List of serving generals of the Indian Army

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

Indian Army Principal Staff Officers

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations References
Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat
UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM
Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM [1]
Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems & Training) I.S. Ghuman AVSM
Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Planning & Systems) S S Hasabnis [2]
Adjutant General Ashwani Kumar
AVSM [3][4]
Military Secretary Jaswinder Singh Sandhu
UYSM, AVSM, VSM [5]
Master General of Ordnance S K Upadhya [6]
Engineer-in-Chief S K Srivastava AVSM [7]
Quartermaster General Ashok Ambre PVSM, SM [8]

General Officers Commanding-in-Chief (Army Commanders) and Chiefs of Staff of Army Commands

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations References
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh
AVSM**, YSM, SM [9]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command Manoj Mukund Naravane
AVSM, SM, VSM
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command Surinder Singh
AVSM & Bar, VSM [10]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command Abhay Krishna
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command Satinder Kumar Saini
AVSM, YSM, VSM
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command Cherish Mathson
PVSM, SM, VSM [11]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command Pattacheruvanda C Thimayya [12]
Chief of Staff Northern Command J.S. Nain [13]
Chief of Staff Eastern Command Sunil Shrivastava [14]
Chief of Staff Western Command P M Bali AVSM, VSM
Chief of Staff Central Command J.K. Sharma [15]
Chief of Staff Southern Command Manoj Pande [16]
Chief of Staff South Western Command Vijay Singh AVSM, SM, VSM [17]
Chief of Staff Training Command Rajeev Sirohi AVSM, VSM [18]

General Officers of Armed Forces Commands[19]

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations References
Commander-in-Chief Strategic Forces Command+ Air Marshal Jasbir Walia VM, VSM [20]
Dy Commander-in-Chief Strategic Forces Command Lieutenant General J S Negi
Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command*+ Vice Admiral Bimal Verma
AVSM [21]
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff** Lieutenant General Satish Dua
PVSM, UYSM, SM, VSM [22]
Director General Assam Rifles*** Lieutenant General S S Sangwan SM & bar

+These are the Tri-services theater commands

*Rotational Command. Currently headed by a Naval Officer.

**Rotational Command. Currently headed by an Army Officer.

***One of two Paramilitary Forces of India

Heads of Combat & Combat Support Arms

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations References
Director General Infantry Lieutenant General S S Mishra
Engineer-In-Chief S K Srivastava
AVSM [23]
Director General Artillery P K Srivastava
AVSM, VSM [24]
Director General Army Aviation Kanwal Kumar
AVSM, VSM [25]
Director General Army Air Defence A P Singh [26]
Director General Mechanized Forces M J S Kahlon AVSM [27]
Signal Officer in Chief Rajeev Sabherwal

