Lt Gen Sushil Chander Mahant Takes Charge as Army DGIT

Lieutenant General Sushil Chander Mahant assumed charge as the Indian Army’s Director General of Integrated Training (DGIT) on 1 November 2026 at the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Army) in New Delhi. He is the first alumnus of Sainik School, Sujanpur Tira, to attain the rank of Lieutenant General.

Military career and responsibilities

Mahant is from Katrain village in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district. He attended Government High School in Katrain before joining Sainik School, Sujanpur Tira. He joined the National Defence Academy in January 1988 and was commissioned into the Army from the Indian Military Academy in December 1991. He is also an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington and the National Defence College in New Delhi.

His military career spans more than 35 years, mainly in logistics and ordnance services. His appointments included Commanding Officer of the 11 Field Ordnance Depot, Brigadier Ordnance with a Strike Corps and Major General Ordnance Services in an Army Command on the northern frontier with China. He secured the top position in three Army courses and completed a high-altitude warfare course at Gulmarg.

As DGIT, he is responsible for improving training standards, strengthening institutional capabilities, enhancing physical fitness and promoting excellence in Army sports.

Important Facts for Exams

• Command architecture: The Indian Army has six operational commands and one training command, each headed by an officer of Lieutenant General rank.
• Officer development: Indian Army officers undertake continuing courses and are assessed on merit for promotions and appointments.
• IMA training curriculum: At the Indian Military Academy, training covers character-building, service and academic subjects; service subjects provide military knowledge up to infantry platoon-command standard.