The Indian Army is one of the largest in the world, with a history going back several hundred years.

The army headquarters is located in Sena Bhavan and portions of the south block of the Red fort in Delhi.

Armed Forces offer excellent career opportunities to the adventurous young candidates. It is a career that offers immense facilities, a privileged lifestyle and of course, honor in serving the country.

The Armed Forces characterize the ideals of service, sacrifice, patriotism and our country's composite culture.

The basic responsibility of the Army is to safeguard the territorial integrity of the nation against external aggression.

In addition, the Army is often required to assist the civil administration during internal security disturbances and in the maintenance of law and order, in organizing relief operations during natural calamities like floods, earthquakes and cyclones and in the maintenance of essential services.

The two main lines of work in the armed forces are categorised under the Fighting Forces and the Support Services.

The fighting forces comprise the armored corps, artillery, signals, engineering and the infantry (and similar divisions in the navy and air force), while the Support Services include electronics and mechanical engineering, ordinance corps, medical corps, intelligence and education.

The Indian Army is organised into five regional commands

HQ Central Command, Lucknow ;
HQ Eastern Command, Calcutta ;
HQ Northern Command, Udhampur;
HQ Western Command, Chandimandir; and
HQ Southern Command, Pune

There are two types of commissions in the Army

Permanent commission - where you have to serve the Indian army for a minimum of 20 years.

Short service commission - where you have to serve for a minimum of 5 years. This can then be extended to permanent commission.