List of serving generals of the Indian Army

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

Chief of Defence Staff
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC [1]

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 [2]

Vice Chief of the Army Staff
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Vice Chief of the Army Staff Lieutenant General Satinder Kumar Saini
PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM, ADC [3]

Army Commanders (Commander-in-Chief Grade)
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Northern Command		 Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi UYSM, AVSM, VrC, SM, ADC [4]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Eastern Command		 Anil Chauhan PVSM ,UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [5]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Command		 Ravendra Pal Singh PVSM,AVSM,VSM [6][7]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Central Command		 Iqroop Singh Ghuman
PVSM, AVSM,ADC [8]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Command		 Chandi Prasad Mohanty
AVSM,SM,VSM [9]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
South Western Command		 Alok Singh Kler
PVSM, VSM [10]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Training Command		 Raj Shukla
YSM,SM [11]
Commander-in-Chief
Andaman and Nicobar Command**		 Manoj Pande AVSM, VSM [12]

**Rotational Command

Principal Staff Officers (PSO)
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Adjutant General Lieutenant General Arvind Dutta PVSM,AVSM,YSM [13]
Military Secretary Lieutenant General Anil Kumar Bhatt
UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [14]
Master General of Ordnance Lieutenant General Santosh Kumar Upadhyay PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [15]
Quartermaster General Lieutenant General Gopal R
UYSM, AVSM, SM [16]
Engineer-In-Chief Lieutenant General S K Shrivastava
PVSM,AVSM,ADC [17][18]
Deputy Chief of Army Staff
(Information Systems & Training)		 Lieutenant General Saranjeet Singh UYSM, YSM
Deputy Chief of Army Staff
(Planning & Systems)		 Lieutenant General Sudarshan Shrikant Hasabnis PVSM, VSM,ADC [19]
Deputy Chief of Army Staff
(Strategy)		 Lieutenant General Paramjit Singh SM, AVSM [20]

General Officers of Armed Forces Commands
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Director General of Assam Rifles*** Lieutenant General S S Sangwan AVSM, SM ** [21][22]
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Operations)		 Lieutenant General Taranjit Singh [23]
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Medical Branch)		 Lieutenant General Madhuri Kanitkar AVSM, VSM [24]
Director General DIA &
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Intelligence)		 Lieutenant General Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon UYSM, YSM, VSM [25]

Chiefs of Staff of Army Commands
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Chief of Staff Northern Command Lieutenant General CB Ponnappa [26]
Chief of Staff Eastern Command J S Nain
Chief of Staff Western Command Gurpal Singh Sangha AVSM, SM, VSM [27]
Chief of Staff Central Command M Unnikrishnan Nair SM [28]
Chief of Staff Southern Command Depinder Singh Ahuja AVSM [29]
Chief of Staff South Western Command K K Repswal [30]
Chief of Staff Training Command Atulya Solankey SM

Heads of Combat and Combat Support Arms
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Director General Infantry Lieutenant General
Director General Artillery K Ravi Prasad VSM [31]
Director General Army Aviation Kanwal Kumar [32]
Director General Army Air Defence Anant Prasad Singh
AVSM, PhD [33]
Director General Mechanised Forces M J S Kahlon AVSM [34]
Officer-in-Chief Signals Rajeev Sabherwal AVSM, VSM [35]

Heads of Services and Directorates
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Director General Military Operations Lieutenant General Paramjit Singh Sangha UYSM, AVSM, SM [36]
Director General Military Intelligence Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar YSM**, VSM
Director General Ordnance Services Lieutenant General Dalip Singh PVSM, VSM [37]
Director General Armed Forces Medical Services Lieutenant General Anup Banerji SM, PHS [38]
Director General Medical Services (Army) Lieutenant General
Director General Hospital Services Presently tenanted by an Air Force Officer
Director General Organisation and Personnel (in O/o DGAFMS) Lieutenant General R S Grewal AVSM, VSM [39]
Director General Dental Services Lieutenant General S M Londhe SM,PHDS [40]
Director General Supplies and Transport Lieutenant General M H Thakur AVSM, VSM [41]
Director General National Cadet Corps Lieutenant General Rajeev Chopra PVSM, VSM, ADC
Director General Border Roads Organisation Lieutenant General Harpal Singh PVSM,AVSM, VSM [42]
Director General Electronics and Mechanical Engineers Lieutenant General Anil Kapoor AVSM, VSM [43]
Director General Military Training Lieutenant General Savneet Singh YSM, SM, VSM
Director General Perspective Planning Lieutenant General
Director General Remount Veterinary Services Lieutenant General P R Venkatesh SM
Director General Staff Duties Lieutenant General [44]
Director General Information Systems Lieutenant General S T Upasani SM, VSM [45]
Director General Operational Logistics Lieutenant General
Director General Weapons and Equipment Lieutenant General Sanjay Verma [46]
Director General Administration and Coordination
Director General Rashtriya Rifles Lieutenant General B S Sehrawat AVSM, SM
Director General Discipline, Ceremonials and Welfare Lieutenant General
Director General Manpower Planning and Personnel Services Lieutenant General Ravin Khosla AVSM, SM, VSM
Director General Financial Planning Lieutenant General T K Chawla AVSM [47]
Director General Recruiting Lieutenant General
Director General Quality Assurance Lieutenant General Sanjay Chauhan
Director General Land, Works and Environment Lieutenant General R K Anand AVSM, SM, VSM [48]
Director General Information Warfare [20]
Additional Director General Army Education Corps Major General Devesh Gaur
Judge Advocate General Major General Praveen Kumar
Additional Director General Military Nursing Service Major General Joyce Gladys Roach
Additional Director General Public Information
Director General Territorial Army Lieutenant General D P Pandey[49] AVSM, VSM
Provost Marshal Corps of Military Police Major General M J S Tiwana [50]
Additional Director General Army Postal Service Corps Major General Damodar Vasant Mahesh

