The award of President’s colours/standard is one of the greatest honours bestowed upon an Air Force Unit or Squadron in recognition of exceptional service rendered by it to the nation, both during war and in peace.
The award of President’s colours/standard is one of the greatest honours bestowed upon an Air Force Unit or Squadron in recognition of exceptional service rendered by it to the nation, both during war and in peace.
The following are a list of units presented with the standards till date, including the date of presentation and the location where they got their colours.
| UNIT / SQN | DATE | PLACE |
| No.1 Squadron | 18-Oct-68 | |
| No.12 Squadron | 12-Mar-71 | |
| No.3 Squadron | 18-Mar-75 | |
| No.5 Squadron | 9-Apr-75 | |
| No.106 Squadron | 9-Apr-75 | |
| Air Force Academy | 10-Sep-75 | Hyderabad |
| No.16 Squadron | 13-Nov-76 | |
| No.23 Squadron | 13-Nov-76 | |
| No.101 Squadron | 19-Nov-75 | |
| No.2 Squadron | 15-Dec-79 | |
| No.4 Squadron | 15-Dec-79 | |
| No.6 Squadron | 20-Dec-80 | |
| No.7 Squadron | 20-Dec-80 | |
| No.8 Squadron | 5-Mar-84 | |
| No.9 Squadron | 11-Dec-84 | Palam |
| Air HQ Commn Sqn | 11-Dec-84 | Palam |
| No.10 Squadron | 18-Mar-85 | Jodhpur |
| No.11 Squadron | 18-Mar-85 | Jodhpur |
| No.17 Squadron | 8-Nov-88 | Palam |
| No.104 Helicopter Unit | 8-Nov-88 | Chandigarh |
| No.28 Squadron | 2-Apr-91 | Pune |
| No.109 Helicopter Unit | 2-Apr-91 | Pune |
| No.20 Squadron | 10-Mar-92 | Kalaikunda |
| No.43 Squadron | 10-Mar-92 | Kalaikunda |
| Paratroopers Training School | 11-Nov-94 | Ambala |
| No.14 Squadron | 11-Nov-94 | Ambala |
| No.15 Squadron | 26-Oct-95 | Jodhpur |
| Flying Instructors School | 26-Oct-95 | Jodhpur |
| No.27 Squadron | 13-Nov-96 | Gorakhpur |
| No.114 Helicopter Unit | 13-Nov-96 | Gorakhpur |
| No.29 Squadron | 7-Nov-97 | Palam |
| No.41 Squadron | 7-Nov-97 | Palam |
| Air Force Administrative College | 24-Oct-00 | Bareilly |
| No.35 Squadron | 24-Oct-00 | Bareilly |
| Aircrew Examination Board | 1-Nov-04 | Kanpur |
| No 1 Base Repair Depot | 1-Nov-04 | Kanpur |
| Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment | 21-Nov-05 | Bangalore |
| Institute of Aviation Medicine | 21-Nov-05 | Bangalore |
| No.37 Squadron | 15-Feb-07 | Bhuj |
| No.48 Squadron | 15-Feb-07 | Bhuj |
| No.59 Squadron | 12-Nov-08 | Bangalore |
| Air Force Technical College | 12-Nov-08 | Bangalore |
| No.108 Squadron | 22-Mar-09 | Gorakhpur |
| No.105 Helicopter Unit | 22-Mar-09 | Gorakhpur |
| No.47 Squadron | 10-Nov-09 | Gwalior |
| Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment | 10-Nov-09 | Gwalior |
| No.49 Squadron | 09-Mar-10 | Jodhpur |
| No.107 Helicopter Unit | 09-Mar-10 | Jodhpur |
| No.31 Squadron | 11-Jan-11 | Pune |
| No.9 Base Repair Depot | 11-Jan-11 | Pune |
| No.25 Squadron | 18-Dec-12 | Sulur |
| No.33 Squadron | 18-Dec-12 | Sulur |
| No.32 Squadron | 20-Nov-13 | Halwara |
| No.220 Squadron | 20-Nov-13 | Halwara |