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The '''Vice Chief of the Army Staff''' (VCOAS) is the deputy head and second-highest ranking officer of the [[Indian Army]]. The VCOAS is a PSO (Principal Staff Officer) at Army Headquarters in [[New Delhi]]. The office is held by a senior officer in the rank of [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]], of the Commander-in-Chief (Army Commander) grade. Ten of the forty Vice Chiefs have gone on to head the Indian Army as the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]].
The '''Vice Chief of the Army Staff''' (VCOAS) is the deputy head and second-highest-ranking officer of the [[Indian Army]]. The VCOAS is a PSO (Principal Staff Officer) at Army Headquarters in [[New Delhi]]. The office is held by a senior officer in the rank of [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]], of the Commander-in-Chief (Army Commander) grade. Ten of the forty Vice Chiefs have gone on to head the Indian Army as the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]].


The current VCOAS is Lieutenant General [[Chandi Prasad Mohanty]] who assumed the office from 1 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/lt-gen-sk-saini-india-next-vice-chief-of-army-staff-1637794-2020-01-17|title=Lt Gen SK Saini to be India's next Vice Chief of Army Staff|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/lt-gen-sk-saini-appointed-vice-chief-of-indian-army/articleshow/73595561.cms|title=Lt Gen SK Saini appointed Vice Chief of Indian Army {{!}} Pune News - Times of India|last1=Jan 25|first1=TNN {{!}}|last2=2020|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-01-26|last3=Ist|first3=4:25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.economictimes.com/news/defence/situation-in-j-k-along-loc-in-hinterland-under-control-new-vice-chief-of-army-staff-lt-gen-saini/amp_articleshow/73687546.cms?usqp=mq331AQCKAE=&amp_js_v=0.1|title=Indian Army: Situation in J-K along LoC, in hinterland under control: New Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Saini - The Economic Times|website=m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>
The current VCOAS is Lieutenant General [[Chandi Prasad Mohanty]] who assumed the office from 1 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/lt-gen-sk-saini-india-next-vice-chief-of-army-staff-1637794-2020-01-17|title=Lt Gen SK Saini to be India's next Vice Chief of Army Staff|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/lt-gen-sk-saini-appointed-vice-chief-of-indian-army/articleshow/73595561.cms|title=Lt Gen SK Saini appointed Vice Chief of Indian Army {{!}} Pune News - Times of India|last1=Jan 25|first1=TNN {{!}}|last2=2020|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-01-26|last3=Ist|first3=4:25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.economictimes.com/news/defence/situation-in-j-k-along-loc-in-hinterland-under-control-new-vice-chief-of-army-staff-lt-gen-saini/amp_articleshow/73687546.cms?usqp=mq331AQCKAE=&amp_js_v=0.1|title=Indian Army: Situation in J-K along LoC, in hinterland under control: New Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Saini - The Economic Times|website=m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In the [[British Indian Army]], the [[Chief of the General Staff (India)|Chief of the General Staff]] (CGS) assisted the [[Commander-in-Chief, India]]. After the [[Independence of India]], the CGS remained the de-facto number two at Army headquarters. In January 1959, the appointment of [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff]] (DCOAS) was created at Army HQ. The DCOAS was the second-in-command and was equivalent to an Army Commander (GOC-in-C). In January 1965, the post became the '''Vice Chief of the Army Staff''', with the DCOAS becoming a PSO appointment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Changes in Senior Army Appointments|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1958-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1958-12-09_230.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 December 1958|access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="retires">{{cite web|title=Deputy Army Chief Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-11-18_263.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=18 November 1964|access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref> Lieutenant General [[Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam|P.P. Kumaramangalam]] took over as the first VCOAS.
In the [[British Indian Army]], the [[Chief of the General Staff (India)|Chief of the General Staff]] (CGS) assisted the [[Commander-in-Chief, India]].
 
After the [[Independence of India|Independence]], the CGS remained the number two officer in the Indian Army below the [[Commander-in-Chief, India]]. and later the Chief of Army Staff. In January 1959, the post of [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff]] (DCOAS) was created to replace the CGS at the Army HQ. The DCOAS was the second-in-command and was equivalent to an Army Commander (GOC-in-C). In January 1965, the post became the '''Vice Chief of the Army Staff''', with the DCOAS becoming a PSO appointment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Changes in Senior Army Appointments|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1958-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1958-12-09_230.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=9 December 1958|access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="retires">{{cite web|title=Deputy Army Chief Retires|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-11-18_263.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=18 November 1964|access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref> Lieutenant General [[Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam|P.P. Kumaramangalam]] took over as the first VCOAS.


