Indian Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) List 1947 to 2024 | List of Army Chief of India

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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