List of serving generals of the Indian Army

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This is a list of serving generals of the Indian Army. The Army’s senior leadership has 2 Generals, almost 90 Lieutenant Generals, 300 Major Generals and 1,200 Brigadiers in its 43,000-strong officer cadre.[1]

Chief of Defence Staff

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Chief of Defence Staff
(Secretary, Department of Military Affairs)*		 General N. S. Raja Subramani PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [2]
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*Rotational appointment among the Indian Armed Forces.

Chief of the Army Staff

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Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi PVSM, AVSM [3]
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Vice Chief of the Army Staff

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Vice Chief of the Army Staff Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth PVSM, UYSM, AVSM [4]
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Army Commanders (Commander-in-Chief grade)

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General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Northern Command		 Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, SM [5]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Eastern Command		 V. M. Bhuvana Krishnan PVSM, AVSM, YSM [6]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Command		 Pushpendra Pal Singh AVSM, SM** [7]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Central Command		 Anindya Sengupta PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM [8]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Command		 Sandeep Jain AVSM, SM [9]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
South Western Command		 Manjinder Singh PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM [10]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Army Training Command		 Devendra Sharma PVSM, AVSM, SM [11]
Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command** Dinesh Singh Rana PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, PhD [12]
Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command** Presently tenanted by an  Indian Navy Officer
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff** Presently tenanted by an  Indian Air Force Officer
Director General Armed Forces Medical Services** Presently tenanted by an  Indian Navy Officer
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**Rotational Command among the Indian Armed Forces

Principal Staff Officers (PSO)

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Deputy Chief of Army Staff
(Strategy)		 Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai SYSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM*** [13]
Deputy Chief of Army Staff
(Information Systems and Training)		 Vipul Shinghal AVSM, SM [14]
Deputy Chief of Army Staff
(Capability Development and Sustenance)		 Rahul R Singh AVSM, VSM [15]
Adjutant General VPS Kaushik Lt Gen VPS Kaushik alt=Lt Gen VPS Kaushik, UYSM, YSM, SM PVSM, UYSM, YSM, SM [16]
Military Secretary Rashim Bali PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [17]
Quartermaster General Prashant Srivastava UYSM, AVSM, SM [18]
Master General Sustenance Amardeep Singh Aujla PVSM, UYSM, YSM, SM, VSM [19]
Engineer-In-Chief Vikas Rohella AVSM, SM** [20]
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General Officers of Armed Forces Commands

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Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Operations)		 Lieutenant General Zubin A. Minwalla UYSM, AVSM, YSM [21]
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Policy Planning & Force Development)		 Presently tenanted by an  Indian Air Force Officer
Director General DIA &
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Intelligence)		 Shrinjay Pratap Singh AVSM, YSM [22]
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Doctrine, Organization & Training)		 Presently tenanted by an  Indian Navy Officer
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Medical)		 Presently tenanted by an  Indian Navy Officer
Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command Sanjeev Chauhan AVSM, YSM [23]
Additional Secretary, Department of Military Affairs Presently tenanted by an  Indian Navy Officer
Director General (Organisation & Personnel)
Armed Forces Medical Services		 Presently tenanted by an  Indian Navy Officer
Director General Hospital Services
Armed Forces Medical Services		 Presently tenanted by an  Indian Navy Officer
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Chiefs of Staff of Army Commands

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Chief of Staff Northern Command Lieutenant General
Chief of Staff Eastern Command Mohit Malhotra AVSM, SM [24]
Chief of Staff Western Command Harjeet Singh Sahi PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM [25]
Chief of Staff Central Command C J Jayachandran [26]
Chief of Staff Southern Command
Chief of Staff South Western Command Padam Singh Shekhawat PVSM, AVSM, SM [27]
Chief of Staff Army Training Command Sukriti Singh Dahiya SM, VSM [28]
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Heads of Combat and Combat Support Arms

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Director General Infantry Lieutenant General Ajay Kumar AVSM, VSM [29]
Director General Artillery Anoop Shinghal AVSM, SM [30]
Director General Army Aviation Vinod Nambiar SM [31]
Director General Army Air Defence Sumer Ivan D'Cunha PVSM, SM [32]
Director General Armoured Corps Prit Pal Singh PVSM, AVSM
Signal Officer-in-Chief Vivek Dogra SM [33]
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Heads of Services and Directorates

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Director General Military Operations Lieutenant General Manish Luthra AVSM [34]
Director General Military Intelligence
Director General Operational Logistics Sanjay Mitra AVSM [35]
Director General Supplies and Transport Mukesh Chadha AVSM, SM, VSM [36]
Director General Medical Services (Army) C G Muralidharan AVSM [37]
Director General Manpower Planning and Personnel Services Rajeev Puri AVSM, VSM [38]
Director General Ordnance Services Deepak Ahuja [39]
Director General Dental Services Balakrishnan Jayan [40]
Director General Electronics and Mechanical Engineers Rajiv Kumar Sahni AVSM, VSM, PhD [41]
Director General Border Roads Organisation Harpal Singh AVSM, VSM [42]
Director General Capability Development Vineet Gaur PVSM, AVSM [43]
Director General Integrated Training Ajay Ramdev SM [44]
Director General Information Systems Harsh Chhibber AVSM, VSM, PhD [45]
Director General Information Warfare
Director General Strategic Planning Puneet Ahuja AVSM, SM, VSM
Director General Staff Duties Mohinder Pal Singh AVSM, YSM, SM
Director General National Cadet Corps Virendra Vats YSM, SM, VSM [46]
Director General Recruiting R S Sundaram SM, VSM [47]
Director General Financial Planning Ulhas Kirpekar AVSM, SM [48]
Director General Territorial Army
Director General Land, Works and Environment Sanjay Malik SM
Director General Discipline, Ceremonials and Welfare Ranjeet Singh AVSM [49]
Additional Director General
International Cooperation		 Major General Akaash Johar AVSM [50]
Additional Director General Strategic Communication Sandeep S Sharda YSM, SM, VSM [51]
Additional Director General Rashtriya Rifles S H Naqvi SM, VSM [52]
Additional Director General Army Education Corps Tamojeet Biswas [53]
Provost Marshal Corps of Military Police Vikram Singh Sekhon YSM, SM [54]
Judge Advocate General, Indian Army B S Negi [55]
Additional Director General (Litigation) Indian Army Javed Iqbal [56]
Additional Director General Military Nursing Service Rachel Thomas [57]
Additional Director General Army Postal Service Corps Shipra Sharma VSM [58]
Additional Director General of Human Rights Anand Saxena [59]
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Commandants of Training Institutions

