Mohit Malhotra | |
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| Years of service | 10 June 1989 – Present |
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| Unit | 47 Armoured Regiment |
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| Service number | IC-48518L [1] |
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Lieutenant General Mohit Malhotra, AVSM, SM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the Chief of Staff of the Eastern Command. [2] He previously served as the General Officer Commanding XII Corps, [3] prior to that he served as Additional Director General Strategic Communication. He is also the Colonel of the Regiment of the Armoured Corps. [4]
He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Command and Staff Course, United Kingdom. [5]
He was commissioned into the 47th Armoured Regiment on 10 June 1989 from the Indian Military Academy. [1] In a career spanning over three decades he has held numerous command and staff appointments. [6] He has commanded the 47 Armoured Regiment, an Independent Armoured Brigade and was General Officer Commanding 1 Armoured Division (Airawat Division). [7] His staff assignments include serving in an infantry brigade, a strike corps and an operational command. He has also served as the Additional Director General Strategic Communication at the Army Headquarters, New Delhi. [8]
After being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, on 9 June 2023 he took over as the General Officer Commanding XII Corps succeeding Lieutenant General Rakesh Kapoor. [3] He relinquished the command on 15 June 2025 and assumed the appointment of Chief of Staff, Eastern Command. [2] [9]
The general officer has been awarded with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023 [10] and the Sena Medal. He has also received the Chief of Army Staff Commendation and Army Commander Commendation.
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| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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| | Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 10 June 1989 [1] |
| | Lieutenant | Indian Army | 10 June 1991 [11] |
| | Captain | Indian Army | 10 June 1994 [12] |
| | Major | Indian Army | 10 June 2000 [13] |
| | Lieutenant Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004 [14] |
| | Colonel | Indian Army | 1 May 2009 [15] |
| | Brigadier | Indian Army | 1 June 2016 (acting) 12 November 2016 (substantive with seniority from 8 July 2014) [16] |
| | Major General | Indian Army | 4 December 2020 (seniority from 19 July 2019) [17] |
| | Lieutenant General | Indian Army | 2023 |