SSB Interview Tips & Coaching | SSBCrack: Infantry Regiments of Indian Army

Since the time of its formation Indian Army has inherited the British Organizational structure. So it still maintain the tradition of division of its infantry based on certain criteria like region, ethnicity etc. Given below are all the regiments of the Indian Army along with their role, size and regimental Centre.

Infantry Regiments of Indian Army

Regiment Name	Role	Type	Regimental Centre	Size
Brigade of the Guards	Mechanized Infantry	Foot Guards	Kamptee, Maharastra	19 Battalions
Parachute Regiment	Airborne/Special Forces	Parachute Infantry & Special Forces	Bangalore, Karnataka	17 Battalions
Mechanised Infantry Regiment	Mechanised Infantry	Line Infantry	Ahmednagar,Maharastra	25 Battalions
Punjab Regiment	--	Line Infantry	Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand	19 Battalions
The Madras Regiment	--	Line Infantry	Wellington, Tamil Nadu	19 Battalions
The Grenadiers	--	Infantry	Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh	19 Battalions
Maratha Light Infantry	Light Infantry	Line Infantry	Belgaum, Karnataka	N/A
Rajputana Rifles	Infantry		Delhi Cantonment	19 Battalions
Rajput Regiment	--	Line Infantry	Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh	20 Battalions
Jat Regiment	--	Line Infantry	Bareily, Uttar Pradesh	18 Battalions
Sikh Regiment	--	Line Infantry	Ramgarh Cantonment	19 Battalions
Sikh Light Infantry	Light Infantry	Infantry, Amphibious warfare, Counter Terrorism	Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh	19 Battalions
Naga Regiment	Infantry	Line Infantry	Ranikhet, Uttarakhand	3 Battalions
1 Gorkha Rifles	Rifles	Light Role	Subathu, Himanchal Pradesh	5 Battalions
3 Gorkha Rifles	Rifles	Light Infantry	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh	5 Battalions
4 Gorkha Rifles	Rifles	Light Infantry	Subathu, Himanchal Pradesh	5 Battalions
8 Gorkha Rifles	Rifles	Light role	Shillong, Meghalya	6 Battalions
9 Gorkha Rifles	Rifles	Light Role	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh	6 Battalions
11 Gorkha Rifles	Rifles	Light infantry	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	6 Battalions
Dogra Regiment	Line Infantry		Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh	19 Battalions
Garhwal Regiment	Infantry		Lansdowne	25 Battalions
Kumaon Regiment	Infantry		Ranikhet, Uttarakhand	19 Battalions
Assam Regiment	Line Infantry	Light Role	Happy Valley, Shillong	23 Battalions
Bihar Regiment	Line Infantry	Infantry	Danapur, Patna	19 Battalions
Mahar Regiment	Line Infantry	Infantry	Sagar, Madhya Pradesh	19 Battalions
Jammu & Kashmir Rifles	Line Infantry	Infantry	Avantipur, J & K	19 Battalions
Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry	Line Infantry	Infantry	Avantipur, J & K	19 Battalions
Ladakh Scouts	Infantry	Specialized Mountain Warfare	Pituk, Kashmir	5 Battalions
Arunachal Scouts	Infantry	Specialized Mountain Warfare	Happy valley, shillong	2 Battalions

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