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This is a list of serving generals of the Indian Army.

Chief of the Army Staff

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane
PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC [1]

Vice Chief of the Army Staff

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Vice Chief of the Army Staff Lieutenant General Manoj Pande PVSM, AVSM, VSM [2]

Army Commanders (Commander-in-Chief Grade)

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Northern Command 		Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi AVSM [3]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Eastern Command 		Rana Pratap Kalita UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [4]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Command 		Nav Kumar Khanduri AVSM, VSM [5]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Central Command 		Yogendra Dimri AVSM, VSM [6]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Command 		Jai Singh Nain PVSM, AVSM, SM [7]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
South Western Command 		Amardeep Singh Bhinder AVSM, VSM [8]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Training Command 		Raj Shukla PVSM, YSM, SM [9]
Commander-in-Chief
Andaman and Nicobar Command** 		Ajai Singh AVSM [10]

**Rotational Command

Principal Staff Officers (PSO)

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Adjutant General Lieutenant General Harsha Gupta UYSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM
Military Secretary PGK Menon UYSM, AVSM, VSM
Quartermaster General S.S. Mishra AVSM, VSM
Engineer-In-Chief Harpal Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM [11]
Deputy Chief of Army Staff
(Strategy) 		Sanjeev Kumar Sharma AVSM, YSM [12]
Deputy Chief of Army Staff
(Information Systems and Coordination) 		C.B. Ponnappa AVSM, VSM [13]
Deputy Chief of Army Staff
(Capability Development and Sustenance) 		Shantanu Dayal File:Gajraj 4 Corps.jpg UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [14]

General Officers of Armed Forces Commands

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Director General of Assam Rifles Lieutenant General Pradeep Chandran Nair AVSM, YSM [15]
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Perspective Planning & Financial Development) 		Atulya Solankey AVSM, SM [16]
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Doctrine, Organization & Training) 		Presently tenanted by an Air Force Officer [17]
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Operations) 		Presently tenanted by a Naval Officer [18]
Director General DIA &
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Intelligence) 		GAV Reddy AVSM, SC, VSM [19]
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Medical Branch)

Chiefs of Staff of Army Commands

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Chief of Staff Northern Command Lieutenant General S Harimohan Iyer AVSM [20]
Chief of Staff Eastern Command KK Repswal SM, VSM [21]
Chief of Staff Western Command
Chief of Staff Central Command
Chief of Staff Southern Command Arvind Walia [22]
Chief of Staff South Western Command RC Tiwari SM [23]
Chief of Staff Training Command JS Sandhu AVSM

Heads of Combat and Combat Support Arms

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Director General Infantry Lieutenant General A K Samantara SM [24]
Director General Artillery Tarun Kumar Chawla AVSM [25]
Director General Army Aviation Ajay Kumar Suri [26]
Director General Army Air Defence Sunil Puri Goswami AVSM, VSM [27]
Director General Armoured Corps K S Brar AVSM
Signal-Officer-in-Chief Milind N Bhurke AVSM, VSM [28]

Heads of Services and Directorates

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Director General Military Operations Lieutenant General B. S. Raju UYSM, AVSM, YSM
Director General Military Intelligence MV Suchindra Kumar YSM**, VSM
Master General Sustenance CP Cariappa AVSM, SM, VSM [29]
Director General Medical Services (Army) A K Hooda
Director General Hospital Services
Director General Dental Services N K Sahoo VSM [30]
Director General Ordnance Services R K S Kushwaha AVSM [31]
Director General Supplies and Transport M K S Yadav SM [32]
Director General Border Roads Organisation Rajeev Chaudhary VSM [33][34]
Director General Electronics and Mechanical Engineers Tumul Varma SM, VSM
Director General Military Training
Director General Perspective Planning
Director General Remount Veterinary Services
Director General Information Systems Manjit Kumar
Director General Operational Logistics
Director General Weapons and Equipment
Director General Discipline, Ceremonials and Welfare
Director General Manpower Planning and Personnel Services
Director General Financial Planning Samir Gupta VSM [35]
Director General Recruiting
Director General Staff Duties D S Rana AVSM, YSM, SM [36]
Director General Quality Assurance R K Malhotra [37]
Director General Land, Works and Environment Adosh Kumar AVSM, SM [38]
Director General Information Warfare [39]
Director General Territorial Army Preet Mohindera Singh VSM [40]
Director General National Cadet Corps Gurbirpal Singh AVSM, VSM [41]
Additional Director General Rashtriya Rifles Major General Mandip Singh SM, VSM [42]
Additional Director General Army Education Corps Devesh Gaur [43]
Judge Advocate General Praveen Kumar SM, VSM [44]
Additional Director General Military Nursing Service Smita Devrani [45]
Additional Director General Strategic Communication RR Patil VSM [38]
Provost Marshal Corps of Military Police MJS Tiwana [46]
Additional Director General Army Postal Service Corps Damodar Vasant Mahesh VSM
Additional Director General Human Rights Gautam Chauhan [47]

