Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare (CIJW) School is a premier Category ‘A’ Training Establishment of Indian Army and a Centre of Excellence for imparting training on Sub Conventional and Jungle Warfare. It was established as Jungle Training School at Mynkre near Jowai, Meghalaya in 1967. In 1968, it was designated as the Eastern Command Counter Insurgency Training School. Later the school was re-located at Vairengte in Mizoram and on 01 May 1970 started functioning as CIJW School.

     CIJW School has the proud distinction of being the only training establishment of Indian Army to have participated in an actual war. During 1971 war, the Headquarter of the CIJW School provided the nucleus for Kilo Force and saw action in Operation `JACKPOT’ in erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The then Commandant, Brigadier (later Lt Gen) Anand Sarup, was awarded Mahavir Chakra.  

     CIJW School functions from two complexes viz Vairengte in Mizoram and Lailapur in Assam under Army Training Command (ARTRAC), Shimla. In recognition of the high standards of training being imparted at the School, CIJW School was bestowed with the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief ARTRAC Unit Citation twice viz on 15 January 2013 and on 15 January 2020.

     CIJW School Insignia. The School insignia is unique and symbolic of the Counter Insurgency (CI) and Jungle Warfare techniques. The emerald green background depicts the mirror of the natural greenery and jungle environment. The thin scarlet border signifies the predominance of the Infantry.  The crossed arrows depict unconventional warfare and the bayonet is symbolic of the Infantry’s close quarter battle techniques of fighting guerrillas.

     CIJW School Motto. Mission of the CIJW School is to support the Indian Army’s ability to conduct Counter Insurgency (CI) and Counter Terrorism (CT) operations within the country and worldwide by providing the best contemporary training and relevant conceptual development. The School motto aptly is, FIGHT THE GUERRILLA LIKE A GUERRILLA.