The personnel of the regiment are also trained as paratroopers and nominally are expected to lead in airborne assaults as pathfinders.

In the same year, Maharaja Chait Singh of Benares provided another 50 troopers, raising the strength of the unit to 100.

The first commander of the unit was Captain Sweeny Toone, an officer of the East India Company, who had Lieutenant Samuel Black as his subaltern.

[1] The regiment also has an operational role and has small unit on rotation to high altitude area, such as, Siachin, East Ladakh and Sikkim.

The President's Bodyguard has inherited the following battle honours:[6] all of which, except for "Java", are considered to be repugnant and cannot be carried on regimental colours.

It rendered yeoman service in the capital and helped reinstate confidence in the general public in the aftermath of the Partition of India.

After independence, Humber and Daimler armoured cars formed the mounts of the regiment and were deployed in the defense of Chushul at heights above 14,000 ft during the 1962 Sino-Indian War.

The design incorporated the initials of Rajendra Prasad in Devanagri script in the centre and four emblems in gold in all four corners of the banner, from the Presidential Standard of India.

Five scrolls on either side of the crest record the regiment's Battle Honours and the standard bears the motto "Bharat Mata ki Jai".