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Commandant Indian Military Academy Lieutenant General Nagendra Singh AVSM, YSM, SM [60]
Commandant National Defence Academy Presently tenanted by an  Indian Navy Officer
Commandant Armed Forces Medical College Pankaj P Rao [61]
Commandant Officers Training Academy, Gaya Sandeep Singh AVSM [62]
Commandant Officers Training Academy, Chennai Michael AJ Fernandez PVSM, AVSM, VSM [63]
Commandant Defence Services Staff College Manish Mohan Erry PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM [64]
Commandant Army Hospital Research and Referral Avinash Das [65]
Commandant Infantry School Vijay B Nair AVSM, SM [66]
Commandant Army War College Ajay Chandpuria AVSM, VSM
Commandant National Defence College Presently tenanted by an  Indian Air Force Officer
Commandant School of Artillery Navneet Singh Sarna PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [67]
Commandant Army Air Defence College R C Srikanth AVSM, VSM [68]
Commandant College of Military Engineering A K Ramesh SM [69]
Commandant Military College of Telecommunication Engineering Praveen Bakshi VSM [70]
Commandant Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Neeraj Varshney AVSM, VSM [71]
Commandant Army Service Corps Centre and College Jatinder Kumar Gera [72]
Commandant Army Medical Corps Centre and College Shivinder Singh AVSM [73]
Commandant Military Intelligence Training School and Depot Devinder Pal AVSM, SM [74]
Commandant College of Materials Management Sanjay Sethi AVSM, VSM [75]
Commandant Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School Major General Kulvir Singh SM** [76]
Commandant High Altitude Warfare School Puneet Doval SM [77]
Commandant College of Defence Management Presently tenanted by an  Indian Air Force Officer
Commandant Military Institute of Technology Presently tenanted by an  Indian Navy Officer
Commandant Armoured Corps Centre and School Vikram Varma SM, VSM** [78]
Commandant Indian Military Training Team Bhutan
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General Officers Commanding Corps

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General Officer Commanding I Corps
Strike One Corps		 Lieutenant General V Hariharan AVSM, SM [79]
General Officer Commanding II Corps
Kharga Corps		 Rajesh Pushkar AVSM, VSM [80]
General Officer Commanding III Corps
Spear Corps		 Girish Kalia AVSM, VSM [81]
General Officer Commanding IV Corps
Gajraj Corps		 Neeraj Shukla AVSM, SM** [82]
General Officer Commanding IX Corps
Rising Star Corps		 Rajan Sharawat UYSM, AVSM, VSM [83]
General Officer Commanding X Corps
Chetak Corps		 Shamsher Singh Virk AVSM, SM [84]
General Officer Commanding XI Corps
Vajra Corps		 Amit Kabthiyal YSM, SM** [85]
General Officer Commanding XII Corps
Konark Corps		 Aditya Vikram Singh Rathee AVSM, SM, VSM [86]
General Officer Commanding XIV Corps
Fire and Fury Corps		 Hitesh Bhalla UYSM, SC**, SM, VSM [87]
General Officer Commanding XV Corps
Chinar Corps		 Balbir Singh AVSM, YSM, VSM [88]
General Officer Commanding XVI Corps
White Knight Corps		 Prasanna Kishore Mishra UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM [89]
General Officer Commanding XVII Corps
Brahmastra Corps		 Yash Singh Ahlawat AVSM, YSM, SM [90]
General Officer Commanding XXI Corps
Sudarshan Chakra Corps		 Arvind Chauhan YSM, SM [91]
General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps
Trishakti Corps		 Man Raj Singh Mann SM** [92]
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General Officers Commanding Areas

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General Officer Commanding Delhi Area Lieutenant General Rajesh Sethi AVSM, SM, VSM [93]
General Officer Commanding Uttar Bharat Area Divya Gaurav Misra AVSM [94]
General Officer Commanding Madhya Bharat Area Harbinder Singh Vandra AVSM, SM [95]
General Officer Commanding Dakshin Bharat Area V Sreehari AVSM, SC, SM [96]
General Officer Commanding Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa Area Dheerendra Singh Kushwah PVSM, AVSM, SM [97]
General Officer Commanding 101 Area Mohit Wadhwa SM [98]
General Officer Commanding 111 Area Pawan Chadha SM, VSM [99]
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Other General Officers

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Director General of Assam Rifles Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera AVSM, SM [100]
Force Commander, UNMISS Mohan Subramanian Fremaless PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM [101]
Military Secretary to the President Major General Voodev Parida AVSM, VSM [102]
Joint Secretary Army & TA Gurpreet Singh Choudhry AVSM, SM, VSM [103]
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