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{{Short description|47th Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| name = N. S. Raja Subramani
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=IND|size=90%|PVSM|AVSM|SM|VSM}}
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| image = File:Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani VCOAS.jpg
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| office = 47th [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]
| president = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| term_start = 1 July 2024
| term_end = 31 July 2025
| 1blankname = [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]]
| 1namedata = [[Upendra Dwivedi]]
| predecessor = [[Upendra Dwivedi]]
| successor = [[Pushpendra Pal Singh (officer)|Pushpendra Pal Singh]]
| office1 = [[Central Command (India)|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief<br>Central Command]]
| term_start1 = 1 March 2023
| term_end1 = 30 June 2024
| 1blankname1 = [[Chief of Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]]
| 1namedata1 = [[Manoj Pande]]
| predecessor1 = [[Yogendra Dimri]]
| successor1 = [[Anindya Sengupta]]
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| branch = {{army|India}}
| service_years = 14 December 1985 – 31 July 2025
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| military_blank1 = Service number
| military_data1 = IC-43245K<ref>https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1999669</ref>
| unit = [[File:Garhwal Rifles, Indian Army.svg|19px]] [[Garhwal Rifles|8 Garhwal Rifles]]
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* [[File:Central Command, Indian Army.png|22px]] [[Central Command (India)|Central Command]]
* [[File:Kharga Corps, Indian Army.svg|21px]] [[II Corps (India)|II Corps]]
* [[File:Formation badge of the 17th Mountain Division of the Indian Army.png|21px]] [[17th Infantry Division (India)|17th Mountain Division]]
* 168 Infantry Brigade
* [[File:Garhwal Rifles, Indian Army.svg|19px]] [[Garhwal Rifles|16 Garhwal Rifles]]
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* [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
* [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
* [[File:Sena Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Sena Medal]]
* [[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
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[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''N. S. Raja Subramani,''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a retired [[general officer]] of the [[Indian Army]], who last served as the 47th [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=1 July 2024 |title=LIEUTENANT GENERAL NS RAJA SUBRAMANI, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM TAKES OVER AS VICE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2030012 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> He previously served as the [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-02 |title=Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani takes charge as GOC-in-C of Central Command |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/lieutenant-general-ns-raja-subramani-takes-charge-as-goc-in-c-of-central-command/articleshow/98347520.cms |access-date=2024-03-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He earlier served as the Chief of Staff of the [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2022 |title=Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani, AVSM, SM, VSM assumed the appointment of Chief Of Staff of Northern Command and laid Wreath at Dhruva War Memorial to pay homage to the Bravehearts. |url=https://x.com/NorthernComd_IA/status/1523894096376389632 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref> prior to that he was [[II Corps (India)|General Officer Commanding II corps]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=The |date=13 February 2021 |title=Lt Gen Subramani takes charge of Kharga Corps |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/lt-gen-subramani-takes-charge-of-kharga-corps-211494 |access-date=1 March 2024 |website=The Tribune}}</ref> and also as [[General officer commanding|General Officer Commanding]] Uttar Bharat Area.

==Early life and education==
The general officer is an alumnus of the 67th course of the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] and the 77th course of the [[Indian Military Academy]].<ref name="Bio - Print" /> The General Officer also attended the Joint Services Command Staff College, Bracknell (UK) and [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]], New Delhi. He also holds a Master of Arts Degree from [[King's College London|King's College]], London and an M Phil in Defence Studies from [[University of Madras|Madras University]].

