How to join Territorial Army
Territorial Army was formed before 1857 revolution as a volunteer force by British government. In 1917 Indian Defence Force Act was passed and asked all universities to provide volunteers . The famous personalities who were joined it were Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Pt jawahar lal Nehru, and Mahatma Gandhi. It was divided into Provincial Unit , Urban Unit, Medical Unit and University Training Corps . The first one had Artillery Unit Also , and infantry units had Railway Unit The modern Territorial Army was came into reality when The Territorial Army Act 1948 was passed by parliament, at starting it had Infantry, Armoured force, Air defence Artillery, Signal, Supply and other branches. Territorial army was inaugurated by first Indian governor general C. Rajgopalachari on 9 Oct 1949. This day is celebrated as Territorial army day since then, and first Territorial army week was celebrated from 8 to 15 November 1952 to spread awareness about this prestigious force and encourage India ci