IX Corps (India)

IX Corps
Indian Army IX Corps Formation Sign
Active2005–present
CountryIndia
BranchIndian Army
RoleHolding Corps
SizeCorps
Part of Western Command
Garrison/HQYol Military Station
Nickname(s)Rising Star Corps
AnniversariesSeptember 1
EngagementsSino-Indian border dispute
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Gen Rajan Sharawat
AVSM, VSM
Notable
commanders
General Upendra Dwivedi
Lt Gen Jai Singh Nain
Lt Gen Satinder Kumar Saini
Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi

The IX Corps, or the Rising Star Corps, was raised in 2005 and is Indian Army's youngest corps[1]