They could trace their origins to 1825, when they were the 2nd Extra Battalion, Bengal Native Infantry.

Finally in 1903, after the Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army - the 11th Rajputs.

[1] During World War I the regiment was first assigned to the Presidency Brigade, 8th Lucknow Division on internal security duties.

After World War I the Indian government reformed the army again moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.

After independence this was one of the regiments allocated to the new Indian Army.