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| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| name = Upendra Dwivedi
| honorific_suffix = [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]]
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[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Upendra Dwivedi''' [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]] is the present [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He assumed the post upon the superannuation of Lieutenant General [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]].<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=25 January 2022 |title=Govt appoints new commanders for Army's Northern, Eastern commands|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/govt-appoints-new-commanders-for-armys-northern-eastern-commands20220125220834/ |work=ANI |location= |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi assumes charge of Army's Northern Command|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-upendra-dwivedi-assumes-charge-of-armys-northern-command/articleshow/89275238.cms|access-date=2022-02-01}}</ref> Previously he served as Deputy Chief of Army Staff and [[General officer commanding|GOC]] of [[IX Corps (India)|IX Corps]] of Indian Army.<ref>{{Cite web|last=NETWORK|first=GK NEWS|title=Lt Gen Dwivedi appointed Northern Commander|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/front-page/lt-gen-dwivedi-appointed-northern-commander|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Greater Kashmir|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
A [[Sainik School]] [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]] and [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], Khadakwasla alumnus, Dwivedi was commissioned into the 18th battalion of the [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] on 15 December 1984 from [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]].<ref name="commission"/><ref name="rising">{{cite news |author= |title=Lt Gen JS Nain takes over as Commander of Army's Rising Star Corps|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lt-gen-upendra-dwivedi-is-new-commander-of-rising-star-corps/story-2BQe8v5ia9KuvO2NWNTDWI.html |work=Hindustan Times |location= |date=17 February 2020 |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> He commanded a battalion at Chowkibal during Operation Rakshak, a sector of the [[Assam Rifles]] in [[Manipur]] during Operation Rhino, and served in [[Assam]] as inspector general, Assam Rifles.<ref name="rising"/>

Among his previous appointments were as an instructor at the [[Indian Military Academy]], directing staff at the higher command wing in the [[Army War College, Mhow|Army War College]], [[military attaché]] to the [[Politics of Seychelles|government of Seychelles]] and as director-general of infantry. He was appointed commander of [[IX Corps (India)|IX Corps]] in February 2020, and as [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff]] (Information Systems and Coordination) in April 2021.

==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]] || 15 December 1984<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1854 |date=17 December 1988 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1988/O-0635-1988-0051-28053.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 15 December 1986<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=802 |date=10 June 1989 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1989/O-0593-1989-0023-25634.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 15 December 1989<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=144 |date=19 January 1991 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1991/O-0508-1991-0003-21124.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 15 December 1995<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=555 |date=13 April 1996 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1996/O-0277-1996-0015-10098.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=1910 |date=15 October 2005 |url=https://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 || 1 April 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=259 |date=21 February 2009 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2009/W_8_2010_009.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 13 June 2011 (acting)<br>17 October 2011 (substantive, with seniority from 30 March 2010)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=437 |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 || 1 December 2016 (seniority from 1 February 2015)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=759 |date=16 April 2022 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2022/235171.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 || 15 July 2019<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1670 |date=24 October 2020 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222713.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
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| title = [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]
| years = 1 February 2021 -
| before = [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]]
| after = Incumbent
}}
{{succession box
| title = [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff]]<br>(Information Systems and Coordination)
| years = 10 April 2021–1 February 2022
| before = [[Amardeep Singh Bhinder]]
| after = [[Bansi Ponnappa]]
}}
{{succession box
| title = General Officer Commanding [[IX Corps (India)|9 Corps]]
| years = 16 February 2020–26 March 2021
| before = [[Jai Singh Nain]]
| after = P. N. Ananthanarayanan
}}
{{s-end
}}

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
[[Category:Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:National Defence Academy (India) alumni]]
[[Category:Indian military attachés]]

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