==Order of Precedence==
==Order of Precedence==
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==Appointment==
==Appointment==
The Vice Chief of Army staff is appointed by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]], chaired by the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]], from among the senior general officers of the Army. Since the appointment is of Commander-in-Chief grade, the  appointees are usually one of the Army Commanders of the seven commands.  
The Vice Chief of Army staff is appointed by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]], chaired by the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]], from among the senior general officers of the Army. Since the appointment is of Commander-in-Chief grade, the  appointees are usually one of the Army Commanders of the seven commands.


Unlike the Chief of Army Staff, there is no fixed term nor term limit to the position of the VCOAS, although most of those appointed to the office have typically served for two or three year tenures.
Unlike the Chief of Army Staff, there is no fixed term nor term limit to the position of the VCOAS, although most of those appointed to the office have typically served for two or three year tenures.
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam|'''P. P. Kumaramangalam''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=UK|DSO|MBE}}'''**
|[[File:General Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumramangalam.jpg|frameless|138x138px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
[[Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam|'''Paramsiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=UK|DSO|MBE}}'''{{ref|a}}
|15 January 1965
|15 January 1965
|7 June 1966
|7 June 1966
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| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Kashmir Singh Katoch|'''K. S. Katoch''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=UK|MC}}'''
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| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
'''[[Kashmir Singh Katoch]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=UK|MC}}'''
| rowspan="2" |8 June 1966
| rowspan="2" |8 June 1966
| rowspan="2" |22 November 1970
| rowspan="2" |22 November 1970
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| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web |title=LT. GEN. K.S. KATOCH RETIRES |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-11-22_214.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |[[Field marshal (India)|FM]] [[Sam Manekshaw|S. H. F. J. Manekshaw]]
| rowspan="2" |[[General (India)|Gen.]] [[Sam Manekshaw|S. H. F. J. Manekshaw]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |3
| rowspan="2" |3
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Har Prasad''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM}}'''
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''Har Prasad''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM}}'''
| rowspan="2" |23 November 1970
| rowspan="2" |23 November 1970
| rowspan="2" |31 October 1973
| rowspan="2" |31 October 1973
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
| rowspan="2" |[[3rd Cavalry Regiment (India)|3rd Cavalry]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore Defence Minister Leaves for Agra |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1972-JUNE-DEXC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-II-/PDF/DEF-1972-11-25_291.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore Defence Minister Leaves for Agra |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1972-JUNE-DEXC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-II-/PDF/DEF-1972-11-25_291.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in}}</ref>
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|4
|4
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''M. L. Thapan''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM}}'''
|
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''M. L. Thapan''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM}}'''
|1 November 1973
|1 November 1973
|31 July 1974
|31 July 1974
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| rowspan="2" |5
| rowspan="2" |5
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''[[N. C. Rawlley]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=UK|MC}}'''
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
'''[[N. C. Rawlley|Naveen Chand Rawlley]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=UK|MC}}'''
| rowspan="2" |1 August 1974
| rowspan="2" |1 August 1974
| rowspan="2" |31 December 1975
| rowspan="2" |31 December 1975
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|6
|6
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''A. M. Vohra''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM}}'''
|
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''A. M. Vohra''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM}}'''
|1 January 1976
|1 January 1976
|19 January 1977
|19 January 1977
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|7
|7
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Om Prakash Malhotra|'''O. P. Malhotra''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM}}'''**
|[[File:Om-prakash-Mhalotra.jpg|frameless|121x121px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''[[Om Prakash Malhotra]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM}}'''{{ref|a}}
|20 January 1977
|20 January 1977
|31 May 1978
|31 May 1978
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|8
|8
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Stanley Leslie Menezes''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|SC}}'''
|
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''Stanley Leslie Menezes''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|SC}}'''
|1 July 1978
|1 July 1978
|31 January 1980
|31 January 1980
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|9
|9
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Jaswant Singh''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''Jaswant Singh''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
|1 February 1980
|1 February 1980
|6 July 1980
|6 July 1980
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| rowspan="2" |10
| rowspan="2" |10
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Adi M. Sethna|'''A. M. Sethna''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
[[Adi M. Sethna|'''Adi Meherji Sethna''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
| rowspan="2" |7 July 1980
| rowspan="2" |7 July 1980
| rowspan="2" |31 December 1982
| rowspan="2" |31 December 1982
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|11
|11
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Srinivas Kumar Sinha|'''S. K. Sinha''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM}}'''
|
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
'''[[Srinivas Kumar Sinha]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM}}'''
|1 January 1983
|1 January 1983
|1 June 1983
|1 June 1983
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|12
|12
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Gajendra Singh Rawat''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
|
