Chiefs of Naval Staff

Name	Tenure
23. Admiral Devender Kumar Joshi	31 August 2012- Incumbent
22. Admiral Nirmal Verma	31 August 2009- 31 August 2012
21. Admiral Sureesh Mehta	30 October 2006 – 31 August 2009
20. Admiral Arun Prakash	01 August 2004 – 30 October 2006
19. Admiral Madhvendra Singh	29 December 2001 – 31 July 2004
18. Admiral Sushil Kumar	31 December 1998 – 29 December 2001
17. Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat	01 October 1996-30 December 1998
16. Admiral V.S. Shekhawat	01 October 1993-30 September 1996
15. Admiral Ramdas	01 December 1990-30 September 1993
14. Admiral J.G. Nadkarni	01 December 1987-30 November 1990
13. Admiral R.H. Tahiliani	01 December 1984-30 November 1987
12. Admiral O.S. Dawson	01 March 1982-30 November 1984
11. Admiral R.L. Pereira	01 March 1979-28 February 1982
10. Admiral J.L. Cursetji	01 March 1976-28 February 1979
9. Admiral S.N. Kohli	01 March 1973-28 February 1976
8. Admiral S.M. Nanda	28 February 1970-28 February 1973
7. Admiral A.K. Chatterjee	04 March 1966-27 February 1970
6. Vice Admiral B.S. Soman	05 June 1962-3 March 1966
5. Vice Admiral R.D. Katari	22 April 1958-4 June 1962
4. Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Carlill	22 July 1955-21 April 1958
3. Admiral Sir Mark Pizey	14 October 1951-21 July 1955
2. Admiral Sir Edward Parry	15 August 1948-13 October 1951
1. Rear Admiral J.T.S. Hall	15 August 1947-14 August 1948

Chiefs of Army Staff

Name	Tenure
24. General Bikram Singh	01 June 2012 – Incumbent
23. General V.K. Singh	31 March 2010 – 31 May 2012
22. General Deepak Kapoor	30 September 2007-30 March 2010
21. General J.J. Singh	01 February 2005 – 30 September 2007
20. General S. Padmanabhan	30 September 2000-31 December 2002
19. General V.P. Malik	01 October 1997-30 September 2000
18. General S. Roychowdhury	22 November 1994-30 September 1997
17. General B.C. Joshi	01 July 1993-18 November 1994
16. General S.F. Rodrigues	01 July 1990-30 June 1993
15. General V.N. Sharma	01 May 1988-30 June 1990
14. General K. Sunderji	01 February 1986-30 April 1988
13. General A.S. Vaidya	01 August 1983-31 January 1986
12. General K.V. Krishna Rao	01 June 1981-31 July 1983
11. General O.P. Malhotra	01 June 1978-31 May 1981
10. General T.N. Raina	01 June 1975-31 May 1978
9. General G.G. Bewoor	15 January 1973-31 May 1975
8. Field Marshal S.H.F.J. Manekshaw	01 January 1973-14 January 1973
7. General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw	08 June 1969-31 December 1972
6. General P.P. Kumaramangalam	08 June 1966-7 June 1969
5. General J.N. Choudhuri	20 November 1962-7 June 1966
4. General R.N. Thapar	08 May 1961-19 November 1962
3. General K.S. Thimayya	08 May 1957-7 May 1961
2. General S.M. Srinagesh	15 May 1955-7 May 1957
1. General Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji	01 April 1955-14 May 1955

Name	Tenure
22. Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne	31 July 2011 – Incumbent
21. Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik	31 March 2009 – 31 July 2011
20. Air Chief Marshal S. P. Tyagi	31 December 2004-31 March 2007
19. Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamys	31 December 2001-31 December 2004
18. Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis	01 January 1999-31 December 2001
17. Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen	01 January 1996-31 December 1998
16. Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul	01 August 1993-31 December 1995
15. Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri	01 August 1991-31 July 1993
14. Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra	01 August 1988-31 July 1991
13. Air Chief Marshal D.A. La Fontaine	03 July 1985-31 July 1988
12. Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre	05 September 1984-1 July 1985
11. Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh	01 September 1981-4 September 1984
10. Air Chief Marshal I.H. Latif	01 September 1978-31 August 1981
9. Air Chief Marshal H. Moolgavkar	01 February 1976-31 August 1978
8. Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra	16 January 1973-31 January 1976
7. Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal	16 July 1969-15 January 1973
6. Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh	01 August 1964-15 July 1969
5. Air Marshal A.M. Engineer	01 December 1960-31 July 1964
4. Air Marshal S. Mukherjee	01 April 1954-8 November 1960
3. Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs	10 December 1951-31 March 1954
2. Air Marshal Sir Ronald Chapman	22 February 1950-9 December 1951
1. Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst	15 August 1947-21 February 1950