Officers and soldiers of the Indian Army wear cap badges (metallic or embroidered badges) on their beret or peaked caps. The design is based on the regimental insignia or coat of arms.
The infantry and the armoured corp regiments wear the unit insignia of their individual regiments.[1][2][3][4] Individual regiments or units in other combat arms and the service arms wear the insignia of their corps or arm.[5]
Officers of the rank of Brigadier and above wear embroidered badges having the Ashoka emblem with crossed baton and sword.
Infantry Regiments[]
![1st Gorkha Rifles[6]](/wiki/File:1st_Gorkha_rifles_Insignia_(India).svg "1st Gorkha rifles Insignia (India).svg (7 KB)")
![4th Gorkha Rifles[6]](/wiki/File:4th_Gorkha_Rifles_Logo.svg "4th Gorkha Rifles Logo.svg (141 KB)"){kind=logo}
![8th Gorkha Rifles[6]](/wiki/File:8th_Gorkha_rifles_Insignia_(India).svg "8th Gorkha rifles Insignia (India).svg (2 KB)")
![9th Gorkha Rifles[7]](/wiki/File:9th_Gorkha_Rifles_Logo.svg "9th Gorkha Rifles Logo.svg (148 KB)"){kind=logo}
![11th Gorkha Rifles[8]](/wiki/File:11th_Gorkha_rifles_Insignia_(India).svg "11th Gorkha rifles Insignia (India).svg (2 KB)")
![Assam Regiment[9]](/wiki/File:Assam_Regiment_Insignia_(India).svg "Assam Regiment Insignia (India).svg (8 KB)")
![Brigade of the Guards[6]](/wiki/File:Brigade_of_the_Guards_Insignia_(India).svg "Brigade of the Guards Insignia (India).svg (17 KB)")
![The Grenadiers[6]](/wiki/File:Grenadiers_Insignia_(India).svg "Grenadiers Insignia (India).svg (8 KB)")
![Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry[6]](/wiki/File:Jammu_and_Kashmir_Light_Infantry_Insignia_(India).svg "Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Insignia (India).svg (5 KB)")
![Jat Regiment[6]](/wiki/File:The_Jat_Regiment_Chrome_Insigna.JPG "The Jat Regiment Chrome Insigna.JPG (636 KB)")
![Kumaon Regiment[10]](/wiki/File:Kumaon_Regiment_Insignia_(India).svg "Kumaon Regiment Insignia (India).svg (52 KB)")
![Ladakh Scouts[6]](/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Ladakh_Scouts.png "Emblem of Ladakh Scouts.png (52 KB)")
![Madras Regiment[11]](/wiki/File:Madras_Regiment_insignia_(India).svg "Madras Regiment insignia (India).svg (9 KB)")
![Mahar Regiment[6]](/wiki/File:Mahar_Regiment_Insignia_(India).svg "Mahar Regiment Insignia (India).svg (15 KB)")
![Maratha Light Infantry[6]](/wiki/File:Marathali.gif "Marathali.gif (5 KB)")
![Mechanised Infantry Regiment[6]](/wiki/File:Mechanised_Infantry_Regiment_Insignia_(India).svg "Mechanised Infantry Regiment Insignia (India).svg (15 KB)")
![Naga Regiment[10]](/wiki/File:Naga_Regiment_Insignia_(India).svg "Naga Regiment Insignia (India).svg (7 KB)")
![Parachute Regiment[6]](/wiki/File:Parachute_Regiment_Insignia_(India).svg "Parachute Regiment Insignia (India).svg (10 KB)")
![Punjab Regiment[6]](/wiki/File:Punjab_Regiment_Insignia_(India).svg "Punjab Regiment Insignia (India).svg (13 KB)")
.svg "Rajputana Rifles Insignia (India).svg (7 KB)")
![Sikh Light Infantry[6]](/wiki/File:Sikh_Light_Infantry_Insignia_(India).svg "Sikh Light Infantry Insignia (India).svg (1 KB)")
Armoured Corps[]
![Armoured Corps[nb 1][12]](/wiki/File:Indian_Armoured_Corps_Insignia_(India).svg "Indian Armoured Corps Insignia (India).svg (10 KB)")
![Poona Horse (17 Horse)[13]](/wiki/File:Current_Regimental_Cap_Badge_2014-06-11_06-48.jpg "Current Regimental Cap Badge 2014-06-11 06-48.jpg (7 KB)"){kind=icon}
![62 Cavalry[14]](/wiki/File:Regt_Crest_of_62_CAVALRY.jpg "Regt Crest of 62 CAVALRY.jpg (26 KB)")
Other Corps[]
![Army Air Defence[15]](/wiki/File:Army_Air_Defence_Corps_Insignia_(India).svg "Army Air Defence Corps Insignia (India).svg (12 KB)")
![Army Aviation Corps[16]](/wiki/File:Army_Aviation_Corps_insignia_(India).svg "Army Aviation Corps insignia (India).svg (13 KB)")
![Army Dental Corps[17]](/wiki/File:Crest_of_Army_Dental_Corps.jpg "Crest of Army Dental Corps.jpg (88 KB)")
.svg "Army Education Corps Insignia (India).svg (9 KB)")
![Army Medical Corps[18]](/wiki/File:Army_medical_corps_India.jpg "Army medical corps India.jpg (27 KB)")
.svg "Army Postal Service Insignia (India).svg (13 KB)")
Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers[20]
![Corps of Engineers[21]](/wiki/File:Military_engineer_services.png "Military engineer services.png (13 KB)")
![Corps of Military Police[22]](/wiki/File:Corps_of_Military_Police.jpg "Corps of Military Police.jpg (80 KB)")
.svg "Directorate of Military Intelligence Corps Logo (India).svg (6 KB)"){kind=logo}
![Regiment of Artillery[24]](/wiki/File:Regiment_of_Artillery_Insignia_(India).svg "Regiment of Artillery Insignia (India).svg (14 KB)")
![Rashtriya Rifles[18]](/wiki/File:Rashtriya_Rifles_Logo.svg "Rashtriya Rifles Logo.svg (292 KB)"){kind=logo}
![Remount and Veterinary Corps[18]](/wiki/File:RVC_logo.jpg "RVC logo.jpg (33 KB)"){kind=logo}
Related organisations[]
![Assam Rifles[25]](/wiki/File:Assam_Rifles_LOGO.svg "Assam Rifles LOGO.svg (264 KB)"){kind=logo}
![Territorial Army[18]](/wiki/File:Territorial_Army_Crest.svg "Territorial Army Crest.svg (584 KB)")
Notes[]
- ↑ This badge is the generic badge used by the Indian Armoured Corps, and usually worn by soldiers (sowars) before they are assigned to individual units.
