Commandant of Indian Naval Academy

The Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy is the head and in-charge of all the functioning of the Indian Naval Academy. The Commandant of the Academy is a Three-star rank officer holding the rank of Vice Admiral. He is supported by the Deputy Commandant, a Two star appointment and the heads of the Academic Wing (Rear Admiral Principal), Training Wing (Commodore rank officer) and the Admin wing (Commodore rank officer). [1] The current Commandant is Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM. [2]

List of Commandants
S.No Rank Name Appointment Date Left Office Notes
1CaptainD Mohindra, NM, VSMSeptember 1980March 1982[3]
2CaptainMadhvendra SinghMarch 1982July 1983Later served as the Chief of the Naval Staff[4]
3CaptainM V KarnikAugust 1983April 1986
4CaptainM S BediApril 1986July 1986
5CaptainO P Bansal, VSMJuly 1986June 1987
6CaptainK Mohan Rao, VSMJuly 1987July 1989
7CaptainN P MehtaJuly 1989August 1990
8CaptainK P MathewAugust 1990December 1991
9CaptainJ S BediDecember 1991June 1993
10CommodoreN K VermaJuly 1993September 1994
11CommodoreN Venugopal, VSMSeptember 1994December 1997
12CommodoreR F ContractorDecember 1997April 1999
10CaptainS P S Cheema, NMApril 1999June 2001Later served as Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff[5], Commander-in Chief Strategic Forces Command[6], Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command,[7] and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command [8]
13CaptainK S AiyappaJune 2001June 2004
14CommodoreN N RaoJune 2004June 2007
15CaptainM A HampiholiJune 2007January 2008Later served as Flag officer Commanding Western Fleet.[9] Current Director General Naval Operations (DGNO). [10]
16Vice AdmiralM P MuralidharanJanuary 2008September 2009First Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy at the Ezhimala campus.[11] Later served as Director General Indian Coast Guard (DGICG).[12]
17Vice AdmiralAnurag G ThapliyalSeptember 2009January 2012[13][14][15] Later served as Director General Indian Coast Guard (DGICG) [16]
18Vice AdmiralPradeep ChauhanFebruary 2012November 2013[17]
19Vice AdmiralAjit Kumar P, AVSM, VSMDecember 2013October 2016Later served as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. Current Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.
20Vice AdmiralSV BhokareOctober 2017February 2018Currently serving as Inspector General Nuclear Safety [18]
21Vice AdmiralR B PanditFebruary 2018June 2019Currently serving as Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command
22Vice AdmiralDinesh K TripathiJune 2019To Date[19]

See also

References
  1. "Headquarters | INA". www.ina.gov.in.
  2. "COMMANDANT | INA". www.ina.gov.in.
  3. "Gallery | INA". www.ina.gov.in.
  4. "Change of guard". frontline.thehindu.com.
  5. "New Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Takes Over". pib.gov.in.
  6. India, Press Trust of (13 June 2014). "Lt Gen Amit Sharma is new commander of strategic forces". Business Standard India.
  7. "Vice Admiral SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-c (South) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  8. "Vice Admiral S.P.S Cheema new chief of Western Naval Command". Business Standard India. 31 March 2015.
  9. "Rear Admiral MA Hampiholi, NM Takes Over as Western Fleet Commander | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  10. "Director General of Naval Operations | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  11. "Naval Academy bids adieu to Vice Admiral". The Hindu. 26 August 2009.
  12. "Coast Guard Officers complete Training | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  13. Anandan, S. (20 January 2012). "Naval Academy may enrol foreign trainees soon". The Hindu.
  14. "h7". sainiksamachar.nic.in.
  15. "Naval academy celebrates Independence Day". The Hindu. 15 August 2010.
  16. "Vice Admiral Tapliyal, Director General Coast Guard Commissions CG Ship 'Abhinav' | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  17. "Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan to take over as Commandant Indian Naval Academy (INA) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  18. "Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  19. "Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.

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