# Army Training Command

The Army Training Command, abbreviated as ARTRAC, is one of the seven commands of the Indian Army. It is currently based at Shimla. It was established in 1991.

## History

The Army Training Command was established on 1 October 1991 at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and moved to Shimla on 31 March 1993. The main aim of the command is to maximize effectiveness of the training.
In 2020, it was decided to merge the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT) with ARTRAC. DGMT runs the Rashtriya Military Schools (RMS).

## Objectives

Its roles are to:
* Formulate concepts and doctrines of warfare in the fields of strategy, operational art, tactics, logistics, training and human resource development stimulating a real-time scenario.
* Acts as the nodal agency for all institutional training in the Army
* Evolve joint doctrines in conjunction with other Services

## List of Commanders

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command :
| S.No | Name | Assumed office | Left office | Unit of Commission |
| 1 | Lieutenant General A. S. Kalkat PVSM, UYSM, AVSM | 1 October 1991 | 31 July 1992 | 8th Gorkha Rifles |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Shankar Roychowdhury PVSM | 1 August 1992 | 22 November 1994 | 20th Lancers |
| 3 | Lieutenant General S. K. Sharma | 22 November 1994 | 31 March 1997 | Armoured Corps |
| 4 | Lieutenant General Vijay Oberoi PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 April 1997 | 15 October 1999 | Maratha Light Infantry |
| 5 | Lieutenant General H. B. Kala PVSM, AVSM, SC | 15 October 1999 | 1 April 2001 | Jat Regiment |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Shamsher Singh Mehta PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 April 2001 | 31 October 2002 | 63rd Cavalry |
| 7 | Lieutenant General Shantanu Choudhry PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 November 2002 | 31 December 2002 | Regiment of Artillery |
| 8 | Lieutenant General J. J. Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 January 2003 | 30 January 2004 | Maratha Light Infantry |
| 9 | Lieutenant General K. Nagaraj PVSM, UYSM | 1 February 2004 | 15 August 2005 | Maratha Light Infantry |
| 10 | Lieutenant General Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM | 15 August 2005 | 31 September 2005 | Regiment of Artillery |
| 11 | Lieutenant General K. S. Jamwal PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 October 2005 | 31 December 2006 | Regiment of Artillery |
| 12 | Lieutenant General M. L. Naidu PVSM, AVSM, YSM | 1 January 2007 | 30 September 2007 | Rajput Regiment |
| 13 | Lieutenant General J. K. Mohanty UYSM, SM, VSM | 1 October 2007 | 30 September 2009 | Dogra Regiment |
| 14 | Lieutenant General B. S. Jaswal PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 October 2009 | 1 December 2010 | Jammu and Kashmir Rifles |
| 15 | Lieutenant General Arvinder Singh Lamba PVSM, AVSM | 1 October 2009 | 1 December 2010 | Regiment of Artillery |
| 16 | Lieutenant General K. Surendra Nath PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 January 2011 | 30 May 2013 | Mechanised Infantry |
| 17 | Lieutenant General Sanjeev Madhok PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 June 2013 | 30 July 2015 | Brigade of Guards |
| 18 | Lieutenant General P M Hariz PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM | 1 August 2015 | 31 August 2016 | Mechanized Infantry |
| 19 | Lieutenant General D R Soni VSM | 17 September 2016 | 30 November 2017 | Central India Horse |
| 20 | Lieutenant General M M Naravane AVSM, SM, VSM | 1 December 2017 | 30 September 2018 | Sikh Light Infantry |
| 21 | Lieutenant General P C Thimayya PVSM, VSM | 1 November 2018 | 30 April 2020 | Mechanised Infantry Regiment |
| 22 | Lieutenant General Raj Shukla PVSM, YSM, SM | 1 May 2020 | 31 March 2022 | Regiment of Artillery |
| 23 | Lieutenant General Surinder Singh Mahal PVSM, AVSM, VSM | 1 April 2022 | 30 November 2023 | 41 Armoured Regiment |
| 24 | Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh AVSM, YSM, VSM | 1 December 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Madras Regiment |
| 25 | Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma AVSM, SM | 1 July 2024 | Incumbent | 14th Horse (Scinde Horse) |