Commandants of Training Institutions
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Commandant Indian Military Academy Lieutenant General Jaiveer Singh Negi PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM & Bar [51]
Commandant National Defence Academy Lieutenant General Asit Mistry AVSM, SM, VSM [52]
Commandant Armed Forces Medical College Lieutenant General Nardeep Naithani
Commandant Officers Training Academy, Chennai Lieutenant General Sanjeev Kanal PVSM, AVSM, VSM [53]
Commandant Officers Training Academy, Gaya Lieutenant General Sunil Srivastava AVSM,VSM** [54]
Commandant Defence Services Staff College Lieutenant General Yenduru Venkata Krishna Mohan AVSM, SM, VSM [55]
Commandant Army War College Lieutenant General Dushyant Singh
Commandant School of Infantry Lieutenant General
Commandant School of Artillery Lieutenant General R.S. Salaria PVSM, VSM [56]
Commandant Armoured Corps Centre and School Major General S Jha VSM [57]
Commandant Army Air Defence College Lieutenant General Satinder Singh AVSM
Commandant College of Military Engineering Lieutenant General PP Malhotra PVSM, VSM** [58]
Commandant Military College of Telecommunication Engineering Lieutenant General Milind N Bhurke VSM [59]
Commandant Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Lieutenant General T.S.A. Narayanan [60]
Commandant Army Service Corps Centre and School Lieutenant General Vipan Gupta [61]
Commandant College of Materials Management Lieutenant General R.K.S. Kushwaha
Commandant Military Intelligence Training School and Depot Lieutenant General
Commandant Army Hospital Research and Referral Lieutenant General Rajat Datta [62]
Commandant Army Medical Corps Centre and College Lieutenant General M V Singh [39]
Commandant Indian Military Training Team Major General

General Officers Commanding Corps
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
General Officer Commanding I Corps

Strike Corps

Lieutenant General C. P. Cariappa AVSM,SM,VSM [63]
General Officer Commanding II Corps

Kharga Corps (Strike Corps)

 S.S. Mahal VSM [64]
General Officer Commanding III Corps

Spear Corps

 Rana Pratap Kalita AVSM, SM, VSM [65]
General Officer Commanding IV Corps

Gajraj Corps

Shantanu Dayal AVSM, SM, VSM [66]
General Officer Commanding IX Corps

Rising Star Corps

Upendra Dwivedi
General Officer Commanding X Corps

Chetak Corps

Ajai Singh AVSM, SM [67]
General Officer Commanding XI Corps

Vajra Corps

S K Sharma YSM [68]
General Officer Commanding XII Corps

Konark Corps (Desert Corps)

Anil Puri SM, VSM [69]
General Officer Commanding XIV Corps

Fire & Fury Corps

Harinder Singh AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM [70][71]
General Officer Commanding XV Corps

Chinar Corps

BS Raju AVSM, YSM
General Officer Commanding XVI Corps

White Knight Corps

Harsha Gupta AVSM, YSM, VSM [72]
General Officer Commanding XVII Corps

Brahmastra Corps (Mountain Strike Corps)

 Shashank Shekhar Mishra VSM [73]
General Officer Commanding XXI Corps

Sudarshan Chakra Corps

 Yogendra Dimri AVSM, VSM [74]
General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps

Trishakti Corps

 Nav K Khanduri VSM [75]

General Officers Commanding Areas
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
General Officer Commanding Uttar Bharat Area Lieutenant General N S Raja Subramani AVSM, SM, VSM
General Officer Commanding Madhya Bharat Area P.S. Minhas [76]
General Officer Commanding 101 Area Tumul Varma SM, VSM [77]
General Officer Commanding Bengal Area
General Officer Commanding Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa Area S.K. Parashar [78]
General Officer Commanding Dakshin Bharat Area P N Rao AVSM, YSM, SM [79]
General Officer Commanding Delhi Area V K Mishra AVSM [80]

See also

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