The Indian Cavalry has a proud heritage and a glorious history with some of its older regiments tracing their origins to as far back as 1773. Mechanization of the Indian Army began in 1938, and a need was felt for formal institutionalized training for the Armoured Corps. The Cavalry and now the Armoured Corps has its alma mater as the Armoured Corps Centre and School; which is the seat of learning for all disciplines of mechanized warfare.
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