LIEUTENANT GENERAL SANDEEP JAIN TAKES OVER AS 52 nd COMMANDANT OF THE INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY

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DEHRADUN, 1 FEBRUARY.  Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain, SM took over as the 52nd Commandant of the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun on 01 Feb 2024. He paid his tribute at the War Memorial in a solemn ceremony recognizing the supreme sacrifice of the brave soldiers for their nation.

 

Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain, SM was commissioned into 13 MAHAR (THANPIR) in Jun 1988. In an illustrious career, spanning more than 35 years, the General Officer has tenated important Command appointments in varied sensitive operational sectors. He has commanded his Battalion in semi-developed terrain and has been a Sector Cdr at UNMIS, an Infantry Brigade in Strike Corps and a Counter Insurgency Force in Jammu and Kashmir. The General Officer tenanted the appointment of DG CD, IHQ of MoD (Army) prior to assuming the
Command of 16 Corps.

 

His staff experiences both in operational and administrative domains include, appointments in MO, MS Br, Military Obs in Ethiopia, Col GS of an Infantry Division in a Strike Corps and Brig Q of a Pvt Corps in the valley. He has been instrumental in giving impetus to capital procurement of the Indian Army. The General Officer has attended various prestigious courses such as the Defence Services Staff College, Senior Command, Higher Command and has also had the distinction of attending the National Defence College in Kenya.

 

For his exemplary leadership and devotion to duty towards the Nation, the General Officer was awarded with Sena Medal in 2022 and the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card in 2007 respectively.