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''Gajendra Singh Rawat''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
|5 August 1983
|5 August 1983
|31 December 1984
|31 December 1984
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|13
|13
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''[[Krishnaswamy Sundarji]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM}}'''**
|[[File:General Krishnaswami Sundarji.jpg|frameless|138x138px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''[[Krishnaswamy Sundarji]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM}}'''{{ref|a}}
|13 February 1985
|13 February 1985
|31 January 1986
|31 January 1986
|[[Mahar Regiment]]
|[[Mahar Regiment|2 Mahar Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Army: Polishing the brass|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/as-gen-arun-shridhar-vaidya-retires-indian-army-reshuffles-to-appoint-new-army-chief/1/353964.html|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ANTARCTICA WINTERING TEAM MEETS DEFENCE MINISTER - EXPERIENCE RECOUNTED |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1985-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1985-07-03_197.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Army: Polishing the brass|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/as-gen-arun-shridhar-vaidya-retires-indian-army-reshuffles-to-appoint-new-army-chief/1/353964.html|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ANTARCTICA WINTERING TEAM MEETS DEFENCE MINISTER - EXPERIENCE RECOUNTED |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1985-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1985-07-03_197.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in}}</ref>
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|14
|14
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''K. K. Hazari''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
|
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''K. K. Hazari''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
|1 February 1986
|1 February 1986
|31 May 1987
|31 May 1987
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
| rowspan="3" |[[General (India)|Gen.]] [[Krishnaswamy Sundarji]]
| rowspan="3" |[[General (India)|Gen.]] [[Krishnaswamy Sundarji|KS Sundarji]]
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|15
|15
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''J. K. Puri''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
|
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''J. K. Puri''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
|1 June 1987
|1 June 1987
|31 August 1987
|31 August 1987
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| rowspan="2" |16
| rowspan="2" |16
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Sunith Francis Rodrigues|'''S. F. Rodrigues''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''**
| rowspan="2" |[[File:General Sunith Francis Rodrigues.jpg|frameless|106x106px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''[[Sunith Francis Rodrigues]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''{{ref|a}}
| rowspan="2" |1 November 1987
| rowspan="2" |1 November 1987
| rowspan="2" |20 April 1989
| rowspan="2" |20 April 1989
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| rowspan="2" |17
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| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''V. K. Sood''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''V. K. Sood''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
| rowspan="2" |15 May 1989
| rowspan="2" |15 May 1989
| rowspan="2" |29 February 1992
| rowspan="2" |29 February 1992
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|18
|18
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Vijai Singh''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|}}'''
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''Vijai Singh''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|}}'''
|1 March 1992
|1 March 1992
|30 June 1993
|30 June 1993
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| rowspan="2" |19
| rowspan="2" |19
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Surinder Nath''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''Surinder Nath''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
| rowspan="2" |1 July 1993
| rowspan="2" |1 July 1993
| rowspan="2" |30 June 1995
| rowspan="2" |30 June 1995
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''M. L. Dar''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''M. L. Dar''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
|1 July 1995
|1 July 1995
|31 July 1996
|31 July 1996
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Ved Prakash Malik|'''V. P. Malik''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''**
|[[File:General VP Malik.png|frameless|113x113px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''[[Ved Prakash Malik]]'''  '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''{{ref|a}}
|1 August 1996
|1 August 1996
|30 September 1997
|30 September 1997
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|22
|22
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Chandra Shekhar''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|ADC}}'''
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
'''Chandra Shekhar''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|ADC}}'''
|1 October 1997
|1 October 1997
|30 September 2000
|30 September 2000
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Vijay Oberoi''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}'''
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''Vijay Oberoi''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}'''
|1 October 2000
|1 October 2000
|30 September 2001
|30 September 2001
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Nirmal Chander Vij|'''N. C. Vij''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM}}'''**
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
[[Nirmal Chander Vij|'''Nirmal Chand Vij''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM}}'''{{ref|a}}
|1 October 2001
|1 October 2001
|31 December 2002
|31 December 2002
|[[Dogra Regiment]]
|[[Dogra Regiment|4 Dogra Regiment]]
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/10/02/stories/02020009.htm|date=2001-10-02|website=[[The Hindu]]}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Shantonu Choudhry''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}'''
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''Shantonu Choudhry''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}'''
|1 January 2003
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|31 December 2004
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| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Bhupinder Singh Thakur''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
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'''Bhupinder Singh Thakur''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''S. Pattabhiraman''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|SM|VSM}}'''
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
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|31 December 2006
