Mechanised Infantry 

Mechanised Infantry has participated in almost all major operations since 1947. The Mechanised Infantry Regiment is the newest regiment of the Indian Army, formed on the basis of lessons learned in the 1965 India-Pakistan War. Intended to give infantry Battalions greater mobility, the initial focus was on equipping some of existing infantry Battalions of other regiments with armored personnel carriers. After the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, the Indian Army sought to provide greater mobility for infantry units operating with armor formations. By 1969 some of the most senior battalions of various existing Regiments were equipped with armored personnel carriers (APCs), such as the BTR-60. These battalions remained affiliated with their Regiments and Regimental Centers.

The Army introduced Infantry Combat Vehicles (BMP) in 1977 in replacement of Armoured Personnel Carriers for improved fighting capabilities and mobility; besides securing protection against nuclear radiation. In 1977-78 some Mechanised Infantry units began to be equipped with the BMP-1 Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICVs).

The Mechanised Infantry Regimental Centre (MIRC) is located in Ahmednagar. Be it the flag captured by the Indian Peace Keeping Forces in Sri Lanka in the eighties or ex-army chief Gen K Sundarji's uniform, they all speak of the valor of the armed forces and the Mechanised Infantry Regiment. The regiment has a glorious history of heroes who have done the forces proud. There is a Victoria Cross recipient, three Param Vir Chakra winners and 12 Mahavir Chakra decorations. Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari was conferred the Param Vir Chakra posthumously for combating the enemy.