It was raised in Babina on 31 March 1966 by Lt Col Trevor Lancelot Perry, a former Indian Air Force pilot,[5] with a class composition of Sikhs, Jats and Rajputs.

[7] During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the regiment, then under Lt Col Bipin Chandra Joshi and equipped with T-54 tanks, was part of 14 Independent Armoured Brigade supporting XI Corps in the Western theatre, but did not see any action.

[7] The President of India R Venkataraman presented a guidon to the regiment in Jammu on 7 April 1991.

[12] The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and the naval ship INS Vibhuti are affiliated to the regiment.

[7][13] The regiment has also produced a Chief of the Army Staff, Gen Bipin Chandra Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, ADC.