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''[[Deepak Kapoor]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|SM|VSM|ADC}}'''**
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''[[Deepak Kapoor]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|SM|VSM|ADC}}'''{{ref|a}}
|1 January 2007
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|30 September 2007
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Milan Lalitkumar Naidu''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|YSM}}'''
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''Milan Lalitkumar Naidu''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|YSM}}'''
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|31 December 2008
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Noble Thamburaj''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|SM|}}'''
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'''Noble Thamburaj''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|SM|}}'''
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|30 September 2009
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| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Prabodh Chandra Bhardwaj|'''P. C. Bhardwaj''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|VrC|SC|VSM}}'''
| rowspan="2" |[[File:The Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. P.C. Bhardwaj, paying homage, at Amar Jawan Jyoti on the occasion of Infantry Day, in New Delhi on October 27, 2010 (cropped).jpg|frameless|96x96px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''[[Prabodh Chandra Bhardwaj]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|VrC|SC|VSM}}'''
| rowspan="2" |1 October 2009
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Arvinder Singh Lamba''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''Arvinder Singh Lamba''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}'''
|6 December 2010
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|30 September 2011
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| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
[[S. K. Singh (general)|'''Sri Krishna Singh''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM}}'''
| rowspan="2" |1 October 2011
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''[[Dalbir Singh Suhag]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|VSM|ADC}}'''**
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''[[Dalbir Singh Suhag]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|VSM|ADC}}'''{{ref|a}}
|1 January 2014
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|31 July 2014
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''[[Philip Campose]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}'''
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''[[Philip Campose]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}'''
|1 August 2014
|1 August 2014
|31 July 2015
|31 July 2015
|[[9th Gorkha Rifles]]
|[[9th Gorkha Rifles]]
| rowspan="3" |[[General (India)|Gen.]] [[Dalbir Singh Suhag]]
| rowspan="3" |[[General (India)|Gen.]] [[Dalbir Singh Suhag|Dalbir Singh]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=124041|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-20|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021004812/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=124041|archive-date=2017-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=107966|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-20|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021004809/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=107966|archive-date=2017-10-21}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=124041|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-20|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021004812/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=124041|archive-date=2017-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=107966|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-20|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021004809/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=107966|archive-date=2017-10-21}}</ref>
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''[[Man Mohan Singh Rai]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}'''
|[[File:M M S Rai VCAS.jpg|frameless|127x127px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''[[Man Mohan Singh Rai]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}'''
|1 August 2015
|1 August 2015
|31 July 2016
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''[[Bipin Rawat]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|YSM|SM|VSM|ADC}}'''**
|[[File:Bipin Rawat (CDS).jpg|frameless|127x127px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''[[Bipin Rawat]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|YSM|SM|VSM|ADC}}'''{{ref|a}}
|1 September 2016
|1 September 2016
|31 December 2016
|31 December 2016
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''[[Sarath Chand]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|VSM|}}'''
|[[File:Sarath Chand cropped.jpg|frameless|147x147px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''[[Sarath Chand]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|VSM|}}'''
|13 January 2017
|13 January 2017
|31 May 2018
|31 May 2018
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''[[Devraj Anbu]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|UYSM|AVSM|YSM|SM||ADC}}'''
|1 June 2018
|1 June 2018
|31 August 2019
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|[[File:General Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC (1).jpg|frameless|139x139px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
'''[[Manoj Mukund Naravane]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM||AVSM||SM|VSM|ADC}}'''{{ref|a}}
|1 September 2019
|1 September 2019
|30 December 2019
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|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Satinder Kumar Saini|'''S. K. Saini''']] '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM||AVSM|YSM||VSM|ADC}}'''
|[[File:Lt Gen SK Saini.jpg|frameless|124x124px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]  
'''[[Satinder Kumar Saini]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM||AVSM|YSM||VSM|ADC}}'''
|25 January 2020
|25 January 2020
|31 January 2021
|31 January 2021
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|[[File:Lt Gen Chandi Prasad Mohanty,AVSM,SM,VSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command.jpg|frameless|119x119px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
'''[[Chandi Prasad Mohanty]]''' '''{{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM||AVSM||SM|VSM|}}'''
|1 February 2021
|1 February 2021
|Incumbent
|''Incumbent''
|[[Rajput Regiment]]
|[[Rajput Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1693853|title= LT GEN CP Mohanty takes over as Vice Chief of the Army Staff|publisher=PIB|date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1693853|title= LT GEN CP Mohanty takes over as Vice Chief of the Army Staff|publisher=PIB|date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
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<nowiki>**</nowiki> Went on to become [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] (COAS)


