Army Training Command

Army Training Command
Army Training Command
Active	1991 – Present
Country	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Command
Role	Training
Garrison/HQ	Shimla
Commanders
GOC-in-C	Lieutenant general Devendra Sharma, AVSM SM
Notable; commanders	Gen Shankar Roy Chowdhury; Gen J. J. Singh; Gen Deepak Kapoor; Gen M. M. Naravane

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 in 1991.

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 main aim of the command is to maximize effectiveness of the training.^[3]

In 2020, it was decided to merge the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT) with ARTRAC.^[4] DGMT runs the Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS).^[5]

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

List of Commanders

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command
S.No	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	^[6]
2	Lieutenant General Shankar Roychowdhury PVSM	1 August 1992	22 November 1994	20th Lancers	^[7]
3	Lieutenant General S. K. Sharma	22 November 1994	31 March 1997	Armoured Corps
4	Lieutenant General Vijay Oberoi PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 April 1997	15 October 1999	Maratha Light Infantry	^[8]
5	Lieutenant General H. B. Kala PVSM, AVSM, SC	15 October 1999	1 April 2001	Jat Regiment	^[9]
6	Lieutenant General Shamsher Singh Mehta PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 April 2001	31 October 2002	63rd Cavalry	^[10]
7	Lieutenant General Shantanu Choudhry PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 November 2002	31 December 2002	Regiment of Artillery	^[11]
8	Lieutenant General J. J. Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 January 2003	30 January 2004	Maratha Light Infantry	^[12]
9	Lieutenant General K. Nagaraj PVSM, UYSM	1 February 2004	15 August 2005	Maratha Light Infantry	^[13]
10	Lieutenant General Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM	15 August 2005	31 September 2005	Regiment of Artillery	^[14]
11	Lieutenant General K. S. Jamwal PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 October 2005	31 December 2006	Regiment of Artillery	^[15]
12	Lieutenant General M. L. Naidu PVSM, AVSM, YSM	1 January 2007	30 September 2007	Rajput Regiment	^[16]
13	Lieutenant General J. K. Mohanty UYSM, SM, VSM	1 October 2007	30 September 2009	Dogra Regiment	^[17]
14	Lieutenant General B. S. Jaswal PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 October 2009	1 December 2010	Jammu and Kashmir Rifles	^[18]
15	Lieutenant General Arvinder Singh Lamba PVSM, AVSM	1 October 2009	1 December 2010	Regiment of Artillery	^[19]
16	Lieutenant General K. Surendra Nath PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 January 2011	30 May 2013	Mechanised Infantry	^[20]
17	Lieutenant General Sanjeev Madhok PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 June 2013	30 July 2015	Brigade of Guards	^[21]
18	Lieutenant General P M Hariz PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM	1 August 2015	31 August 2016	Mechanized Infantry	^[22]
19	Lieutenant General D R Soni VSM	17 September 2016	30 November 2017	Central India Horse	^[23]
20	Lieutenant General M M Naravane AVSM, SM, VSM	1 December 2017	30 September 2018	Sikh Light Infantry	^[24]
21	Lieutenant General P C Thimayya PVSM, VSM	1 November 2018	30 April 2020	Mechanised Infantry Regiment	^[25]
22	Lieutenant General Raj Shukla PVSM, YSM, SM	1 May 2020	31 March 2022	Regiment of Artillery	^[26]
23	Lieutenant General Surinder Singh Mahal PVSM, AVSM, VSM	1 April 2022	30 November 2023	41 Armoured Regiment	^[27]
24	Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh AVSM, YSM, VSM	1 December 2023	30 June 2024	Madras Regiment	^[28]
25	Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma AVSM, SM	1 July 2024	Incumbent	14th Horse (Scinde Horse)	^[29]