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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Army Training Command
| image = File:IA Training Command.png
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Insignia of ARTRAC
| dates = 1991 – Present
| country = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{Army|india}}
| type = [[Formation (military)|Command]]
| size =
| command_structure =
| garrison = [[Shimla]]
| garrison_label = Headquarters
| anniversaries = 1 October (Raising Day)
| battles =
| notable_commanders = [[General (India)|Gen]] [[Shankar Roy Chowdhury]]<br/> [[General (India)|Gen]] [[Joginder Jaswant Singh|J. J. Singh]]<br/> [[General (India)|Gen]] [[Deepak Kapoor]]<br/> [[General (India)|Gen]] [[Manoj Mukund Naravane|M. M. Naravane]]
| specialization = [[Military education and training|Training]]
| current_commander = [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Devendra Sharma (general)|Devendra Sharma]], {{Post-nominals|country=IND|size=80%|PVSM|AVSM|SM}}
| commander1_label = [[General officer commanding|GOC-in-C]]
| identification_symbol = [[File:Flag of Army Training Command, India.png|150px]]
| identification_symbol_label = Flag
}}

The '''Army Training Command''', abbreviated as '''ARTRAC''', is one of the seven commands of the [[Indian Army]]. It is currently based at [[Shimla]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mod.nic.in/aforces/ |title=Ministry of Defence |access-date=8 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405031810/http://www.mod.nic.in/aforces/ |archive-date=5 April 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was established on 1 October 1991 at [[Mhow]].

== History ==
The Army Training Command was established on 1 October 1991 at [[Mhow]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]] and moved to [[Shimla]] on 31 March 1993.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |author=John Pike |title=Army Training Command (ARTRAC) |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/artrac.htm |access-date=2 August 2015 |work=globalsecurity.org}}</ref> The Indian Army has diverse, intensive and variegated Operational responsibilities. Due to constant change in the complexion of the future battlefield combined with rapid technological advances, a need to restructure and streamline our overall training structure was identified. The aim was to maximize effectiveness of our training and establish a dedicated organization for formulating concepts and doctrines, which are specifically applicable to our operational environment.<ref name=":0" /> The requirement was to be met by the establishment of a centralized, independent and high-powered organization, with the requisite infrastructure and resources to meet all aspects of concepts and doctrine development, training policies and institutional training.<ref name=":0" />

In 2020, it was decided to merge the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT) with ARTRAC.<ref name=integ1>[https://theprint.in/defence/in-the-works-for-army-training-command-wings-for-training-validation-more-officers/281680/ In the works for Army Training Command — wings for training, validation & more officers], [[The Print]], 24 Aug 2019.</ref> DGMT runs the [[Chail Military School#History|Rashtriya Military Schools]] (RMS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustanlink.com/careertex/top-institutes-india/bangalore-military-school.htm|title=Bangalore Military School, Bangalore Military School detailed information, Admission Process for Bangalore Military School|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref>

== 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
* Integrating technology like simulation-based war-gaming into training modules

