List of Head Quarters of Indian Army

The army operates 6 operational commands and 1 training command. Each command is headed by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief with the rank of Lieutenant General. Each command is directly affiliated to the Army HQ in New Delhi. President of India is the chief of Indian armed forces.

Hemant Singh Updated: Mar 9, 2017 16:32 IST

The army operates 6 operational commands and 1 training command. Each command is headed by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief with the rank of Lieutenant General. Each command is directly affiliated to the Army HQ in New Delhi. President of India is the chief of Indian armed forces.

Indian armed forces are divided into three services:

1. Army

2. Navy

3. Air force

1. Army

The Chief is ‘Chief of the Army Staff’. Its headquarters is in New Delhi. The army is organized into the following seven commands:

S.N.	Command	Headquarters
1.	Western Comm.	Chandigarh
2.	Northern Comm.	Udhampur
3.	Army Training Comm.	Shimla
4.	South Western Comm.	Jaipur
5.	Eastern Comm.	Kolkata
6.	Southern Comm.	Pune
7.	Central Comm.	Lucknow

Note: Each Command of Indian Army is commanded by a General Officer Commanding in Chief of the rank of Lieutenant General.

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2. Navy

The Chief is an Admiral ranked “Chief of the Naval Staff”. The headquarters is in New Delhi. The Navy has three Naval Commands, commanded by Flag Officers Commanding-in Chief of the rank of Vice-Admiral. They are:

S.N.	Command	Headquarters
1.	Eastern Command	Visakhapatnam
2.	Western Command	Mumbai
3.	Southern Command	Kochi

3. Air Force

The Chief is an Air Chief Marshal ranked ‘Chief of the Air Staff’. Its headquarters is in New Delhi. The Air force is organized into seven commands (five Operational and two Functional Commands):

S.N.	Command	Headquarter
1.	Operational Commands
2.	Eastern Air Comd.	Shillong
3.	South-Western Air Comd.	Gandhinagar
4.	Southern Air Comd.	Tiruvananthpuram
	Functional Commands
1.	Maintenance Comd.	Nagpur
2.	Western Air Comd.	New Delhi
3.	Central Air Comd.	Allahabad
4.	Training Comd.	Bangalore

4. Commissioned Ranks: (From top to down)

S.N.	Army	Air Force	Navy
1.	General	Air Chief Marshal	Admiral
2.	Lieutenant General	Air Marshal	Vice-Admiral
3.	Major General	Air Vice-Marshal	Rear Admiral
4.	Brigadier	Air Commodor	Commodor
5.	Colonel	Group Captain	Captain
6.	Lieutenant Colonel	Wing Commander	Commander
7.	Major	Squadron Leader	Lieutenant Commander
8.	Captain	Flight Lieutenant	Lieutenant
9.	Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Sub Lieutenant