INDIAN DEFENCE
Command HQ Location Command HQ Location
Central Command Lucknow South-Western Command Jaipur
Eastern Command Kolkata Western Command Chandigarh
Northern Command Udhampur Training Command Shimla
Southern Command Pune
Command HQ Location Command HQ Location
Central Air Command Allahabad Western Air Command New Delhi
Eastern Air Command Shillong Maintenance Command Nagpur
Southern Air Command Thiruvananthapuram Training Command Bengaluru
South-Western Air Command Gandhinagar
Command HQ Location
Western Naval Command Mumbai
Eastern Naval Command Vishakhapatnam
Southern Naval Command Kochi
Note Andaman and Nicobar Command at Port Blair is the only Tri-service Command of
Armed Forces.
Training Institution Place Estd in
Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) Dehradun 1922
Army Cadet College (ACC) Dehradun 1929
Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun 1932
National Defence Academy (NDA) Khadakwasla, Pune 1941
High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) Gulmarg 1948
National Defence College (NDC) New Delhi 1960
Officers Training Academy (OTA) Chennai 1963
Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School Vairengte (Mizoram) 1970
College of Defence Management Secunderabad 1970
College of Combat/Army War College Mhow (Madhya Pradesh) 1971
Army School of Physical Training (ASPT) Pune 1978
Army Air Defence College (AADC) Gopalpur (Odisha) 1989
Officers Training Academy Gaya 2011
Indian National Defence University (INDU) Gurgaon (Haryana) 2013
Army Air Force Navy
General Air Chief Marshal Admiral
Lt. General Air Marshal Vice Admiral
Major General Air Vice Marshal Rear Admiral
Brigadier Air Commodore Commodore
Colonel Group Captain Captain
Lt. Colonel Wing Commander Commander
Major Squadron Leader Lt Commander
Captain Flight Lieutenant Lieutenant
Lieutenant Flying Officer Sub-Lieutenant
Name Class Range
Agni I SRBM 750 km
Agni II MRBM 2500 km
Agni III IRBM 3500 km-5500 km
Agni IV or Agni II Prime IRBM 4000 km
Agni V ICBM 5000 km-6000 km
Agni VI ICBM 8000-10000 km
Dhanush SRBM 350 km
Nirbhay Subsonic Cruise Missile 1000 km
Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile 290 km
Brahmos 2 Hypersonic Cruise Missile 290 km
Prithvi I SRBM 150 km
Prithvi III SRBM 350 km
Sagarika SLBM 700 km
Shaurya TBM 700 km
Astra Air to Air Missile 80 km-100 km
Nag Anti-Tank 7 km
Note Recently, a post, Chief of Defence Staff is created to help improve coordination
among the three services of Armed Forces.
Indo-Tibetan n It was established in 1962, after the Chinese attack.
Border Police n It is basically employed in the Northern borders for monitoring the
(ITBP) borders and also to stop smuggling and illegal immigration.
National Security n It was established in 1984 to counter the surge of militancy in the
Guards (NSG) country.
n It is a highly trained force which deals with the militants effectively.
Central Industrial n It was set-up in 1969 after the recommendations of Justice
Security Force B Mukherji.
(CISF) n Its objective is to monitor the industrial complexes of Central
Government.
Assam Rifles n It was established in 1835 and is the oldest paramilitary force in the
country.
n Its main objective is to keep vigilance of international borders in North
East and counter insurgency operations in Arunachal Pradesh,
Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland.
Border Security n It was established in 1965.
Force (BSF) n It keeps a vigil over the international borders against the intrusion in
the country.
National Cadet n It was established in 1948.
Corps (NCC) n Its main objective is to stimulate interest among the youth in the
defence of the country in order to build up a reserve manpower to
expand armed forces.
Central Reserve n It was set-up in 1939.
Police Force n Its main objective is to assist the State / Union Territory Police in
(CRPF) maintenance of law and order.
n The 88th Battalion of CRPF, known as ‘Mahila Battalion’
(commissioned on 30th March, 1986) is the world’s first paramilitary
force comprising entirely of women.
Territorial Army n It was established in 1948.
(TA) n It is a voluntary, part-time force (between 18 and 42 years), not of
professional soldiers, but civilians who wish to assist in defence of
the country.
Home Guard n It was established in 1962, to assist the police in maintaining security,
to help defence forces and to help local authorities in case of any
eventuality.
Indian Coast n It was set-up in 1978.
Guard n Its objective is to protect the maritime and other national interests in
the maritime zones of India.
Intelligence n It was set-up in 1920.
Bureau (IB) n Its objective is to collect secret information relating to country’s security.
n It was originally set-up as Central Special Branch (CSB) in 1887 and
renamed IB in 1920.
Central Bureau of n It was established in 1963.
Investigation (CBI) n Its objective is to investigate cases of misconduct by public servants,
cases of cheating, embezzlement and fraud.
n CBI is also entrusted with the investigation of international crime
cases in collaboration with INTERPOL.
National Crime n It was established in 1986.
Records Bureau n Its objective is to collect crime statistics at the national level,
(NCRB) information of inter-state and international criminals to help
investigation agencies.
Rapid Action Force n It was established in 1991.
(RAF) n Under the operational command of CRPF, 10 battalions of the CRPFs
have been re-oriented for tackling communal riots in the country.
Research Centre Place
Indian Rare Earths Limited Mumbai
Uranium Corporation of India Limited Jadugoda (Jharkhand)
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Mumbai
Electronics Corporation of India Limited Hyderabad
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Trombay (Mumbai)
Radio Astronomy Centre Ootacamund (Tamil Nadu)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Kolkata
Centre of Earth Sciences Studies Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad
Space Commission Bengaluru
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Thiruvananthapuram
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Bengaluru
Space Application Centre Ahmedabad
Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station Thumba (Kerala)
