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Controller of Personnel Services

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The Controller of Personnel Services (CPS) is a senior appointment in the Indian Navy. A Controller at Naval Headquarters (NHQ) in the rank of Vice-Admiral, the CPS is responsible for service conditions, welfare, pay, pension, as well as matters pertaining to recruitment, training and discipline. The current CPS is Vice Admiral C. R. Praveen Nair who took over in July 2025.

TypeController
AbbreviationCPS
Reports toChief of Personnel
SeatNaval Headquarters, New Delhi
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Controller of Personnel Services
Flag of the Vice Admiral
since 31 July 2025
 Indian Navy
TypeController
AbbreviationCPS
Reports toChief of Personnel
SeatNaval Headquarters, New Delhi
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History

The billet of CPS was created in March 2000 to devolve some of the Chief of Personnel's responsibilities. A significant portion of the COP’s duties involved oversight of projects, schools, messes, shore establishments, discipline, and ceremonial functions. The delegation of these duties to the CPS enabled the COP to devote greater attention to matters relating to human resource development and career planning.[1]

Organisation

The CPS is a Controller in the Personnel Branch at the Naval Headquarters. The following directorates report into the CPS.[2]

  • Directorate of Personnel Services
  • Directorate of Naval Education
  • Directorate of Ex-Servicemen Affairs
  • Directorate of Non Public Fund
  • Directorate of Adventure Physical Fitness & Sports Activities

The CPS is also the administrative authority of INS India.

Appointees

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Name Assumed office Left office Notes
Vice Admiral Sureesh Mehta AVSM April 2000 April 2002 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[3]
Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh AVSM NM October 2003 August 2004 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.[4]
Vice Admiral S. K. K. Krishnan AVSM VSM August 2004 December 2005 [5]
Vice Admiral R. P. Suthan AVSM VSM January 2006 July 2006 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.[6]
Vice Admiral S. K. Damle AVSM NM VSM July 2006 March 2007 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command.[7]
Vice Admiral D. K. Dewan AVSM March 2007 July 2007 [8]
Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha AVSM NM &bar January 2008 June 2011 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.[9][10]
Vice Admiral SPS Cheema AVSM NM July 2011 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.[11][12]
Vice Admiral Rama Kant Pattanaik AVSM YSM January 2012 Later Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff.
Vice Admiral HCS Bisht AVSM September 2011 January 2015 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.[13][14]
Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain AVSM VSM April 2015 September 2016 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.[15]
Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar AVSM VSM September 2016 July 2018 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[16][17]
Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta AVSM YSM VSM August 2018 June 2020 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.[18][19]
Vice Admiral Satish Ghormade AVSM NM March 2021 Later Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.[20]
Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh AVSM NM March 2021 August 2021 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.[21]
Vice Admiral Suraj Berry AVSM NM VSM August 2021 March 2023 Later Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command.[22]
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan AVSM VSM April 2023 October 2023 Current Chief of the Naval Staff.[23]
Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh AVSM NM 15 January 2024 May 2024 Current Chief of Personnel.[24]
Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty AVSM 3 September 2024 July 2025 Current Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command.[25]
Vice Admiral C. R. Praveen Nair AVSM NM 31 July 2025 Present Current CPS.[26]
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