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The '''Deputy Chiefs of the Army Staff (DCOAS)''' are Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) of the [[Indian Army]], and are [[three-star rank]] appointments held by [[Lieutenant general (India)|lieutenant-general]]s. Currently the rank of DCOAS has three divisions:- Capability Development and Sustenance, Information Systems & Coordination and Strategy.

==History==
The appointment was originally established in 27 January 1959 as the second-in-command of the Indian Army after the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]], and was equivalent to an Army Commander (GOC-in-C) .<ref>{{cite web|title=Changes in Senior Army Appointments|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1958-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1958-12-09_230.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 December 1958|accessdate=11 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="retires">{{cite web|title=Deputy Army Chief Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-11-18_263.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=18 November 1964|accessdate=11 January 2021}}</ref> [[Mohinder Singh Wadalia|Lt. Gen. M. S. Wadalia]] became the first DCOAS.

In January 1965, the [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]] replaced the DCOAS in the role of second-in-command, with the DCOAS becoming a PSO appointment,<ref name="candeth">{{cite web|title=Deputy Army Chief Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1965-JAN-JULY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1965-05-26_283.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=26 May 1965|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref> replacing the former appointment of [[Chief of the General Staff (India)|Chief of the General Staff]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Part II-Section 4: Ministry of Defence |page=140 |date=15 May 1965 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1965/O-1794-1965-0020-81818.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> The office of DCOAS was later bifurcated into :- Planning and Systems and Training and Coordination. The division of Training and Coordination was later renamed to Information Systems and Training.

On April 2021, the rank of deputy chief (Planning and Systems) was amended to deputy chief (Capability Development and Sustenance) and Deputy chief (Information Systems and Training) to deputy chief (Information Systems and Coordination). A third post and new post of DCOAS Strategy was created.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Philip|first=Snehesh Alex|date=2021-04-06|title=Army HQ is in the middle of a makeover, and these are the changes introduced so far|url=https://theprint.in/defence/army-hq-is-in-the-middle-of-a-makeover-and-these-are-the-changes-introduced-so-far/635178/|access-date=2021-04-16|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Order of Precedence==
The DCOAS rank at No. 24 on the [[Indian order of precedence]], along with Vice-Admirals of the [[Indian Navy]] and [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshals]] of the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web |work=Office of the President of India |publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] |accessdate=2010-08-05 |date=1979-08-26 |url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf |title=President's Secretariat}}</ref> Since they should not draw equivalent or more salary than the next higher level, the remuneration is capped at [[Indian rupee|₹]]2,24,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=7th Pay Commission Report|url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 November 2015 |date=20 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=DelhiJune 29 |first1=India Today Web Desk New |last2=June 29 |first2=India Today Web Desk New |last3=Ist |first3=India Today Web Desk New |title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets-16980-2016-06-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Appointees ==
===Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (1959-65)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment date
!Left office
!Regiment of Commission
!Decorations
!References
!Notes
|-
|1
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Mohinder Singh Wadalia]]
|27 January 1959
|15 November 1964
|[[Kumaon Regiment]]
|
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name="retires"/>
|
|-
|2
|[[Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam]]
|16 November 1964
|15 January 1965
|[[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
|[[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]], [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]
|<ref name="gazette" /><ref name=":1" />
|
|}

=== Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (1965-1993) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment date
!Left office
!Regiment of Commission
!Decorations
!References
!Notes
|-
|1
| rowspan="18" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Mohinder Singh Wadalia]]
|27 January 1959
|15 November 1964
|[[Kumaon Regiment]]
|
|<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=114 |date=16 May 1959 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1959/O-1985-1959-0020-89538.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref name="retires" />
|
|-
|2
|[[Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam]]
|16 November 1964
|15 January 1965
|[[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
|[[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]], [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]
|<ref name="gazette">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=509 |date=19 December 1964 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1964/O-1799-1964-0051-82054.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=73 |date=6 February 1965 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1965/O-1725-1965-0006-78835.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|
|-
|3
|Moti Sagar
|15 January 1965
|8 May 1965
|
|
|<ref name="gazette" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=73 |date=6 February 1965 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1965/O-1725-1965-0006-78835.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|
|-
|4
|[[Kunhiraman Palat Candeth]]
|1 October 1965
|6 June 1966
|[[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=558 |date=30 October 1965 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1965/O-1728-1965-0044-78949.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref name="1966_gazette">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=413 |date=16 July 1966|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1966/O-1664-1966-0029-75893.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|Officiating from 26 May 1965<ref name="candeth" />
|-
|5
|[[Jagjit Singh Aurora]]
|6 June 1966
|27 April 1967
|[[2nd Punjab Regiment]]
|
|<ref name="1966_gazette" />
|
|-
|6
|[[Gopal Gurunath Bewoor]]
|27 April 1967
|4 July 1969
|[[10th Baluch Regiment]]
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=428 |date=27 May 1967|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1967/O-1605-1967-0021-72391.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|
|-
|7
|R. S. Noronha
|4 July 1969
|5 September 1973
|[[Madras Regiment]]
|PVSM, MC
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lieutenant General R. S. Noronha Takes Over As Army Deputy Chief|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1969-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-VOL-2/PDF/DEF-1969-07-04_008.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=4 July 1969|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=805 |date=16 August 1969|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1969/O-1471-1969-0033-66199.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|
|-
|8
|S. L. Menezes
|5 September 1973
|20 March 1978
|[[The Grenadiers]]
|PVSM, SC
|<ref>{{cite web|title=General Menezes Appointed Deputy Chief of Army Staff|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-08-22_073.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 August 1973|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|9
|[[K. V. Krishna Rao]]
|20 March 1978
|25 May 1979
|[[Mahar Regiment]]
|PVSM
|<ref>{{cite web|title=General KVK Rao Is New Deputy Chief of the Army Staff|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-JAN-MAR-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1978-03-20_176.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=20 March 1978|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|10
|H. C. Dutta
|25 May 1979
|23 August 1981
|[[8th Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=General Dutta New Deputy Chief of the Army Staff|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1979-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-I/PDF/DEF-1979-05-25_191.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=25 May 1979|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|11
|[[Krishnaswamy Sundarji]]
|23 August 1981
|1 January 1983
|[[Mahar Regiment]]
|PVSM
|<ref>{{cite web|title=General Sundarji Takes Over As Deputy Chief of the Army Staff|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1981-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-JULY-DEC/PDF/DEF-1981-08-23_064.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=23 August 1981|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=General Sundarji Appointed GOC-in-C Wester Command|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-M-II/PDF/DEF-1982-12-30_212.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 December 1982|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|12
|Hriday Kaul
|16 January 1983
|February 1985
|[[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)]]
|PVSM, AVSM
|<ref>{{cite web|title=General Kaul Appointed Deputy Chief of Army Staff|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1983-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1983-01-16_026.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=16 January 1983|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Senior Army Appointments|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1985-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1985-02-14_070.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 February 1985|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|13
|C. N. Somanna
|February 1985
|1 September 1986
|[[Brigade of the Guards]]
|PVSM
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Somanna Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-1JULY-DEC31-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-09-02_057.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 September 1986|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|14
|Anand Sarup
|8 September 1986
|31 March 1987
|Gorkha Rifles
|PVSM, MVC
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Anand Sarup Appointed Deputy Army Chief|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1986-1JULY-DEC31-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1986-09-08_060.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 September 1986|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Anand Sarup Deputy Army Chief Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1987-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1987-03-29_102.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=29 March 1987|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|15
|Kunwar Mahendra Singh
|5 April 1987
|30 November 1987
|[[Garhwal Rifles]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen K. Mahendra Singh Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1987-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1987-11-30_157.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 November 1987|accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|16
|Laxman Singh Rawat
|30 November 1987
|30 November 1988
|[[11th Gorkha Rifles]]
|AVSM
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen LS Rawat Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1988-11-30_176.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 November 1988|accessdate=14 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|17
|R. N. Mahajan
|December 1988
|1 August 1991
|[[Kumaon Regiment]]
|PVSM, VSM
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Mahajan Appointed Deputy Chief of the Army Staff|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1988-12-11_200.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=11 December 1988|accessdate=14 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Mahajan Deputy Chief of the Army Staff Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-08-01_186.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=1 August 1991|accessdate=15 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|18
|R. Sharma
|22 August 1991
|September 1993
|[[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)]]
|AVSM
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen R. Sharma Is New Deputy Chief of the Army Staff|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-08-22_217.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 August 1991|accessdate=15 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|}

=== Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Planning and Systems) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment date
!Left office
!Regiment of Commission
!Decorations
!References
!Notes
|-
|19
| rowspan="8" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|D. K. Khanna
|September 1993
|31 August 1994
|[[Kumaon Regiment]]
|
|<ref name=":2">{{cite web|date=5 September 1993|title=Deputy Chief of Army Staff|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-09-05_194.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|accessdate=15 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|20
|S. S. Sethi
|1 September 1994
|September 1996
|[[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
|AVSM
|<ref name=":3">{{cite web|date=2 September 1994|title=Lt Gen SS Sethi Takes Over As Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Planning and Systems)|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1994-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1994-09-02_292.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|accessdate=15 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|21
|N. S. Malik
|September 1996
|28 February 1998
|[[4th Horse (Hodson's Horse)]]
|
|<ref name=":4">{{cite web|date=27 February 1998|title=Dy Chief of Army Staff Retires on 28 Feb|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1998-JAN-JUNE-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1998-02-27_058.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|accessdate=17 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|22
|S. S. Mehta
|March 1998
|31 March 2001
|
|
|<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=|date=13 April 1998|title=Army life: A career in the armed forces has been a means of social advancement|work=India Today|location=|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19980413-army-life-a-career-in-the-armed-forces-has-been-a-means-of-social-advancement-826111-1998-04-13|access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|23
|Arjun Singh Khanna
|1 April 2001
|31 August 2002
|[[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
|PVSM, AVSM, VrC
|<ref name=":6">{{cite web|date=31 March 2001|title=Lt Gen A. S. Khanna New Deputy Chief of Army Staff|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/2001-JAN-MARCH-DEFENCE-I/PDF/DEF-2001-03-31_215.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|accessdate=20 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|24
|Ashok Chaki
|1 September 2002
|1 January 2004
|
|
|<ref name="TOI_02">{{cite news|author=|date=1 September 2002|title=Chaki, Yadav take over as deputy chiefs of Army staff|work=Times of India|location=|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chaki-Yadav-take-over-as-deputy-chiefs-of-Army-staff/articleshow/21265499.cms|access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|25
|P.P.S. Bhandari
|1 January 2004
|31 January 2006
|
|
|<ref name=":7">{{cite news|author=|date=31 January 2006|title=Lt Gen PPS Bhandari retires|work=Press Information Bureau|location=}}</ref>
|
|-
|26
|Gurditar Singh
|1 February 2006
|
|
|
|<ref name=":8">{{cite news|author=|date=3 February 2006|title=Army gets new Deputy Chief|work=Press Information Bureau|location=}}</ref>
|
|}

===Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Planning and Systems) (1988-1991)===
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment date
!Left office
!Regiment of Commission
!Decorations
!References
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="41"|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|Sushil Kumar Pillai
|May 1988
|1991
|[[Assam Regiment]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt Gen Pillai Takes Over As Deputy Chief of the Army Staff|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE%20I/PDF/DEF-1988-05-08_122.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=8 May 1988|accessdate=14 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|}

===Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Training and Coordination)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment date
!Left office
!Regiment of Commission
!Decorations
!References
!Notes
|-
|
| rowspan="41"|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|Satish Nambiar
|1993
|31 August 1994
|[[Maratha Light Infantry]]
|PVSM, AVSM, VrC
|<ref name="New_DCOAS">{{cite web|title=New DCOAS (T&C) at Army Headquarters|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1994-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE-/PDF/DEF-1994-08-30_291.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 August 1994|accessdate=15 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|-
|
|K. L. D'Souza
|1 September 1994
|
|[[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|<ref name="New_DCOAS"/>
|
|-
|
|J. B. S. Yadav
|1 September 2002
|
|[[11th Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|<ref name="TOI_02"/>
|
|-
|}

===Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Information Systems and Training)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment date
!Left office
!Regiment of Commission
!Decorations
!References
!Notes
|-
|
| rowspan="41"|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|Mohinder Puri
|
|30 April 2006
|
|
|<ref name="key">{{cite news |author= |title=Key Army appointments to three senior posts - Lt Gen S Gupta is New Deputy Chief|work=Press Information Bureau |location= |date=1 May 2006}}</ref>
|
|-
|
|Susheel Gupta
|1 May 2006
|
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
|AVSM, YSM
|<ref name="key"/>
|
|-
|
|SPS Dhillon
|
|
|
|PVSM, AVSM, VSM
|<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Deputy Chief of Army Staff addressed the contingent to represent in united Nations Mission in Congo|work=Press Information Bureau |location= |date=6 November 2008}}</ref>
|
|-
|
|J.S. Cheema
|1 February 2017
|
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
|AVSM, VSM
|<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Lt General JS Cheema takes over as DCOAS (IS&T) of Indian Army|work=Press Information Bureau |location= |date=1 February 2017}}</ref>
|
|-
|}

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