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 can 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 3 years or at the age of 62 whichever is earlier. Presently General Manoj Mukund Naravane is the Chief of Army Staff who succeeded General Bipin Rawat on 31 December 2019. If you are preparing for competitive exams and are looking for expert guidance, you can check out our NDA Achievers Batch 2022: Join 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 Sam Manekshaw are regular in the SSB interview.
Notable 5-star Generals are as follows:
- Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
- Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa
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. He is the senior-most and highest-ranking uniformed officer on active duty in the Indian military. Late 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. The space below will cover the List Of Chief Of Army Staff, along with their tenure.
Another notable mention must be made of Chief Of Defence Staff, to whom all the Defense Chiefs Report. CDS is a Four Staff General. He is the senior-most and highest-ranking uniformed officer on active duty in the Indian military. Late 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. The space below will cover the List Of Chief Of Army Staff, along with their tenure.
List Of Cheif Of Army Staff
Chief of Army Staff is the highest-ranking officer and Principal Advisor to the Minister Of Defence.
He serves directly under the Supreme Commander of Defence Forces i.e- President Of India. The 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. 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 – 15 January 1949 | Scottish Rifles |
| Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa | 16 January 1949 – 14 January 1953 | Rajput Rifles |
| General Maharaj Rajendrasinhji Jadeja | 14 January 1953 – 1 April 1955 | 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) |
| General Maharaj Rajendrasinhji Jadeja | 1 April 1955 – 14 May 1955 | 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) |
| General Satyawant Mallana Sringesh | 15 May 1955 – 7 May 1957 | 19th Hyderabad Regiment |
| General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya | 8 May 1957 – 7 May 1961 | 19th Hyderabad Regiment |
| General Pran Nath Thapar | 8 May 1961 – 19 November 1962 | 1st Punjab Regiment |
| General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri | 20 November 1962 – 7 June 1966 | 7th Light Cavalry |
| General Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam | 8 June 1966 – 7 June 1969 | Regiment of Artillery |
| Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw | 8 June 1969 – 15 January 1973 | 12th Frontier Force Regiment |
| General Gopal Gurunath Bewoor | 16 January 1973 – 31 May 1975 | Dogra Regiment |
| General Tapishwar Narain Raina | 1 June 1975 – 31 May 1978 | Kumaon Regiment |
| General Om Prakash Malhotra | 1 June 1978 – 31 May 1981 | Regiment of Artillery |
| General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao | 1 June 1981 – 31 July 1983 | Mahar Regiment |
| General Arun Kumar Shridhar Vaidya | 1 August 1983 – 31 January 1986 | 9th Deccan Horse |
| General Krishnaswamy Sundarji | 1 February 1986 – 31 May 1988 | Mahar Regiment |
| General Ashwa Nath Sharma | 1 June 1988 – 30 June 1990 | 16th Light Cavalry |
| General Sunith Francis Rodrigues | 1 July 1990 – 30 June 1993 | Regiment of Artillery |
| General Bipin Chandra Joshi | 1 July 1993 – 19 November 1994 | 64th Cavalry |
| General Shankar Roy Chowdhary | 20 November 1994 – 30 September 1997 | 20th Lancers |
| General Ved Prakash Malik | 1 October 1997 – 30 September 2000 | Sikh Light Infantry |
| General Sundarajan Padmanabhan | 1 October 2000 – 31 December 2002 | Regiment of Artillery |
| General Nirmal Chander Vij | 1 January 2003 – 31 January 2005 | Dogra Regiment |
| General Joginder Jaswant Singh | 1 February 2005 – 30 September 2007 | Maratha Light Infantry |
| General Deepak Kapoor | 1 October 2007 – 31 March 2010 | Regiment of Artillery |
| General Vijay Kumar Singh | 1 April 2010 – 31 May 2012 | Rajput Regiment |
| General Bikram Singh | 1 June 2012 – 31 July 2014 | Sikh Light Infantry |
| General Balbir Singh Suhag | 1 August 2014 – 31 December 2016 | 5 Gorkha Rifles |
| General Bipin Rawat | 31 December 2016 – 31 December 2019 | 11 Gorkha Rifles |
| General Manoj Mukund Naravane | 31 December 2019 – Present | 7 Sikh Light Infantry |
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