The role of this Corps is primarily to assist Army formations in maintaining a high standard of discipline of its troops, prevent breaches of various rules and regulations and to assist in the preservation of high morale of all ranks of the formation.

After successful operations by this newly formed unit during these campaigns, the Government of British India formally sanctioned the formation of Corps of Indian Military Police on 7 July 1942.

It was nominated by the army to take part in the tri-services band concert in 1994 at Pune.

It also has the distinction of forming part of the largest military band under one conductor creating a Guinness world record on 16 December 1997 in New Delhi.

[3] Soldiers of the Corps served in Different UN Mission contingents at Congo, Somalia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone, and are presently deployed in UNFIL, Lebanon and UNDOF and Golan Heights.