Heads of Services, Directorates and Commandants of Training Institutions

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations References
Director General Military Operation Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [5]
Director General Military Intelligence Arvind Dutta [28]
Director General Ordnance Services Giriraj SIngh [29]
Director General Armed Forces Medical Services Bipin Puri
[30]
Director General Medical Services (Army) Rajvir Singh
Director General Hospital Services Sanjiv Chopra AVSM, VSM [31]
Director General Dental Services S M Londhe [32]
Director General Supplies & Transport M H Thakur [33]
Director General National Cadet Corps P P Malhotra [34]
Director General Border Roads Organisation Harpal Singh [35]
Director General EME K K Agarwal [36]
Director General Military Training A S Bhinder VSM [37]
Director General Perspective Planning K J S Dhillon
Director General Remount Veterinary Services P R Venkatesh
Director General Staff Duties A K Sharma UYSM, YSM, SM [38]
Director General Information Systems Anil Kapoor [38]
Director General Operational Logistics
Director General Weapons & Equipment Sanjay Verma [39]
Director General Administration & Coordination
Director General Rashtriya Rifles B S Sehrawat
Director General Discipline, Ceremonials & Welfare
Director General Manpower Planning & Personnel Services
Director General Financial Planning Ajai Kumar Singh [40]
Director General Quality Assurance Sanjay Chauhan
Director General Land, Works & Environment R K Anand SM, VSM [41]
Dy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Int) and Director General Defence Intelligence Agency A.S. Bedi UYSM, YSM, VSM
Dy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (DOT) P.J.S. Pannu[42] PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Dy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Med)
Commandant Indian Military Academy S.K. Jha[43] PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM
Commandant Officers Training Academy Chennai Sanjeev Kanal[44] AVSM, VSM
Commandant Officers Training Academy Gaya V.S. Sreenivas[45]
Commandant National Defence College (presently tenanted by a Naval Officer) -
Commandant Defence Services Staff College Amrik Singh[46] AVSM, SM
Commandant Army War College
Commandant Infantry School R. Chopra[47] AVSM
Commandant School of Artillery R.S. Salaria[48]
Commandant Armoured Corps Center & School (presently tenanted by a Major General) Neeraj Kapur[49]
Commandant Army Air Defense College Satinder Singh
Commandant College of Military Engineering Michael Mathews[50]
Commandant Military College of Telecommunications Engineering
Commandant Military College Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Paramjit Singh[51]
Commandant Army Service Corps Center & School Vipan Gupta[52]
Commandant College of Materials Management N.K. Mehta[53]
Commandant Military Intelligence Training School & Depot L.N. Singh[54]
Commandant Army Hospital Research & Referral U.K. Sharma[55]
Commandant Army Medical Corps Center & College Anup Banerji[56]
Additional Director General Army Education Corps Major General A.K. Vyas[57]
Judge Advocate General
Additional Director General Military Nursing Service Annakutty Babu[58]
Additional Director General Public Information Ashok Narula[59]
Additional Director General Territorial Army D.A. Chaturvedi[60]
Provost Marshal Corps of Military Police
Additional Director General Army Postal Service Corps

General Officers Commanding of Corps & Areas

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations References
General Officer Commanding I Corps

Strike Corps

Lieutenant General Taranjit Singh VSM* [61]
General Officer Commanding II Corps

Kharga Corps (Strike Corps)

 A S Kler [62]
General Officer Commanding III Corps

Spear Corps

Gopal R
AVSM, SM [63]
General Officer Commanding IV Corps

Gajraj Corps

Gurpal Singh Sangha
YSM, VSM [64]
General Officer Commanding IX Corps

Rising Star Corps

Y V K Mohan
SM, VSM [65]
General Officer Commanding X Corps

Chetak Corps

Raj Shukla
YSM, SM [66]
General Officer Commanding XI Corps

Vajra Corps

Dushyant Singh
[67]
General Officer Commanding XII Corps

Konark Corps (Desert Corps)

R K Jagga
AVSM, VSM [68]
General Officer Commanding XIV Corps

Fire & Fury Corps

Yogesh Kumar Joshi
AVSM, VrC, SM
General Officer Commanding XV Corps

Chinar Corps

Anil Kumar Bhatt
AVSM, SM, VSM [69]
General Officer Commanding XVI Corps

White Knight Corps

Saranjeet Singh
[70]
General Officer Commanding XVII Corps

Brahmastra Corps (Mountain Strike Corps)

 P N Rao YSM, SM [71]
General Officer Commanding XXI Corps

Sudarshan Chakra Corps

 Ravendra Pal Singh AVSM, VSM [72]
General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps

Trishakti Corps

 C P Mohanty AVSM, SM, VSM [73]
General Officer Commanding Uttar Bharat Area Harish Thukral [74]
General Officer Commanding Madhya Bharat Area Rajesh Rana VSM [75]
General Officer Commanding 101 Area D S Ahuja AVSM [76]
General Officer Commanding Bengal Area
General Officer Commanding Maharashtra, Gujarat & Goa Area
General Officer Commanding Dakshin Bharat Area S T Upasani [77]
General Officer Commanding Delhi Area A B Mistry [78]

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