Lieutenant General I. S. Rathore assumed charge as the 43rd Commandant of the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME) in Secunderabad on 1 November 2026.
Appointment and role of MCEME
Lt Gen Rathore succeeded Lieutenant General Neeraj Varshney, the 42nd Commandant, who superannuated on 31 October 2026. An alumnus of the Indian Military Academy, Rathore brings operational and technical experience to the post. MCEME trains personnel of the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers in the maintenance, repair and management of military equipment.
Important Facts for Exams
- Engineering remit: The Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers handles equipment design, development, trials, inspection and refit, as well as technical advice and recovery operations.
- Electronics transition: As electronics spread through Army equipment, the Corps changed its outlook from electrical to electronic engineering and was renamed on 1 January 2001.
- University affiliation: MCEME is affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru University for selected postgraduate engineering programmes, linking military technical instruction with recognised academic qualifications.
- Army-specific commissioning: Unlike the National Defence Academy’s joint-services cadet system, the Indian Military Academy provides Army-specific pre-commissioning training for officer cadets.
