indian army is as following:

Headed by: Chief of the Army Staff

Headquarters: New Delhi

Strength: 1200000 approximately

Number of commands: 7

The command structure is as following:

Command	Headquarters
Northern Command	Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir
Southern Command	Pune, Maharashtra
Eastern Command	Kolkata, West Bengal
Western Command	Chandimandir, Chandigarh
Central Command	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
South-Western Command	Jaipur, Rajasthan
Training Command	Shimla, Himachal Pradesh