== List of Commanders ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="7" | General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | S.No
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 400px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of Commission
! scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | References
|-
| 1
| rowspan="25" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| A. S. Kalkat {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM}}}}
| 1 October 1991
| 31 July 1992
| [[8th Gorkha Rifles]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/community/sky-diving-bike-stunts-leave-spectators-spellbound/140369.html|title=Sky diving, bike stunts leave spectators spellbound : The Tribune India}}</ref>
|-
| 2
| [[Shankar Roychowdhury]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}}{{ref|a}}
| 1 August 1992
| 22 November 1994
| [[20 Lancers (India)|20th Lancers]]
| <ref>{{cite web | title=Shankar Roy Chowdhury appointed new chief of army staff |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/signposts/story/19941215-shankar-roy-chowdhury-appointed-new-chief-of-army-staff-810028-1994-12-15 |website=India Today |language=en | date=15 December 1994|accessdate=5 September 2024}} {{subscription}}</ref>
|-
| 3
| S. K. Sharma
| 22 November 1994
| 31 March 1997
| [[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|
|-
| 4
| Vijay Oberoi {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
| 1 April 1997
| 15 October 1999
| [[Maratha Light Infantry]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Army Training Command may be moved from Shimla to Ambala |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/army-training-command-may-be-moved-from-shimla-to-ambala/story-yr07zI5U4tryVDm9SYeGvL.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=28 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 5
| H. B. Kala {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|SC}}}}
| 15 October 1999
| 1 April 2001
| [[Jat Regiment]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99oct16/himachal.htm|title=tribuneindia... Himachal}}</ref>
|-
| 6
| Shamsher Singh Mehta {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
| 1 April 2001
| 31 October 2002
| [[63rd Cavalry (India)|63rd Cavalry]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. S. S. Mehta Takes Over Army Training Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2001-APRIL-JULY-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-2001-04-01_001.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=1 April 2001|access-date=4 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 7
| Shantanu Choudhry {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
| 1 November 2002
| 31 December 2002
| [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/minor-reshuffle-likely-at-army-hq/article27878506.ece|title=Minor reshuffle likely at Army hq.|newspaper=The Hindu |date=2002-11-01|access-date=2021-07-22}}</ref>
|-
| 8
| [[Joginder Jaswant Singh|J. J. Singh]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}{{ref|a}}
| 1 January 2003
| 30 January 2004
| [[Maratha Light Infantry]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=The colours of Army green |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl2026/stories/20040102002803800.htm |website=frontline.thehindu.com}}</ref>
|-
| 9
| K. Nagaraj {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|UYSM}}}}
| 1 February 2004
| 15 August 2005
| [[Maratha Light Infantry]]
| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Feb 9 |first1=Rahul Singh |title='Ganpat' generals going great guns {{!}} Chandigarh News – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Ganpat-generals-going-great-guns/articleshow/484259.cms |website=The Times of India |date=9 February 2004 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 10
| [[Deepak Kapoor]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|SM|VSM}}}}{{ref|a}}
| 15 August 2005
| 31 September 2005
| [[Regiment of Artillery]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Nagalim.NL News |url=http://www.nagalim.nl/news/00000168.htm |website=www.nagalim.nl}}</ref>
|-
| 11
| K. S. Jamwal {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
| 1 October 2005
| 31 December 2006
| [[Regiment of Artillery]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Kapoor to be new VCOAS; Panag, Jamwal to head N, E Cmds |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/12/24/lt-gen-kapoor-to-be-new-vcoas-panag-jamwal-to-head-n-e-cmds-1167104766.html |website=www.oneindia.com |language=en |date=26 December 2006}}</ref>
|-
| 12
| M. L. Naidu {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|YSM}}}}
| 1 January 2007
| 30 September 2007
| [[Rajput Regiment]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Naidu to take charge on January 1 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/lt-gen-naidu-to-take-charge-on-january-1/story-ukwuX3LxaSJu399q908hJI.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=26 December 2006}}</ref>
|-
| 13
| J. K. Mohanty {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|UYSM|SM|VSM}}}}
| 1 October 2007
| 31 December 2008
| [[Dogra Regiment]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=English Releases |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=31601 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
| 14
| B. S. Jaswal {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
| 1 January 2009
| 30 September 2009
