List of Chief of Army Staff of India

Chief of Army Staff: Indian Army is one of the largest armies in the world and has been at the forefront of many battles. According to the 2020 GlobalFirepower report, India has the fourth most powerful military force in the world. To manage such a large army, a central leader is required and such a leader is called as Chief of Army Staff or COAS. In simple words, the leader of the Indian Army is called the General.

In this blog, we will be looking at the list of all the army chiefs of India along with their tenures.

Chief of Army Staff – Complete List

The table below shows the list of Chief of Army Staff of India:

Sl.noNameTook ChargeLeft ChargeTime spent in the office
1General Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja
(1899–1964)
1 April 195514 May 195543 days
2General Satyawant Mallana Srinagesh
(1903–1977)
15 May 19557 May 19571 year, 357 days
3General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya 
(1906–1965)
8 May 19577 May 19614 years, 0 days
4General Pran Nath Thapar
(1906–1975)
8 May 196119 November 19621 year, 195 days
5General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri
(1908–1983)
20 November 19627 June 19663 years, 199 days
6General
Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam
(1913–2000)
8 June 19667 June 19692 years, 364 days
7Field Marshal
Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw 
(1914–2008)
8 June 196915 January 19733 years, 221 days
8General Gopal Gurunath Bewoor 
(1916–1989)
16 January 197331 May 19752 years, 135 days
9General Tapishwar Narain Raina
(1921–1980)
1 June 197531 May 19782 years, 364 days
10General Om Prakash Malhotra
(1922–2015)
1 June 197831 May 19812 years, 364 days
11General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao
(1923–2016)
1 June 198131 July 19831 year, 364 days
12General Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya
(1926–1986)
1 August 198331 January 19862 years, 244 days
13General Krishnaswamy Sundarji
(1928–1999)
1 February 198631 May 19882 years, 120 days
14General Vishwa Nath Sharma
(born 1930)
1 June 198830 June 19902 years, 29 days
15General Sunith Francis Rodrigues
(born 1933)
1 July 199030 June 19932 years, 364 days
16General Bipin Chandra Joshi
(1935–1994)
1 July 199319 November 19941 year, 141 days
17General Shankar Roy Chowdhary
(born 1937)
20 November 199430 September 19972 years, 314 days
18General Ved Prakash Malik
(born 1939)
1 October 199730 September 20002 years, 365 days
19General Sundararajan Padmanabhan
(born 1940)
1 October 200031 December 20022 years, 91 days
20General Nirmal Chander Vij 
(born 1943)
1 January 200331 January 20052 years, 30 days
21General Joginder Jaswant Singh
(born 1945)
1 February 200530 September 20072 years, 241 days
22General Deepak Kapoor
(born 1948)
1 October 200731 March 20102 years, 181 days
23General Vijay Kumar Singh
(born 1951)
1 April 201031 May 20122 years, 60 days
24General Bikram Singh 
(born 1952)
1 June 201231 July 20142 years, 60 days
25General Dalbir Singh Suhag
(born 1954)
1 August 201431 December 20162 years, 152 days
26General Bipin Rawat (1958–2021)31 December 201631 December 20193 years, 0 days
27General Manoj Mukund Naravane 
(born 1960)
31 December 2019Incumbent2 years, 11 days

Reference: Wikipedia

Current Chief of Army Staff

General Manoj Mukund Naravane is the current Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of India. He is the 27th COAS presiding over the duties of army general from 31st December 2019. He was preceded by Vipin Rawat.

Conclusion

The Chief of Army Staff is responsible for managing the complete army. The topic of Chief of Army Staff falls under the General Awareness section of the SSC CHSL Tier-1 exam. Not only that, it is helpful for candidates who are preparing for other SSC, Banking, Railways and other government exams. We hope that this blog will help the candidates in their SSC CHSL preparation.

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FAQs

Who was the first Chief of Army Staff of India?

General Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja was the first Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of India.

Who is the current Chief of Army Staff of India?

General Manoj Mukund Naravane is the current Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of India.


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