List Of Chief Of Army Staff 2022: Know About The Army Chiefs Since Independence!

Safalta Expert Published by: Deepesh Mehra Updated Fri, 21 Jan 2022 08:58 AM IST

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Check out the List Of Chief Of Army Staff till 2022 since Independence here with Safalta.

Are you preparing for NDA or CDS examination? We have covered for you another important topic that must be known to all the Defence Aspirants as List Of Chief Of Army Staff┬аcan be asked in the examination and certain to be asked in SSB interview. The Chief Of Army Staff or the Army Chief is the highest rank that is adorned by a serving Army Officer. Chief Of Army Staff is a 4 star General, who is serving his tenure of┬а3 years or at the age of 62 whichever is earlier.┬а┬аPresently┬аGeneral Manoj Mukund Naravane is the Chief of Army Staff who succeeded General Bipin Rawat on 31 December 2019.┬аIf you are preparing for competitive┬аexams and are looking for expert guidance, you can check out our┬аNDA Achievers Batch 2022:┬аJoin Batch By Safalta Now!!

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There have been officers who have attained higher ranks in the service of the Nation, i.e They were 5-star Generals, their names and other details along with the List Of Chief Of Army Staff must be known to all the aspirants of the Army. Questions on the likes of General┬аSam Manekshaw are regular in the SSB interview. Notable 5-star Generals are as follows:
  1. Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
  2. Field Marshal┬аK.

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Note: Field Marshal is a Rank For Life Time, there have only been two Field Marshal in Indian Army.

Another notable mention must be made of Chief Of Defence Staff, to whom all the Defense Chiefs Report. CDS is a Four Staff General.┬аHe is the┬аsenior-most and highest-ranking uniformed officer on active duty in the Indian military.┬аLate General Bipin Rawat who lost his life in the recent Helicopter Crash was the first and only CDS in India. The successor to General Bipin Rawat is yet to be appointed by the Central Government.┬а The space below will cover the┬аList Of Chief Of Army Staff, along with their tenure.┬а


List Of Cheif Of Army Staff

Chief of Army Staff is the highest-ranking officer and┬а┬аPrincipal Advisor to the Minister Of Defence. He serves directly under the Supreme Commander of Defence Forces i.e- President Of India.┬аThe post of Indian Army Chief was known as the Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army from 1947- 1948. From 1948 - to 1955, the position was known as Chief of the Army Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army. Since 1955, it is known as the Chief of Army Staff.┬а The list of Cheif of Army Staff is as follows:

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The list of the Chief of Army Staff in India is given in the table below:

List of Indian Army Chiefs Tenure Unit of Commission
General Francis Robert Roy Bucher 21 June 1948 тАУ 15 January 1949 Scottish Rifles
Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa 16 January 1949 тАУ 14 January 1953┬а Rajput Rifles
General Maharaj Rajendrasinhji Jadeja 14 January 1953 тАУ 1 April 1955 2nd Lancers (GardnerтАЩs Horse)
General Maharaj Rajendrasinhji Jadeja 1 April 1955 тАУ 14 May 1955 2nd Lancers (GardnerтАЩs Horse)
General Satyawant Mallana Sringesh 15 May 1955 тАУ 7 May 1957 19th Hyderabad Regiment
General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya 8 May 1957 тАУ 7 May 1961 19th Hyderabad Regiment
General Pran Nath Thapar 8 May 1961 тАУ 19 November 1962 1st Punjab Regiment
General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri 20 November 1962 тАУ 7 June 1966 7th Light Cavalry
General Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam 8 June 1966 тАУ 7 June 1969 Regiment of Artillery
Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw 8 June 1969 тАУ 15 January 1973 12th Frontier Force Regiment
General Gopal Gurunath Bewoor 16 January 1973 тАУ 31 May 1975 Dogra Regiment
General Tapishwar Narain Raina 1 June 1975 тАУ 31 May 1978 Kumaon Regiment
General Om Prakash Malhotra 1 June 1978 тАУ 31 May 1981 Regiment of Artillery
General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao 1 June 1981 тАУ 31 July 1983 Mahar Regiment
General Arun Kumar Shridhar Vaidya 1 August 1983 тАУ 31 January 1986 9th Deccan Horse
General Krishnaswamy Sundarji┬а 1 February 1986 тАУ 31 May 1988┬а Mahar Regiment
General Ashwa Nath Sharma 1 June 1988 тАУ 30 June 1990 16th Light Cavalry
General Sunith Francis Rodrigues 1 July 1990 тАУ 30 June 1993 Regiment of Artillery
General Bipin Chandra Joshi 1 July 1993 тАУ 19 November 1994 64th Cavalry
General Shankar Roy Chowdhary 20 November 1994 тАУ 30 September 1997 20th Lancers
General Ved Prakash Malik 1 October 1997 тАУ 30 September 2000 Sikh Light Infantry
General Sundarajan Padmanabhan 1 October 2000 тАУ 31 December 2002 Regiment of Artillery
General Nirmal Chander Vij 1 January 2003 тАУ 31 January 2005 Dogra Regiment
General Joginder Jaswant Singh 1 February 2005 тАУ 30 September 2007 Maratha Light Infantry
General Deepak Kapoor 1 October 2007 тАУ 31 March 2010 Regiment of Artillery
General Vijay Kumar Singh 1 April 2010 тАУ 31 May 2012 Rajput Regiment
General Bikram Singh 1 June 2012 тАУ 31 July 2014 Sikh Light Infantry
General Balbir Singh Suhag 1 August 2014 тАУ 31 December 2016 5 Gorkha Rifles
General Bipin Rawat 31 December 2016 тАУ 31 December 2019 11 Gorkha Rifles
General Manoj Mukund Naravane 31 December 2019 тАУ Present 7 Sikh Light Infantry
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