| [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen B S Jaswal takes charge of Northern Command today – Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lt-gen-b-s-jaswal-takes-charge-of-northern-command-today/523586/ |website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref>
|-
| 15
| Arvinder Singh Lamba {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}}
| 1 October 2009
| 1 December 2010
| [[Regiment of Artillery]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Army training command gets new chief |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/army-training-command-gets-new-chief/story-4rpgKNJ38FuIcuOdB6MItL.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=1 October 2009}}</ref>
|-
| 16
| K. Surendra Nath {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
| 1 January 2011
| 30 May 2013
| [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment|Mechanised Infantry]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hillpost.in/2010/12/lt-gen-k-surendra-nath-takes-charge-of-artrac/25482/|title=LT Gen K Surendra Nath takes charge of ARTRAC – Hill Post|date=31 December 2010 }}</ref>
|-
| 17
| Sanjeev Madhok {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
| 1 June 2013
| 30 July 2015
| [[Brigade of The Guards|Brigade of Guards]]
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Pioneer |first1=The |title=lt Gen Madhok takes over command of Army training |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2013/state-editions/lt-gen-madhok-takes-over-command-of-army-training.html |website=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 18
| [[Pattiarimal Mohamadali Hariz|P M Hariz]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|SM|VSM}}}}
| 1 August 2015
| 31 August 2016
| [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment|Mechanized Infantry]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories3909_Lt_Gen_Hariz_assumes_charge_of_ARTRAC.htm|title=..:: India Strategic ::. APPOINTMENTS: Lt Gen Hariz assumes charge of ARTRAC|website=www.indiastrategic.in|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref>
|-
| 19
| [[Dewan Rabindranath Soni|Dewan Rabindranth Soni]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|VSM}}}}
| 17 September 2016
| 30 November 2017
| [[Central India Horse]]
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/lt-gen-soni-is-goc-in-chief-of-artrac/296728.html|title=Lt Gen Soni is GOC-in-Chief of ARTRAC|newspaper=The Tribune India}}</ref>
|-
| 20
| [[Manoj Mukund Naravane]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|SM|VSM}}}}{{ref|a}}
| 1 December 2017
| 30 September 2018
| [[Sikh Light Infantry]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/lt-gen-naravane-takes-over-as-artrac-chief/506687.html|title=Lt Gen Naravane takes over as ARTRAC chief : The Tribune India}}</ref>
|-
| 21
| [[Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya|P C Thimayya]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|VSM}}}}
| 1 November 2018
| 30 April 2020
| [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Thimmaya takes over as GoC Army Training Command, Shimla |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-thimmaya-takes-over-as-goc-army-training-command-shimla/articleshow/66457073.cms?from=mdr |website=The Economic Times |date=1 November 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 22
| [[Raj Shukla]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|YSM|SM}}}}
| 1 May 2020
| 31 March 2022
| [[Regiment of Artillery]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/lt-gen-raj-shukla-assumes-command-of-the-artrac/north/news/1977455.html|title=Lt Gen Raj Shukla assumes command of the ARTRAC|publisher=United News of India|date=1 May 2020|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 23
| [[Surinder Singh Mahal]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}}
| 1 April 2022
| 30 November 2023
| [[41st Armoured Regiment (India)|41 Armoured Regiment]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Lieutenant General Surinder Singh Mahal took over the command of ARTRAC today |url=https://hindi.latestly.com/socially/india/lt-gen-ss-mahal-took-over-the-command-of-artrac-today-1279625.html|publisher=Hindi Latestly|date=1 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 24
| [[Manjinder Singh (general)|Manjinder Singh]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|YSM|VSM}}}}
| 1 December 2023
| 30 June 2024
| [[Madras Regiment]]
||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/adgpi/status/1730508422574145763?s=20|title=Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh assumed the command of Army Training Command|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 25
| [[Devendra Sharma (general)|Devendra Sharma]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|SM}}}}
| 1 July 2024
| ''Incumbent''
| [[Scinde Horse|14th Horse (Scinde Horse)]]
| <ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-01 |title=Lt Gen Devendra Sharma takes over as new Army training command chief |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/lt-gen-devendra-sharma-takes-over-as-new-army-training-command-chief/articleshow/111405748.cms |access-date=2024-07-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|}

== Notes ==
1.{{note|a}}Later became the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspxMnId=uElFDWpYGqbxMXxg+jgDHw==&ParentID=s4zCCOcmToHpUgde7d9Clg==&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ== ARTRAC Army Commanders' Conclave]

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