General Sir Rob Lockhart August 15, 1947-December 31, 1947
General Sir Roy Bucher January 01, 1948-January 14, 1949
General (Late Field Marshal) K.M. Cariappa January 15, 1949-January 14, 1953
General Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji January 15, 1953-March 31, 1955
CHIEFS OF ARMY STAFF
Name Tenure
General Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji January 15, 1953-May 14, 1955
General S.M. Srinagesh May 15, 1955-May 07, 1957
General K.S. Thimayya May 08, 1957-May 07, 1961
General P.N. Thapar May 08, 1961-November 19, 1962
General J.N. Choudhuri November 20, 1962-June 07, 1966
General P.P. Kumaramangalam June 08, 1966-June 07, 1969
Field Marshal S.H.F.J. Manekshaw 08 June 1969-15 January 1973
General G.G. Bewoor January 16, 1973-May 31, 1975
General T.N. Raina June 01, 1975-May 31, 1978
General O.P. Malhotra June 01, 1978-May 31, 1981
General K.V. Krishna Rao June 01, 1981-July 31, 1983
General A.S. Vaidya August 01, 1983-January 31, 1985
General K. Sundarji February 01, 1985-May 31, 1988
General V.N. Sharma June 01, 1988-June 30, 1990
General S.F. Rodrigues July 01, 1990-June 30, 1993
General B.C. Joshi July 01, 1993-November 19, 1994
General S. Roychowdhury November 20, 1994-September 30, 1997
General V.P. Malik October 01, 1997-September 30, 2000
General S. Padmanabhan October 01, 2000-December 30, 2002
General N.C. Vij December 31, 2002-January 31, 2005
General J.J. Singh February 01, 2005 -September 30, 2007
General Deepak Kapoor September 30, 2007-March 30, 2010
General V.K. Singh March 31, 2010 - May 31, 2012