References[]
- ↑ "Jat Regt Insignia". https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=aXypILxgPrsRM5OuFrtkkw==&ParentID=/7s8hRRNNiirL7Ov0JNLvQ==&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ==. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ↑ "Maratha Li Regt Insignia". https://www.indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=qhUCD+gPkwmzpx2JFLb8zg==&ParentID=BWwgeD4yfaz2xtoSK2gBpg==. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ↑ "Assam Regt Insignia". https://salute.co.in/the-assam-regiment-arunachal-scouts. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ↑ "Ladakh Scouts Insignia". http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/389-Ladakh-Scouts.html. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ↑ "Army Aviation Colour Presentation". https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/army-aviation-corps-colour-presentation-on-october-10-at-nashik/articleshow/71593284.cms. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 "Infantry Regiments: The cutting edge of Soldiering". 2018-01-24. http://www.indiandefencereview.com/spotlights/infantry-regiments-the-cutting-edge-of-soldiering/0/.
- ↑ "9 Gorkha Rifles". https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=3TybXP4uLiCCWS3WuQIkhw==&ParentID=PKSbCmd40Yog4RtsNLO2ZA==&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ==.
- ↑ "Brief History of 11Gorkha Rifles/11Gorkha Rifles official Website". https://assn11gr.org/index.php?do=menu2&lmid=59&banner=yes.
- ↑ "THE ASSAM REGIMENT & ARUNACHAL SCOUTS". 2017-03-02. https://salute.co.in/the-assam-regiment-arunachal-scouts/.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Brief history of the Kumaon Regiment". https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp12PLM8C.aspx?MnId=XykgUgeYbGQHLd0k05D+rQ==&ParentID=k130nSw+XyANcYpMln90Qw==.
- ↑ "Crest". https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=2NywQpd/5WmksZcpCNK1Qg==&ParentID=WkI7/4yVjCaMEC/WP2QtQA==&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ==.
- ↑ "The Regular Armoured Corps Regiments of the Indian Army". https://hcvv.home.xs4all.nl/milweb/British-India/Cavalry/list-india.html.
- ↑ Jackson, Donovan (1940). India's Army. Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd. pp. 142–149.
- ↑ "62 Cav 2006 First Day Cover". https://www.collectorbazar.com/item/india-62-cavalry-2006-fdc-belgaum-cancellation-f7839-161638/.
- ↑ "Army Air Defence". https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp9P13C.aspx?MnId=7BmNY6a7QQ9RYMyQik66UA==&ParentID=jEi8+exUlaob3imVMnJcQg==.
- ↑ "Army Aviation Corps colour presentation on October 10 at Nashik". 2019-10-15. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/army-aviation-corps-colour-presentation-on-october-10-at-nashik/articleshow/71593284.cms.
- ↑ "78th Raising Day Anniversary of Army Dental Corps". 2019-01-30. https://twitter.com/dprohyd/status/1090602675475906566?lang=en.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 "Know Your Army". https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=6OitWf8nhlolG9HMNmsQtg==&ParentID=V6WCSCLv8ffDmyAKkYiMNw==.
- ↑ "Army Service Corps celebrates its raising day today". 2020-12-08. https://newsonair.gov.in/News?title=Army-Service-celebrates-its-raising-day-today&id=405707.
- ↑ "EME corps complete 75 years". 2018-12-09. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/091218/eme-corps-complete-75-years.html.
- ↑ "Corps of Engineers of Indian Army celebrated their 240th Corps Day at Pune". 2020-11-18. https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/1312032-corps-of-engineers-of-indian-army-celebrated-their-240th-corps-day-at-pune.
- ↑ "Corps of Military Police on the occasion of 78th Raising day". 2017-10-18. https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/920626826535354368.
- ↑ "Judge Advocate General’s Department 37th Corps Day". 2020-12-21. https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/1340816777270444032.
- ↑ "Celebrations of 195th Gunners Day". 2021-09-28. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1758983.
- ↑ "Assam Rifles". https://www.assamrifles.gov.in/english/.
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