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| name = Jai Singh Nain
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| serviceyears = 18 June 1983 – present
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[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Jai Singh Nain''' [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]] is the present [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He assumed the post from Lieutenant-General [[Chandi Prasad Mohanty]].<ref name="discourse"/>

== Career ==
Nain was commissioned into the 2nd battalion of the [[Dogra Regiment]] in June 1983.<ref name="rising">{{cite news |author= |title=Lt Gen JS Nain takes over as Commander of Army's Rising Star Corps|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/lt-gen-js-nain-takes-over-as-commander-of-armys-rising-star-corps/articleshow/67501330.cms |work=Times of India |location= |date=12 January 2019 |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref> He is a graduate of the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington, the [[College of Defence Management]], Secunderabad and the [[National Defence College (Bangladesh)]].<ref name="discourse">{{cite news |author= |title=Lt Gen JS Nain assumes command of Southern Army in Pune|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/1431149-lt-gen-js-nain-assumes-command-of-southern-army-in-pune |work=Devdiscourse|location= |date=1 February 2021 |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>

Nain has served as a United Nations military observer with the UN mission in Iraq and Kuwait.<ref name="discourse"/>
He is the alumnus of [[Sainik_School,_Kunjpura|Sainik School Kunjpura, Karnal Haryana.]] and [[National_Defence_Academy_(India)|belongs to 62nd course Hunter Squadron of National Defence Academy Khadakwasla Pune]]

==Decorations==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|
|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon= Sena Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
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|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
| [[File:ONZ Medal w Służbie Pokoju UNIKOM BAR.svg|104px]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
| colspan="2"|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| colspan="2"|[[Sena Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Siachen Glacier Medal]]
|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Operation Vijay Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Parakram Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[UNIKOM]]
|}

== Dates of rank ==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 18 June 1983<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1985/O-0780-1985-0013-34592.pdf |page=414 |date=30 March 1985 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 18 June 1985<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1987/O-0672-1987-0013-30012.pdf |page=452 |date=28 March 1987 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 18 June 1988<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=589 |date=22 April 1989|url=|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 18 June 1994<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1894 |date=15 October 1994|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1994/O-0364-1994-0042-14345.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 16 December 2004<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1896 |date=15 October 2005|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_42_2012_119.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] || Indian Army || 15 March 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=2179 |date=20 December 2008|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2008/W_51_2011_053.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 9 August 2010 (substantive, with seniority from 14 August 2009)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=430 |date=22 March 2014|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/158718.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general (India)|Major General]] || Indian Army || 2 December 2015 (seniority from 2 January 2013)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=349 |date=8 April 2017|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/175252.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 23 February 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=393 |date=9 February 2019|url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/197165.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{s-start}}
{{s-mil}}{{Succession box
| title = [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]]
| years = 1 February 2021 -
| before = [[Chandi Prasad Mohanty]]
| after = Incumbent
}}
{{succession box
| title = General Officer Commanding [[IX Corps (India)|9 Corps]]
| years = 12 January 2019 - 16 February 2020
| before = [[Yenduru Venkata Krishna Mohan]]
| after = Upendra Dwivedi
}}
{{s-end
}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nain, Jai Singh}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sena Medal]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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