Chief of Army Staff of India

Name Tenure
Maharaja Rajendra Singhji Jadeja 1955 – 1955
General S.M. Srinagesh 1955 – 1957
General K.S. Thimayya 1957 – 1961
General R.N. Thapar 1961 – 1962
General J.N. Choudhuri 1962 – 1966
General P.P. Kumaramangalam 1966 – 1969
General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw 1969 – 1972
Field Marshal S.H.F.J. Manekshaw 1972 – 1973
General G.G. Bewoor 1973 – 1975
General T.N. Raina 1975 – 1976
General O.P. Malhotra 1978 – 1981
General K.V. Krishna Rao 1981 – 1983
General A.S. Vaidya 1983 – 1986
General K. Sunderji 1986 – 1988
General V.N. Sharma 1988 – 1990
General S.F. Rodrigues 1990 – 1993
General Bipin Chandra Joshi 1993 – 1994
General S. Roy Chowdhury 1994 – 1997
General V.P. Malik 1997 – 2000
General S. Padmanabhan 2000 – 2002
General Nirmal Chander Vij 2003 – 2005
General Joginder Jashwant Singh 2005 – 2007
General Deepak Kapoor 2007 – 2010
Vijay Kumar Singh 2010 – 2012
Bikram Singh 2012 – 2014
Dalbir Singh Suhag 2014 – 2016
Bipin Rawat 2016 – To till date