The Indian Army is the 2nd largest active-duty military force in the world in 2020 second only to China. With over 1.23 million personnel and counting, a sound structure for the army is essential.
The Indian Army is divided into 40 divisions & 14 corps.
The Indian Army Headquarters is in New Delhi.
The Army operates six operational commands and one training command.
Each command is headed by a General Officer Commanding-in-Chief with the rank of Lieutenant-General. Each command directly reports to Army HQ.
Under the Operational Commands, we have Corps. The Corps comprises of 3-4 divisions and is commanded by an officer of the rank of Lieutenant General.
Every Division is made up of 3-4 Brigades and is commanded by an officer of the rank of Major General.
Then follows the Brigade which is under the command of an officer of Brigadier rank. Every Brigade has 3 battalions in them.
Each Battalion comprises of 4 Rifle Companies. A battalion is commanded by an officer of the rank of Colonel. Sometimes a Battalion is also known as a Regiment.
Then comes the Rifle Company which has 3 platoons under it. The Rifle Company is commanded by an officer of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel/Major.
Each platoon comprises 3 Sections a platoon is commanded by Platoon Commander of the rank JCO.
The Section forms the smallest component of the Indian Army. Each section has 10 men & is commanded by Section Commander of the rank Havildar.
