The document provides information about the Indian armed forces. It discusses the different branches of the Indian Army including combat and support branches. It then discusses the role and responsibilities of the Chief of Defence Staff, including being the single-point military advisor and chairing the Chiefs of Staff Committee. The document also outlines the different types of entries to join the Indian Army as an officer, including permanent and short service commissions. It lists some important military operations and the motto and battle cry of the Indian armed forces. It provides details about active Indian military aircraft and the exam pattern and syllabus for the CDS exam. Finally, it lists the recipients of the Param Vir Chakra award to date.

1. INDIAN ARMED
FORCES

2. INDIAN ARMY CAN BE CLASSIFIED IN TWO
PARTS
ARMS SERVICES
1.Army Service Corps 8.Territorial army
Fighting Supporting 2.Army Medical Corps 9.defensce service
corps
1.Infantry 1.Artillery 3.Corps of electronics and medical engineering 10.Intelligence corps
2.Armoures 2.Army Air Defence 4.Army Education Corps 11.judge advocate
general’s department
3.Mechanized Infantry 3.Army Aviatian Corps 5.Army Dental Corps 12.military nursing
service
4.Corps of Signals 6.Remount and veterinary Corps 13.Corps of military
police
7.Pioneer corps 14.army postal
corps

3. KNOW ABOUT “CHIEF OF DEFENCE
STAFF"
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): Mr. Bipin Rawat has been appointed as the first
Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) of India. He will remain on the post till the age of 65
years. The Chief of Defence Staff will also play the role of military advisor on
important defense and strategic issues for the Prime Minister and Minister of
Defense of the country. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will integrate the
operations of the three forces i.e. Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and the Indian
Navy. The Chief of Defence Staff will also play the role of military advisor on
important defense and strategic issues for the Prime Minister and Minister of
Defense of the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced from the rampart of Red Fort that
the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will be created soon. Former General Bipin
Rawat has been appointed as the first Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) of India. He will
remain on the post till the age of 65 years.

4. The history behind the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in India It is not the first time that the creation of
the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is in progress. The proposal for setting up a Chief of Defence
Staff has been contemplated around 20 years ago after the Kargil war of 1999 by the K.
Subrahmanyam committee. But in the absence of political consensus and apprehensions among
services; it never moved forward. Naresh Chandra committee recommended the appointment of a
Permanent Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) in 2012, but this was also of no use.
Who is Chief of Defence Staff?
The Chief of Defence Staff is meant to be a single-point military advisor to the government on
important defense and strategic issues for the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. The Chief of
Defence Staff will be assigned the work of coordinating long-term planning, training, procurement and
logistics of the three army wings. Now it is the need of the hour to increase the coordination among the
three army wings by optimising the use of limited resources. India is a nuclear weapons state, the CDS
will also act as the military advisor to the Prime Minister on nuclear issues.
Now It is clear that the tenure of the CDS will be upto 65 years of age and the rank of Chief of Defence
Staff (CDS) will be higher than the three army chiefs.
Worth to mention here that all major countries, especially the nuclear-weapon states, have a Chief of
Defence Staff (CDS).

5. FUNCTIONS OF CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF
(CDS)
1. He will serve as the Principal Military Advisor to the Defense Minister on all tri-Services
matters.
2. He Will act as the military advisor to the Atomic Command Authority
3. CDS will not exercise any military command.
4. CDS will be a member of the Defense Acquisition Council headed by the Minister of Defense.
5. He will be the permanent chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.
6. CDS will also act as the head of the Department of Military Affairs.
So the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the need of the hour to
increase the coordination among all three wings of the Indian army so that the limited resources
of the defence can be optimally utilised and good results can be shown during any war-like
situation.

6. TYPES OF ENTRY TO JOIN INDIAN ARMY AS
AN OFFICER
Here, we will cover different types of entries in Indian Army. One who wants to join the
Indian army has many options based on his/her age and educational qualification.
There are different types of entries to join Indian army as an officer, few permanent
commission entries like NDA entry, Direct entry (CDSE), ACC entry, TGC entry, AEC
entry, Military Farm entry, UES entry, 10+2 TES entry, PC (SL) entry, SCO entry. Also,
Indian army has short service commission entries like, SSC-tech for men and women,
SSC- non tech entries for men and women. Below you can find more details about
different types of entries to Join Indian Army:

7. PERMANENT REGULAR COMMISSION

8. SHORT SERVICE COMISSION
Note: Women officers in JAG and AEC entry will be considered for
PC

9. IMPORTANT MILITARY
OPERATIONS

11. INDIAN ARMED FORCES MOTTO AND BATTLE (WAR)CRY

13. LIST OF ACTIVE INDIAN MILITARY
AIRCRAFTS

16. CDS EXAM PATTERN

17. SYLLABUS

18. PARAM VIR CHAKRA AWARDEES SO FAR:
• 1. IC-- 521 Major Som Nath Sharma, 4 Kumaon Regiment, November 3, 1947, Badgam Kashmir
(posthumous)
• 2. IC-22356 Lance Naik Karham Singh M M, 1 Sikh Regiment, October 13, 1948, Tithwal Kashmir
• 3. SS-14246 Second Lt Rama Raghobe Rane, Corps of Engineers, April 8, 1948, Naushera, Kashmir
• 4. 27373 Naik Jadu Nath Singh, 1 Rajput Regiment, February 1948, Naushera, Kashmir (posthumous)
• 5. 2831592 Company Havildar Major Piru Singh, 6 Rajputana Rifles, July 17/18, 1948, Tithwal, Kashmir
(posthumous)
• 6. IC-8497 Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, 3/1 Gurkha Rifles, December 5, 1961, Elizabethville, Katanga,
Congo (posthumous)
• 7. IC-7990 Major Dhan Singh Thapa, 1/8 Gurkha Rifles, October 20, 1962, Ladakh, India
• 8. JC-4547 Subedar Joginder Singh, 1 Sikh Regiment, October 23, 1962, Tongpen La, Northeast Frontier
Agency, India (posthumous)

19. • 9. Major Shaitan Singh, Kumaon Regiment, November 18, 1962, Rezang La (posthumous)
• 10. 2639885 Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid, 4 Grenadiers, September 10, 1965, Chima, Khem Karan Sector (posthumous)
• 11. IC-5565 Lieutenant-Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore, 17 Poona Horse, October 15, 1965, Phillora, Sialkot Sector, Pakistan (posthumous)
• 12. 4239746 Lance Naik Albert Ekka, 14 Guards, December 3, 1971, Gangasagar (posthumous)
• 13. 10877 (P) Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Indian Air Force, December 14, 1971, Srinagar, Kashmir (posthumous)
• 14. IC-25067 2/Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, 17 Poona Horse, December 16, 1971, Jarpal, Shakargarh Sector, (posthumous)
• 15. IC-14608 Major Hoshiar Singh, Grenadiers, December 17, 1971, Basantar River, Shakargarh Sector
• 16. Naib Subedar Bana Singh, 8 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, June 23, 1987, Siachen Glacier, Jammu and Kashmir
• 17. Major Ramaswamy Parmeshwaran, 8 Mahar Regiment, November 25, 1987, Sri Lanka (posthumous)
• 18. IC-57556 Captain Vikram Batra, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, July 6, 1999
• 19. IC-56959 Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gorkha Rifles, July 3, 1999, Khaluber/Juber Top, Batalik sector, Kargil area, Jammu and Kashmir
(posthumous)
• 20. No 2690572 Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers, July 4, 1999, Tiger Hill, Kargil area
• 21. Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, July 5, 1999