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|unit_name= Indian Army Corps of Signals
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|caption=The logo of the Corps of Signals
|dates= 1911 – Present
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|commander1= lt Gen MU Nair, VSM AVSM <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/223002.pdf|title=Gazette of India No 45|date=2020-11-07|access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref>
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'''Indian Army Corps of Signals''' is a [[corps]] and a combat support arm of the [[Indian Army]], which handles its [[military communications]]. It was formed on 15 February 1911 as a separate entity under Lieutenant Colonel S H Powell, and went on to make important contributions to World War I and World War II.<ref>Brett-James, Antony ''Report my Signals'' London Hennel Locke 1948 - personal account of a British officer attached to Indian Army in Egypt and Burma</ref> The corps celebrated its 100-year anniversary of its raising on 15 February 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Corps Of Signals – Inaugural: Ceremony Centenary Year|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=57818 |date=15 February 2010 |publisher= Ministry of Defence}}</ref>

==History==
After a notification was issued as a Special Army Order dated February 3, 1911, for the organisation of two signal companies, the corps of signals was formed on February 15, 1911, when the 31st and 32nd Divisional Signal Companies, the first Signals units, were raised at [[Fatehgarh]] in present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Lieutenant Colonel SH Powell, [[Royal Engineers]], was the founder and first head of the Indian Signal Service, which later became the Indian Signal Corps.<ref name=modwave>{{cite web |title=The Corps of Signals: Wise with Waves |url=http://mod.nic.in/samachar/feb15-06/h2.htm |publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defense]] }}</ref> Until then, the Sappers which were part of the [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers]] that was established in 1777, were in charge of passing battlefield messages. Subsequently, the 33rd and 34th Divisional Signal Companies were raised at [[Ahmednagar]], along with the nucleus of the 41st Wireless Squadron at [[Roorkee]] on March 1, 1911.<ref name=modwave/>

After India gained its [[Independence of India|independence]] in 1947, Brigadier CHI Acehurst became the first head of the Corps of Signals, after the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965]] and [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 wars]], the corps underwent important expansions. The corps formally received its [[regimental colour]]s on 20 February 1965 and on 15 February 1981.<ref>{{cite news |title=Corps of Signals celebrates 98th Raising Day |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/corps-of-signals-celebrates-98th-raising-day/273663/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730152000/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/corps-of-signals-celebrates-98th-raising-day/273663/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=Feb 16, 2008 }}</ref>

In the mid-1980s, a dedicated organisation to test communication systems was formed, which is now known as the Army Centre for Electromagnetics (ACE). The Indian Army became the first agency to use digital technology for both switching and transmission.<ref name=modwave/>

==Training and technology==
[[File:The Corps of Signals marching contingents passes through the Rajpath, on the occasion of the 67th Republic Day Parade 2016, in New Delhi on January 26, 2016.jpg|thumb|305x305px|The Corps of Signals marching contingents passes through the Rajpath, on the occasion of the 67th Republic Day Parade 2016|alt=|right]]
[[File:Mobile Base Transceiver Station passes through the Rajpath, on the occasion of the 69th Republic Day Parade 2018, in New Delhi on January 26, 2018.jpg|thumb|305x305px| Mobile Base Transceiver Station of the Corps of Signals|alt=|right]]
[[File:Transportable Satellite Terminal passes through the Rajpath, on the occasion of the 68th Republic Day Parade 2017, in New Delhi on January 26, 2017.jpg|thumb|305x305px| Transportable Satellite Terminal of the Corps of Signals|alt=|right]]
[[File:Stamp of India - 2011 - Colnect 259242 - Corps of Signals.jpeg|thumb|305x305px|Corps of Signals ''Centenary'' postage stamp issued in 2011|alt=|right]]
The Corps works closely with the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) to develop command and control software, notably the [[Samyukta Electronic Warfare System]], a mobile integrated [[electronic warfare]] system, developed along with [[Bharat Electronics Limited]].<ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/Archives/jan202004/n11.asp Army gets hi-tech warfare system]</ref><ref name=cmc>[http://www.cmcltd.com/news_events/press_reports/200404apr/20040407_DRDO_devlp_moblie.htm DRDO Develops Mobile Electronic Warfare System]</ref>

The [[Military College of Telecommunication Engineering]] (MCTE), [[Mhow]] is a premiere training institute of the Corps of Signals. Its war museum is situated at [[Jabalpur]], where 1 Signals Training Centre is based.

== References ==
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==External links ==
* [http://omstamps.com/index.php?route=blog/article&article_id=31 Stamp issued by India Post]
* [http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1PLargewithoutsize.aspx?MnId=x8Fpf75MzqasnBsvabeyrA==&ParentID=B3c22nYOO88v8VALaeX+eA==&flag=qf10D8YqgA4v9zQoEO2G4Q== Corps of Signals] at [[Indian Army]] website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120115042705/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Units/Other/227-Corps-Of-Signals.html Corps of Signals] at [[Bharat Rakshak]] website
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/signal.htm Corps of Signals] at [[Global Security]] website

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