Name |
Tenure |
General Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji |
01 April 1955 |
14 May 1955 |
General S.M. Srinagesh |
15 May 1955 |
7 May 1957 |
General K.S. Thimayya |
08 May 1957 |
7 May 1961 |
General R.N. Thapar |
08 May 1961 |
19 November 1962 |
General J.N. Choudhuri |
20 November 1962 |
7 June 1966 |
General P.P. Kumaramangalam |
08 June 1966 |
7 June 1969 |
General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw |
08 June 1969 |
31 December 1972 |
Field Marshal S.H.F.J. Manekshaw |
01 January 1973 |
14 January 1973 |
General G.G. Bewoor |
15 January 1973 |
31 May 1975 |
General T.N. Raina |
01 June 1975 |
31 May 1978 |
General O.P. Malhotra |
01 June 1978 |
31 May 1981 |
General K.V. Krishna Rao |
01 June 1981 |
31 July 1983 |
General A.S. Vaidya |
01 August 1983 |
31 January 1986 |
General K. Sunderji |
01 February 1986 |
30 April 1988 |
General V.N. Sharma |
01 May 1988 |
30 June 1990 |
General S.F. Rodrigues |
01 July 1990 |
30 June 1993 |
General B.C. Joshi |
01 July 1993 |
18 November 1994 |
General S. Roychowdhury |
22 November 1994 |
30 September 1997 |
General V.P. Malik |
01 October 1997 |
30 September 2000 |
General S. Padmanabhan |
30 September 2000 |
31 December 2002 |
General J.J. Singh |
01 February 2005 |
30 September 2007 |
General Deepak Kapoor |
30 September 2007 |
30 March 2010 |
General V.K. Singh |
31 March 2010 |
31 May 2012 |
General Bikram Singh |
01 June 2012 |
31 July 2014 |
General Dalbir Singh Suhag |
31 July 2014 |
31 December 2016 |
General Bipin Rawat |
31 December 2016 |
31 December 2019 |
General Manoj Mukund Naravane |
31 December 2019 |
Incumbent |