Commandants of Training Institutions

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Commandant Indian Military Academy Lieutenant General Harinder Singh
PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM [48]
Commandant National Defence Academy Presently tenanted by an Air Force Officer
Commandant Armed Forces Medical College Rajshree Ramasethu
Commandant Officers Training Academy, Chennai M K Das PVSM, SM**, VSM [49]
Commandant Officers Training Academy, Gaya
Commandant Defence Services Staff College S Mohan AVSM, SM, VSM [50]
Commandant Army War College V S Sreenivas PVSM, VSM**
Commandant of the National Defence College Manoj Kumar Mago AVSM, YSM, SM**
Commandant School of Infantry
Commandant School of Artillery R K Sharma [51]
Commandant Army Air Defence College Satinder Singh AVSM
Commandant College of Military Engineering P P Malhotra PVSM, AVSM, VSM** [52]
Commandant Military College of Telecommunication Engineering M U Nair SM [53]
Commandant Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering T S A Narayanan AVSM [54]
Commandant Army Service Corps Centre and School Basant Kumar Repswal AVSM, VSM [55]
Commandant College of Materials Management R Kapoor VSM [56]
Commandant Military Intelligence Training School and Depot R K Bansiwal AVSM
Commandant Army Hospital Research and Referral
Commandant Army Medical Corps Centre and College Sandip Mukherji [57]
Commandant Armoured Corps Centre and School Major General
Commandant Indian Military Training Team Bhutan Sanjeev Chouhan YSM [38]

General Officers Commanding Corps

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
General Officer Commanding I Corps

Strike One Corps

Lieutenant General MK Katiyar AVSM [58]
General Officer Commanding II Corps

Kharga Corps

NS Raja Subramani AVSM, SM, VSM
General Officer Commanding III Corps

Spear Corps

Johnson P Mathew UYSM, AVSM, VSM
General Officer Commanding IV Corps

Gajraj Corps

Ravin Khosla File:Gajraj Corps CO.jpg UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [59]
General Officer Commanding IX Corps

Rising Star Corps

PN Ananthanarayanan AVSM
General Officer Commanding X Corps

Chetak Corps

JB Chaudhari SM, VSM [60]
General Officer Commanding XI Corps

Vajra Corps

Devendra Sharma AVSM, SM [61]
General Officer Commanding XII Corps

Konark Corps

P S Minhas SM, VSM [62]
General Officer Commanding XIV Corps

Fire & Fury Corps

Anindya Sengupta AVSM, YSM [63]
General Officer Commanding XV Corps

Chinar Corps

D P Pandey
UYSM, AVSM, YSM
General Officer Commanding XVI Corps

White Knight Corps

Manjinder Singh Lt Gen Manjinder Singh YSM, VSM YSM, VSM [64]
General Officer Commanding XVII Corps

Brahmastra Corps

Rajinder Dewan AVSM, VSM [65]
General Officer Commanding XXI Corps

Sudarshan Chakra Corps

Dhiraj Seth AVSM [66]
General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps

Trishakti Corps

Tarun Kumar Aich AVSM [67]

General Officers Commanding Areas

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
General Officer Commanding Uttar Bharat Area Lieutenant General SS Mahal AVSM, VSM
General Officer Commanding Madhya Bharat Area
General Officer Commanding 101 Area KC Panchanathan AVSM [68]
General Officer Commanding Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa Area HS Kahlon SM [69]
General Officer Commanding Dakshin Bharat Area A Arun YSM, SM, VSM [70]
General Officer Commanding Delhi Area V K Mishra AVSM [71]

Other General Officers

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Military Secretary to the President Lieutenant General Sanjiv Rai AVSM, SM, VSM [72]
Additional Secretary, Department of Military Affairs Anil Puri AVSM, SM, VSM [73]
Joint Secretary Army & TA Major General K Narayanan AVSM, SM [74]

See also

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