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{{Short description|Lieutenant General in Indian Army}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| name = Sandeep Jain
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=IND|size=90%|AVSM|SM}}
| image = File:Lt Gen Sandeep Jain.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| caption =
| office = [[Southern Command (India)|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief<br>Southern Command]]
| term_start = 1 April 2026
| term_end =
| 1blankname = [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]]
| 1namedata = [[Upendra Dwivedi]]
| predecessor = [[Dhiraj Seth]]
| successor =
| allegiance = {{IND}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| service_years = 11 June 1988 – Present
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|20px]] Lieutenant General
| unit = [[File:Mahar Regiment, Indian Army.svg|21px]] [[Mahar Regiment|13 Mahar Regiment]]
| military_blank1 = Service number
| military_data1 = IC-47661L<ref>{{cite web|title=Rank & Name|URL=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2022/jan/doc202212610101.pdf}}</ref>
| commands = {{plainlist|
* [[File:Southern Command, Indian Army.png|22px]] [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]]
* [[File:IMA Insignia.svg|18px]] [[Indian Military Academy]]
* [[File:XVI Corps, Indian Army.svg|21px]] [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]]
}}
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| military_blank2 = Awards
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* [[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
* [[File:Sena Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Sena Medal]]
}}
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[[Lieutenant General]] '''Sandeep Jain''', [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]] is a serving [[general officer]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He currently serves as the [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command]]. He was previously serving as Chief of Staff of the [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-06-03 |title=Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain Takes Over as Chief of Staff at Southern Command - SSBCrack News |url=https://news.ssbcrack.com/lieutenant-general-sandeep-jain-takes-over-as-chief-of-staff-at-southern-command/ |access-date=2026-03-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> prior to that he was the [[Commandant of the Indian Military Academy|Commandant, Indian Military Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt Gen Sandeep Jain takes over as Commandant of Indian Military Academy |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/lt-gen-sandeep-jain-takes-over-as-commandant-of-indian-military-academy-586342/ |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref> He earlier served as [[XVI Corps (India)|General Officer Commanding XVI Corps]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Lt Gen Sandeep Jain takes over as Corps Commander White Knight Corps |url=https://statetimes.in/amp/lt-gen-sandeep-jain-takes-over-as-corps-commander-white-knight-corps/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Statetimes |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt Gen Sandeep Jain takes over as GOC 16 Corps |url=https://thekashmirhorizon.com/2022/12/24/lt-gen-sandeep-jain-takes-over-as-goc-16-corps/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=The Kashmir Horizon |language=en-US}}</ref> He is also the Colonel of the Regiment of the [[Mahar Regiment]] since 1 August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-24 |title=Lt Gen C Bansi Ponnappa Bids Farewell to Mahar Regimental Centre |url=https://www.ssbcrack.com/2024/07/lt-gen-c-bansi-ponnappa-bids-farewell-to-mahar-regimental-centre.html |access-date=2026-03-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
He is an alumnus of the [[National Defence Academy]], [[Khadakwasla]] and the [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]]. He is also an alumnus of the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington and the [[National Defence College, Kenya]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Garhwal |date=2024-02-03 |title=Lt General Sandeep Jain takes over as 52nd IMA Commandant {{!}} Garhwal Post |url=https://garhwalpost.in/lt-general-sandeep-jain-takes-over-as-52nd-ima-commandant/ |access-date=2026-03-24 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Military Career ==
The general officer was commissioned into 13th Battalion of the [[Mahar Regiment]] on 11 June 1988 from the [[Indian Military Academy]].<ref name=":1" /> In a career spanning over three decades, he has undertaken numerous command and staff appointments. He was a Sector Commander at [[United Nations Mission in Sudan]], an Infantry Brigade in Strike Corps and was General Officer Commanding of a Counter Insurgency Force in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]]. He has also served with the Military Operations Directorate, Military Secretary’s Branch and as a Military observer in [[Ethiopia]].

After being promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]], he assumed the appointment of Director General (Capability Development) at the Army Headquarters, [[New Delhi]]. On 24 December 2022, he took over as the [[XVI Corps (India)|General Officer Commanding XVI Corps]].<ref name=":2" /> A year later on 1 February 2024, he took over as the [[Commandant of the Indian Military Academy]]. He subsequently assumed the appointment of Chief of Staff, [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]] in June 2025.<ref name=":0" />

On 1 April 2026, [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] Sandeep Jain took over as the [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command]] succeeding [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Dhiraj Seth]] upon his elevation as the [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of Army Staff]].

== Awards and decorations ==
During his career, the general officer has been awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2025<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=President approves Gallantry awards to 93 Armed Forces personnel, including 11 posthumous & 305 defence decorations on the eve of Republic Day 2025 |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2096200 |access-date=25 January 2025 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> and the [[Sena Medal]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite press release |title=President approves 384 Gallantry Awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day |date=2022-01-25 |publisher=PIB |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1792624}}</ref>
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|[[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|
|-
|[[File:IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_Operation_Parakram_medal.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_High_Altitude_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND_Videsh_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:75yearmedal.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_50th_Anniversary_Independence_medal.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_30_Years_Long_Service_Ribbon.svg|105x105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND_20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND_9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105x105px]]
|[[File:UN UNMEE Medal ribbon.svg|frameless|105x105px]]
|[[File:UN UNMIS Medal ribbon.svg|frameless|105x105px]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|
|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Sena Medal]]
|
|-
|[[Special Service Medal (India)|Special Service 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]]
|[[United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea|UNMEE]]
|[[United Nations Mission in Sudan|UNMIS]]
|}

== Dates of rank ==
{| class="wikitable" style="background:white"
!Insignia
!Rank
!Component
!Date of rank
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Second_Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Second Lieutenant]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|11 June 1988<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1989/O-0593-1989-0020-25631.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=egazette.gov.in |page=17}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Lieutenant]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|11 June 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1993/O-0407-1993-0013-16503.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=50}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|11 June 1993<ref>{{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1993/O-0410-1993-0042-16533.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=egazette.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Major (rank)|Major]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|11 June 1999<ref>{{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1999/W_40_2013_172.pdf |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=egazette.gov.in |page=30}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Lieutenant-Colonel|Lieutenant Colonel]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|16 December 2004<ref>{{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_35_2012_129.pdf |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=egazette.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|11 June 2008<ref>{{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2010/W_43_2010_030.pdf |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=egazette.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|13 June 2014 (acting)
29 October 2015 (substantive, with seniority from 14 September 2012)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2017/179300.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=egazette.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Major general (India)|Major General]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|6 February 2020 (seniority from 20 November 2018)<ref>{{cite news |title=The Gazette of India: Part I-Section 4 (Military Secretary's Branch) |page=2965 |date=25 December 2021|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2021/232121.pdf |publisher=Department of Publications, Government of India}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|89x89px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Indian Army]]
|2022
|}

== References ==
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