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{{Infobox military person<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]<br />
| name = Vipul Shinghal<br />
| honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=IND|size=90%|AVSM|SM}}<br />
| image = Vipul Shinghal (cropped).jpg<br />
| caption = Shinghal in 2025<br />
| allegiance = {{IND}}<br />
| branch = {{army|India}}<br />
| serviceyears = December 1988–present<br />
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|22px]] [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]<br />
| servicenumber = IC-48050H<ref>{{Cite web |title=75th Republic Day: President approves Gallantry awards to 80 Armed Forces personnel, including 12 posthumous |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1999669 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><br />
| unit = [[51st Armoured Regiment (India)|51 Armoured Regiment]]<br />
| commands = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[XXI Corps (India)|XXI Corps]]<br />
}}<br />
| battles = <br />
| awards = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
* [[Sena Medal]]<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Vipul Shinghal''' {{small|[[AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]]}} is a Lieutenant General of the [[Indian Army]] who currently serves as the [[Chief of Integrated Defence Staff#Description|Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff]] (Doctrine, Organisation and Training) at the HQ IDS.<ref name="x1">{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Vipul Shinghal assumes appointment of Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (DOT) |url=https://x.com/vipulshinghal/status/1744008307162855663 |website=X (Twitter) |date=8 January 2024 |access-date=14 October 2025}}</ref> He earlier commanded the [[XXI Corps (India)|Sudarshan Chakra Corps]], a premier Strike Corps of the Indian Army, headquartered in Bhopal.<ref name="toi">{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Shinghal assumes charge of Sudarshan Chakra Corps |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/lt-gen-shinghal-assumes-charge-of-sudarshan-chakra-corps/articleshow/93335519.cms |website=The Times of India |date=4 August 2022 |access-date=14 October 2025}}</ref><ref name="defwatch">{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Vipul Singhal takes over as Sudarshan Chakra Corps Commander |url=https://www.defencewatch.in/defence-appointments/lt-gen-vipul-singhal-takes-over-as-sudarshan-chakra-corps-commander |website=Defence Watch |date=3 August 2022 |access-date=14 October 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Shinghal is a second-generation Army officer.<ref name="pune">{{cite web |title=From Combat to Command: The Journey of Lieutenant General Vipul Shinghal |url=https://pune.news/defence/from-combat-to-command-the-journey-of-lieutenant-general-vipul-shinghal-111478/ |website=Pune News |date=3 August 2022 |access-date=14 October 2025}}</ref> He studied at [[The Doon School]], Dehradun, and later joined the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] in Khadakwasla before being commissioned into the Armoured Corps in December 1988.<ref name="toi"/><br />
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== Military career ==<br />
Shinghal was commissioned into the [[51st Armoured Regiment (India)|51 Armoured Regiment]] in December 1988 and has held a wide range of operational, instructional and staff appointments throughout his career.<ref name="toi"/><ref name="defwatch"/><ref name="pune"/><br />
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He commanded an Armoured Regiment deployed on the Western Front, an [[Brigade|Independent Armoured Brigade]] in the desert sector, an [[Armoured Division]]. He has held key staff appointments including Brigadier General Staff (Operations) of a Strike Corps, Major General General Staff (Operations) at a Command Headquarters, and Director in the Strategic Planning Directorate at Army Headquarters.<ref name="pune"/> Later he served as the General Officer Commanding of the [[XXI Corps (India)|Sudarshan Chakra Corps]].<ref name="pune"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhopal: Lieutenant General Vipul Shinghal assumes charge of Sudarshan Chakra Corps |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-lieutenant-general-vipul-shinghal-assumes-charge-of-sudarshan-chakra-corps |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> He assumed command of the Corps on 3 August 2022, succeeding Lieutenant General [[Dhiraj Seth]]<ref name="toi"/><ref name="defwatch"/><br />
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During his service, he also served in the United Nations as part of peacekeeping missions in [[United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea|Ethiopia and Eritrea]], and later at the UN Headquarters in [[New York City|New York]].<ref name="pune"/> In January 2024, he was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organisation and Training) at HQ IDS.<ref name="x1"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-17 |title=Lt General Vipul Shinghal Visits Indian Naval Academy |url=https://www.ssbcrack.com/2024/11/lt-general-vipul-shinghal-visits-indian-naval-academy.html |access-date=2025-10-14 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== Awards and decorations ==<br />
Over his career, Shinghal has been awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] and the [[Sena Medal]] for distinguished service of an exceptional order.<ref name="pune"/><br />
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|Colspan=4|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_High_Altitude_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=75yearmedal.svg|width=106}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_30_Years_Long_Service_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"<br />
|-<br />
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|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
|Colspan=2|[[Sena Medal]]<br />
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Operation Parakram Medal]]<br />
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]<br />
|[[High Altitude Medal]]<br />
|[[75th Independence Anniversary Medal (India)|75th Independence Anniversary Medal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[50th Independence Anniversary Medal]]<br />
|[[30 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|[[20 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|[[9 Years Long Service Medal]]<br />
|}<br />
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