List of Army Chief of India:- The chief of the Army Staff is the army head of the Indian Armed Forces and is the highest ranking officer to currently in the Indian Army. The COAS is the principal advisor to the Minister of Defence on matters pertaining the army and is also a key military adviser to the president, the supreme commander.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army is the head of the military staff and Chairman of the India Army Board. The position of COAS is always held by a 4 star General. Chief of Army Staff is also member of Strategic Policy Group, Defense Planning Committee, National Security Council and Defense Acquisition Council. He reports to Prime Minister of India, Defense Minister and Chief of Defense Staff. List of Army Chief of India is given below.
List of Army Chief of India
The first Indian Chief of Army Staff was General Sir Robert Lockhart from 15 Aug 1947 to 31 Dec 1947. The complete List of Army Chief of India is given below. List of Army Chief of India from1947 to 2024.
| S.No. | Name | Tenure | Unit |
| 1 | General Sir Robert Lockhart | 15 Aug 1947 – 31 Dec 1947 | 51st Sikhs |
| 2 | General Sir Roy Bucher | 01 Jan 1948 – 14 Jan 1949 | 4th Cameronians |
| 3 | Field Marshal KM Cariappa | 15 Jan 1949 – 14 Jan 1953 | 88th Carnatic Infantry |
| 4 | General KS Rajendra Sinhji | 15 Jan 1953 - 14 May 1955 | 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) |
| 5 | General S.M. Srinagesh | 15 May 1955 - 7 May 1957 | 19th Hyderabad Regimen |
| 6 | General K.S. Thimayya | 8 May 1957 - 7 May 1961 | 19th Hyderabad Regimen |
| 7 | General P.N. Thapar | 8 May 1961 - 19 November 1962 | 1st Punjab Regiment |
| 8 | General J.N. Choudhuri | 20 November 1962 - 7 June 1966 | 16th Light Cavalry |
| 9 | General P.P. Kumaramangalam | 8 June 1966 - 7 June 1969 | Regiment of Artillery |
| 10 | General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw | 8 June 1969 - 14 January 1973 | 12th Frontier Force Regiment |
| 11 | General G.G. Bewoor | 15 January 1973 - 31 May 1975 | Dogra Regiment |
| 12 | General T.N. Raina | 1 June 1975 - 31 May 1978 | Kumaon Regiment |
| 13 | General O.P. Malhotra | 1 June 1978 - 31 May 1981 | Regiment of Artillery |
| 14 | General K.V. Krishna Rao | 1 June 1981 - 31 July 1983 | Mahar Regiment |
| 15 | General A.S. Vaidya | 1 August 1983 - 31 January 1986 | 9th Deccan Horse |
| 16 | General K. Sunderji | 1 February 1986 - 30 April 1988 | Mahar Regiment |
| 17 | General V.N. Sharma | 1 May 1988 - 30 June 1990 | 16th Light Cavalry |
| 18 | General S.F. Rodrigues | 1 July 1990 - 30 June 1993 | Regiment of Artillery |
| 19 | General B.C. Joshi | 1 July 1993 - 18 November 1994 | 64th Cavalry |
| 20 | General S. Roychowdhury | 22 November 1994 - 30 September 1997 | 20th Lancers |
| 21 | General V.P.Malik | 1 October 1997 - 30 September 2000 | Sikh Light Infantry |
| 22 | General S. Padmanabhan | 1 October 2000 - 31 December 2002 | Regiment of Artillery |
| 23 | General N.C.Vij | 1 January 2003 - 31 January 2005 | Dogra Regiment |
| 24 | General J.J. Singh | 01 February 2005 - 30 September 2007 | Maratha Light Infantry |
| 25 | General Deepak Kapoor | 30 September 2007 - 30 March 2010 | Regiment of Artillery |
| 26 | General V.K. Singh | 31 March 2010 - 31 May 2012 | Rajput Regiment |
| 27 | General Bikram Singh | 01 June 2012 - 31 July 2014 | Sikh Light Infantry |
| 28. | General Dalbir Singh Suhag | 31 July 2014 - 31 December 2016 | 5 Gorkha Rifles |
| 29. | General Bipin Rawat | 31 December 2016 - 31 December 2019 | 11 Gorkha Rifles |
| 30. | General Manoj Mukund Naravane | 31 December 2019 - 30 April 2022 | Sikh Light Infantry |
| 31. | Manoj Pande | 30 April 2022- 2022 Incumbent | Bombay Sappers |
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