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