==Military career==
He was commissioned into the 8th battalion of the [[Garhwal Rifles]] (8 Garh RIF) in December 1985. Early in his career, he served as a Divisional officer at his alma-mater, the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]]. He attended the [[Joint Services Command and Staff College]] in Bracknell, United Kingdom. After completing the course, he returned to India and was appointed [[Brigade major]] of a mountain brigade.<ref name="Bio - Print">{{cite web |title=Key appointments made in the Indian Army, here is all you want to know |url=https://theprint.in/defence/key-appointments-made-in-the-indian-army-here-is-all-you-want-to-know/1376499/ |website=theprint.in |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> He commanded the 16th battalion, the Garhwal Rifles (16 Garh RIF) in Assam. The battalion was deployed in a counter-insurgency role as part of Operation Rhino. For his command of 16 Garh Rif, he was awarded the [[Sena Medal]] for devotion to duty.<ref name="SM">{{cite web |title=The Gazette of India |url=https://ia800102.us.archive.org/20/items/in.gazette.2005.138/W_15_2011_112_text.pdf |website=us.archive.org |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> He was subsequently appointed as the [[Defence attaché]] at the [[India–Kazakhstan relations|Embassy of India in Astana, Kazakhstan]]. In the rank of [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]], he also served as the Assistant Military Secretary in the MS branch at Army headquarters. He later served as the Colonel General Staff (Operations) at Headquarters [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]]. In [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], he served as the Deputy Commander of a [[Rashtriya Rifles]] sector.<ref name="Bio - Print" />

On promotion to the rank of [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]], he commanded the 168 Infantry Brigade in [[Samba, Jammu and Kashmir|Samba]]. On 26 January 2015, he was awarded the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]].<ref name="VSM">{{cite web |title=Ashok Chakra Awarded to NK Neeraj Kumar Singh of 13 Rajputana Rifles (Posthumous) 374 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114924 |website=archive.pib.gov.in. |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> He was then selected to attend the [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]] in New Delhi, as part of the 55th course. After the course, he was appointed Deputy Director General Military Intelligence (DDGMI) at Army HQ. He subsequently served as the Brigadier General Staff (Operations) in the Eastern Command.<ref name="Bio - Print" />

===General officer===
He was promoted to the rank of [[Major general (India)|Major General]] and appointed [[General officer commanding]] [[17th Infantry Division (India)|17th Mountain Division]] in Sikkim.<ref name="GOC 17 Mtn Div">{{cite web |title=Major General NS Raja Subramani, SM, VSM GOC calls on Governor |url=http://www.uniindia.com/major-general-ns-raja-subramani-sm-vsm-goc-calls-on-governor/states/news/1337195.html |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> He then moved to the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] as the Chief Instructor (Army).<ref name="CI (Army)">{{cite web |title=GSIS Celebrated its 43rd Founder's Day: A Platform for Intellectualism and Harmonious Eclecticism |url=https://gsis.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/THE-BLEAT-2019.pdf |website=gsis.ac.in |access-date=18 February 2023 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 26 January 2020, he was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] for the command of [[17th Infantry Division (India)|17th Mountain Division]].<ref name="AVSM">{{cite web |title=President approves 409 Gallantry and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1600543 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> On 3 February 2020, he was promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] and appointed General officer commanding Uttar Bharat Area.<ref name="GOC UB Area">{{cite web |last1=Post |first1=Garhwal |title=GOC-in-C Lt General IS Ghuman on Doon visit {{!}} Garhwal Post |url=https://garhwalpost.in/goc-in-c-lt-general-is-ghuman-on-doon-visit/ |website=garhwapost.in |access-date=18 February 2023}}</ref> On 12 February 2021, [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Raja Subramani took over as the General Officer Commanding [[II Corps (India)|II Corps]] succeeding [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Surinder Singh Mahal]].<ref name=":0" /> After a year-long tenure, he moved to the [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]] in [[Udhampur]] as the Chief of Staff,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Service |first1=Statesman News |date=17 June 2022 |title=Army's Northern Command celebrates 51st Raising Day |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/armys-northern-command-celebrates-51st-raising-day-1503081745.html |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=The Statesman}}</ref> taking over in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Pratik Sharma is GOC of Kharga Corps |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/lt-gen-pratik-sharma-is-goc-of-kharga-corps-101647889090448.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=18 February 2023 |language=en |date=22 March 2022}}</ref>

On 1 March 2023, [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] N. S. Raja Subramani took over as [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command]] succeeding [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Yogendra Dimri]] who superannuated on 28 February 2023.<ref name="Bio - Print" />

