Amardeep Singh Aujla is a lieutenant general in the Indian Army. |
He served as the 31st General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Chinar Corps in Kashmir. |
Aujla became the Indian Army’s Master General Sustenance (MGS) in May 2023. |
He comes from a family with a military background and is a fourth-generation army officer. |
Aujla cleared the Combined Defence Services Examination (CDSE) and joined the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in 1985. |
After commissioning, he attended the Young Officers (YOs) course at the Infantry School in Belgaum. |
Aujla was assigned to Kashmir as a major and served as a company commander from 1994 to 2004. |
He attended the Higher Command Course of the Indian Army at the Army War College in Mhow. |
He was appointed as the 2IC (Second-in-Command) of his battalion as a lieutenant colonel. |
Aujla later served as an instructor at the Infantry School in Belgaum. |
He trained the Bhutanese Army under the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) after returning from Bhutan. |
Amardeep was posted as a Colonel General Staff (CGS) in one of the corps of the Indian Army. |
He served at the Directorate General of Perspective Planning (DG PP) in New Delhi as a brigadier. |
Aujla was posted to the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (IHQ of MoD) (Army) in New Delhi as a major general. |
He took over as the XV Corps commander in Kashmir on 9 May 2022. |
Aujla led anti-terrorist operations in Kashmir, reducing militancy in the region. |
Upon Lt Gen K. J. S. Dhillon's retirement, Aujla received his uniform and accolades. |
In April 2023, he became the Colonel of the Rajputana Rifles. |
Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla served as the GOC of XV Corps until 20 May 2023. |