List of Indian Army Chiefs Since 1947
The lists the Indian Army Chiefs since 1947 are showing below in the table format:
Name |
Took Office |
Left Office |
Time in Office |
Unit of Commission |
General Sir Robert Lockhart |
15 August, 1947 |
31 December 1947 |
108 days |
51st Sikhs |
General Francis Robert Roy Bucher |
1 January 1948 |
14 January 1949 |
1 Year, 14 days |
Scottish Rifles |
Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa |
15 January 1949 |
14 January 1953 |
3 years, 365 days |
Rajput Rifles |
General Maharaj Rajendrasinhji Jadeja |
14 January 1953 |
1 April 1955 |
2 years, 77 days |
2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) |
General Maharaj Rajendrasinhji Jadeja |
1 April 1955 |
14 May 1955 |
43 days |
2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) |
General Satyawant Mallana Sringesh |
15 May 1955 |
7 May 1957 |
1 year, 357 days |
19th Hyderabad Regiment |
General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya |
8 May 1957 |
7 May 1961 |
4 years, 0 days |
19th Hyderabad Regiment |
General Pran Nath Thapar |
8 May 1961 |
19 November 1962 |
1 year, 195 days |
1st Punjab Regiment |
General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri |
20 November 1962 |
7 June 1966 |
3 years, 199 days |
16th Light Cavalry |
General Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam |
8 June 1966 |
7 June 1969 |
2 years, 364 days |
Regiment of Artillery |
Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw |
8 June 1969 |
15 January 1973 |
3 years, 221 days |
8 Gorkha Rifles |
General Gopal Gurunath Bewoor |
16 January 1973 |
31 May 1975 |
2 years, 135 days |
Dogra Regiment |
General Tapishwar Narain Raina |
1 June 1975 |
31 May 1978 |
2 years, 364 days |
Kumaon Regiment |
General Om Prakash Malhotra |
1 June 1978 |
31 May 1981 |
2 years, 364 days |
Regiment of Artillery |
General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao |
1 June 1981 |
31 July 1983 |
1 year, 364 days |
Mahar Regiment |
General Arun Kumar Shridhar Vaidya |
1 August 1983 |
31 January 1986 |
2 years, 244 days |
9th Deccan House |
General Krishnaswamy Sundarji |
1 February 1986 |
31 May 1988 |
2 years, 120 days |
Mahar Regiment |
General Vishwa Nath Sharma |
1 June 1988 |
30 June 1990 |
2 years, 29 days |
16th Light Cavalry |
General Sunith Francis Rodrigues |
1 July 1990 |
30 June 1993 |
2 years, 364 days |
Regiment of Artillery |
General Bipin Chandra Joshi |
1 July 1993 |
19 November 1994 |
1 year, 141 days |
64th Cavalry |
General Shankar Roy Chowdhary |
20 November 1994 |
30 September 1997 |
2 years, 314 days |
20th Lancers |
General Ved Prakash Malik |
1 October 1997 |
30 September 2000 |
2 years, 365 days |
Sikh Light Infantry |
General Sundarajan Padmanabhan |
1 October 2000 |
31 December 2002 |
2 years, 91 days |
Regiment of Artillery |
General Nirmal Chander Vij |
1 January 2003 |
31 January 2005 |
2 years, 30 days |
Dogra Regiment |
General Joginder Jaswant Singh |
1 February 2005 |
30 September 2007 |
2 years, 241 days |
Maratha Light Infantry |
General Deepak Kapoor |
1 October 2007 |
31 March 2010 |
2 years, 181 days |
Regiment of Artillery |
General Vijay Kumar Singh |
1 April 2010 |
31 May 2012 |
2 years, 60 days |
Rajput Regiment |
General Bikram Singh |
1 June 2012 |
31 July 2014 |
2 years, 60 days |
Sikh Light Infantry |
General Dalbir Singh Suhag |
1 August 2014 |
31 December 2016 |
2 years, 152 days |
5 Gorkha Rifles |
General Bipin Rawat |
31 December 2016 |
31 December 2019 |
3 years, 0 days |
11 Gorkha Rifles |
General Manoj Mukund Naravane |
31 December 2019 |
30 April 2022 |
2 years, 120 days |
7 Sikh Light Infantry |
General Manoj Pande |
30 April 2022 |
Incumbent |
1 year, 140 days |
Corps of Engineers |
List of Indian Chief of Army Staff (1947-2023)
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is an official position in the Indian Army held by a four-star general, also known as the Army Chief informally. The chief is the professional leader of the ground forces and a significant advisor to the Ministry of Defense. He is the highest-ranking officer to serve entirely in the Indian Army. In this article, we will look into the list of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), in India.
Table of Content
- Who is a Chief of Army Staff (COAS), in India?
- List of Indian Army Chiefs Since 1947
- Who is the Present Chief of Army Staff (COAS), India?
- Office of the Chief of Army Staff
- Appointment of the Chief of Army Staff
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