On 1 July 2024, [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] N. S. Raja Subramani took over as the 47th [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]].<ref name=":2" /> He assumed the post from [[General (India)|General]] [[Upendra Dwivedi]] upon his elevation as the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2024-06-20 |title=Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani to be next Vice Chief of Army Staff |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ns-raja-subramani-to-be-next-vice-chief-of-army-staff/articleshow/111146253.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-07-01 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> Following his retirement from active military service, he was appointed as the Military Advisor to the [[National Security Council (India)|National Security Council Secretariat]] (NSCS).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-25 |title=Lt Gen N. S. Raja Subramani (Retd) Appointed as Military Advisor to NSCS |url=https://www.ssbcrack.com/2025/08/lt-gen-n-s-raja-subramani-retd-appointed-as-military-advisor-to-nscs.html |access-date=2025-09-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Awards and decorations==
For his dedication, the General officer has been awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |title=75th Republic Day: President approves Gallantry and distinguished awards to Army |url=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2024/jan/doc2024125302501.pdf |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2020,<ref>{{Cite news |title=President approves 409 Gallantry and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day (2020) |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1600543#.Xi0Av-oZiss.twitter |work=PIB India}}</ref> the [[Sena Medal]] and the [[Vishisht Seva Medal]].

{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND_Siachen_Glacier_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND_Operation_Parakram_medal.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND_High_Altitude_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:75yearmedal.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
| [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| [[Sena Medal]]
| [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|-
| [[Special Service Medal (India)|Special Service Medal]]
| [[Siachen Glacier Medal]]
| [[Operation Vijay Medal]]
| [[Operation Parakram Medal]]
|-
| [[Sainya Seva Medal]]
| [[High Altitude Medal]]
| [[Videsh Seva Medal]]
| [[75th Independence Anniversary Medal (India)|75th Independence Anniversary Medal]]
|-
| [[50th Independence Anniversary 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]]
|}

==Dates of rank==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
|style="text-align:center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 14 December 1985
|-
|style="text-align:center" |[[File:Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 14 December 1987<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1000 |date=22 July 1989 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1989/O-0593-1989-0029-25640.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center" |[[File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 14 December 1990<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=203 |date=1 February 1992 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1992/O-0468-1992-0005-18740.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center" |[[File:Major of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major (rank)|Major]] || Indian Army || 14 December 1996<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=502 |date=29 March 1997 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1997/O-0205-1997-0013-7662.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-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=1125 |date=16 July 2005 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_29_2012_110.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center" |[[File:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] || Indian Army || 15 August 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1383 |date=15 August 2009 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2009/W_33_2010_011.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center" |[[File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 27 April 2012 (acting)<br>13 August 2012 (substantive, with seniority from 28 October 2010)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1623 |date=20 June 2015 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2015/164489.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center" |[[File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general (India)|Major General]] || Indian Army || 2 January 2018 (seniority from 1 June 2015)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=2961 |date=25 December 2021 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2021/232121.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center" |[[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] || Indian Army || 3 February 2020<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=736 |date=16 April 2022 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2022/235171.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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{{succession box
| title = [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]
| years = 1 July 2024 – present
| before = [[Upendra Dwivedi]]
| after = [[Pushpendra Pal Singh (general)|Pushpendra Pal Singh]]
}}
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| title = [[Central Command (India)|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief<br>Central Command]]
| years = 1 March 2023 - 30 June 2024
| before = [[Yogendra Dimri]]
| after = [[Anindya Sengupta]]
}}
{{succession box
| title = Chief of Staff, [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]
| years = 10 May 2022 - 28 February 2023
| before = S. Harimohan Iyer
| after = [[Anindya Sengupta]]
}}
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| title = General Officer Commanding<br>[[II Corps (India)|II Corps]]
| years = 12 February 2021 – 21 March 2022
| before = [[Surinder Singh Mahal]]
| after = Pratik Sharma
}}
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| title = [[General Officer Commanding]] Uttar Bharat Area
| years = 2020 - 2021
| before = [[Chandi Prasad Mohanty]]
| after = [[Surinder Singh Mahal]]
}}
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