Arvind Walia

Lt. Gen. Arvind Walia, AVSM is the current Engineer-in-Chief of Indian Army. ^[1]

Lt. Gen. Arvind Walia
Allegiance	India
Service / branch	Military Engineer Services (India) Indian Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Awards	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Early life

Walia graduated from the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He continued his education at College of Defence Management, Secunderabad. He also studied at the National Defence College in New Delhi. ^{[1] [2]}

Education

Walia studied in Indian Army's all courses of instruction. He graduated with BE (Hons) and continued Civil Engineering from BITS Pilani. He has completed following Master degrees-

• M.Sc. Defenese and Strategic Studies at the Madras University.

• Master of Management Studies at the Osmania University

• M.Phil. at both Osmania University & Madras University. ^[2]

Career

He has been working as an instructor at College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and National Defence College, Delhi. In his career, he has held various appointments including the Brigade Major of a Mountain Brigade. He was the Director in Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch at Integrated Headquarters of MoD (Army). Apart from that, he was Brig Q in a Strike Corps and Chief Engineer of a Command. He was also the Chief of Staff, Southern Command. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Personal life

Lt. Gen. Arvind Walia is married to Anita Walia. ^[2]

References

1. "Lt Gen Arvind Walia appointed next Engineer-in-Chief of Indian Army". ANI News. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
2. "Lieutenant General Arvind Walia assumes appointment of Chief of Staff of Pune based Southern Command". pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
3. "Lt Gen Arvind Walia assumes command as Chief of Staff, Southern Command". Hindustan Times. 2021-08-10. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
4. "Changes in shorter training for recruits under Agnipath". The Times of India. 2022-06-16. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-04-06.
5. "Lt Gen Arvind Walia takes charge as Southern Command Chief of Staff". The Times of India. 2021-08-11. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-04-06.
6. "Madras Engineer Group to take out e-bike rally". The Times of India. 2024-11-13. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-04-06.