Brigadier Satyavrat Pagay was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery in December 1990. He has varied experience of operating in almost all types of operations and terrains including the Siachen Glacier. He is a graduate of Long Gunnery Staff Course, Devlali; Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; and the Higher Command Course, Mhow. He commanded an Artillery Regiment in the Northern Command and an Artillery Brigade in a Strike Corps. His Staff experiences include the appointment of GSO-1 (Operations) of a Mountain Brigade in the North-Eastern Sector, Colonel Q of a Division in the Kashmir Valley, Director in Artillery Directorate and Brigadier Weapons and Equipment Directorate. He has also been an Instructor at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.

Brigadier Pagay is presently working on ‘Life Cycle Product Support as part of Capital Procurement of Weapons/Equipment’ as part of his research fellowship at Manohar Parrikar IDSA, New Delhi.