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Indian Chiefs of Staff from 1947 to 2021: The Indian Army’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is the military staff’s commander and the president of the Indian Army Board. Manoj Mukund Naravane (General) is the current Chief of Army Staff, having succeeded Bipin Rawat (General) on December 31, 2019. The full list of Indian Chiefs of Army Staff starting from 1947 to 2021 can be found here.
Indian Chiefs of Staff from 1947 to 2021: The Indian Army’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) is the military staff’s commander and the president of the Indian Army Board. A four-star General is always appointed as COAS.
The Chief of Army Staff is indeed the military consultant to the Govt. Of India as well as the Ministry of Defence as one of the most senior officers in the Indian Army. The Chief of Army Staff is currently General Manoj Mukund Naravane. He succeeded General Bipin Rawat on December 31, 2019. CDS General Bipin Rawat, CDS General, as well as his wife Mrs. Madhulika Rawat, as well as 11 others who boarded the IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter was declared dead after it collided in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor, whereas Varun Singh SC, GP Capt, Director of Staff at DSSC, is being treated at Military Hospital in Wellington. An investigation has been launched to determine the reason for the accident.
| Serial Number | Names | Tenure of Work |
| 1 | General Sir Robert Lockhart | 15 August 1947 – 31 December 1947 |
| 2 | General Sir Roy Bucher | 01 January 1948 – 14 January 1949 |
| 3 | KM Cariappa, Field Marshal | 15 January 1949 – 14 January 1953 |
| 4 | General KS Rajendra Sinhji | January 15, 1953 – May 14, 1955 |
| 5 | General S.M. Srinagesh | May 15, 1955 – May 7, 1957 |
| 6 | K.S. Thimayya, General | May 8, 1957 to May 7, 1961 |
| 7 | General P.N. Thapar | May 8, 1961 – November 19, 1962 |
| 8 | General J.N. Choudhuri | November 20, 1962 – June 7, 1966 |
| 9 | P.P. Kumaramangalam, General | June 8, 1966 to June 7, 1969 |
| 10 | General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw | 8 June 1969 – 14 January 1973 |
| 11 | General G.G Bewoor | 15 January 1973 to 31 May 1975. |
| 12 | T.N. Raina, General | From 1 June 1975 to 31 May 1978 |
| 13 | Malhotra, General O.P. | From 1 June 1978 to 31 May 1981 |
| 14 | K.V. Krishna Rao, General | From 1 June 1981 to 31 July 1983 |
| 15 | A.S. Vaidya, General | From August 1, 1983, to January 31, 1986 |
| 16 | Sunderji, General | From February 1, 1986, to April 30, 1988 |
| 17 | V.N. Sharma, General | From 1 May 1988 to 30 June 1990 |
| 18 | S.F. Rodrigues, General | From July 1, 1990, to June 30, 1993 |
| 19 | B.C. Joshi, General | 1st of July 1993 – 18th of November 1994 |
| 20 | S. Roychowdhury, General | From November 22, 1994, to September 30, 1997 |
| 21 | V.P.Malik, General | From October 1, 1997, to September 30, 2000 |
| 22 | Padmanabhan, General | From October 1, 2000, to December 31, 2002 |
| 23 | N.C.Vij, General | January 1, 2003 – January 31, 2005 |
| 24 | J.J. Singh, General | From February 1, 2005, to September 30, 2007, |
| 25 | Deepak Kapoor, General | 30 March 2010 – 30 September 2007 |
| 26 | V.K. Singh, General | March 31, 2010 – May 31, 2012 |
| 27 | Bikram Singh, General | From 1 June 2012 to 31 July 2014 |
| 28 | Dalbir Singh Suhag, General | July 31, 2014 – December 31, 2016 |
| 29. | Bipin Rawat, General | December 31, 2016 – December 31, 2019 |
| 30 | Manoj Mukund Naravane, General | incumbent until December 31, 2019 |
From 1947 to 1948, the position of Indian Army Chief had been recognized as Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army. The role was recognized as Chief of the Army Staff as well as Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army from 1948 to 1955. It has been recognized as Chief of Army Staff since 1955. So that was the entire list of India’s Chief of Army Staff. It is a crucial exam topic for preparing students for RRB, SSC, UPSC, Bank PO/Clerk, and other government as well as competitive examinations.
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