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]]
* [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]]
* [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]]
* [[Vice Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Air Staff]]
== Notes ==
1.{{note|a}}Later promoted to the post of General and the Chief of Army Staff.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 16:58, 17 December 2021

Vice Chief of the Army Staff
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StatusSecond in command
AbbreviationVCOAS
Reports to Chief of the Army Staff
SeatArmy HQ, New Delhi
AppointerACC
Constituting instrumentArmy Act, 1950 (Act No. 46 of 1950)
Formation15 January 1965; 61 years ago (1965-01-15)
First holderP. P. Kumaramangalam

The Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) is the deputy head and second-highest-ranking officer of the Indian Army. The VCOAS is a PSO (Principal Staff Officer) at Army Headquarters in New Delhi. The office is held by a senior officer in the rank of Lieutenant General, of the Commander-in-Chief (Army Commander) grade. Ten of the forty Vice Chiefs have gone on to head the Indian Army as the Chief of the Army Staff.

The current VCOAS is Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty who assumed the office from 1 February 2021.[1][2][3]

History

In the British Indian Army, the Chief of the General Staff (CGS) assisted the Commander-in-Chief, India.

After the Independence, the CGS remained the number two officer in the Indian Army below the Commander-in-Chief, India. and later the Chief of Army Staff. In January 1959, the post of Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (DCOAS) was created to replace the CGS at the Army HQ. The DCOAS was the second-in-command and was equivalent to an Army Commander (GOC-in-C). In January 1965, the post became the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, with the DCOAS becoming a PSO appointment.[4][5] Lieutenant General P.P. Kumaramangalam took over as the first VCOAS.

Order of Precedence

The VCOAS ranks at No. 23 on the Indian order of precedence, along with the Vice Chiefs of Staff of the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force and the Army Commanders (GOC-in-C), Naval Commanders (FOC-in-C) and Air Commanders (AOC-in-C).[6] The VCOAS is at the Apex Pay grade (Grade 17), with a monthly pay of ₹225,000 (US$3,200).[7]

Appointment

The Vice Chief of Army staff is appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, from among the senior general officers of the Army. Since the appointment is of Commander-in-Chief grade, the appointees are usually one of the Army Commanders of the seven commands.

Unlike the Chief of Army Staff, there is no fixed term nor term limit to the position of the VCOAS, although most of those appointed to the office have typically served for two or three year tenures.

Appointees

The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff.

S.No. Portrait Name Assumed office Left office Unit of Commission COAS Ref
1 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant General

Paramsiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam Lua error: expandTemplate: template "post-nominals/UK" does not exist.[1]

15 January 1965 7 June 1966 Regiment of Artillery Gen. J. N. Chaudhuri [8][9]
2 Lieutenant General

Kashmir Singh Katoch Lua error: expandTemplate: template "post-nominals/UK" does not exist.

8 June 1966 22 November 1970 East Surrey Regiment Gen. P. P. Kumaramangalam [10]
Gen. S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
3 Lieutenant General

Har Prasad PVSM

23 November 1970 31 October 1973 3rd Cavalry [11]
Gen. G. G. Bewoor
4 Lieutenant General

M. L. Thapan PVSM

1 November 1973 31 July 1974 Jat Regiment [12]
5 Lieutenant General

Naveen Chand Rawlley PVSM AVSM Lua error: expandTemplate: template "post-nominals/UK" does not exist.

1 August 1974 31 December 1975 12th Frontier Force [13]
Gen. T. N. Raina
6 Lieutenant General

A. M. Vohra PVSM

1 January 1976 19 January 1977 3rd Gorkha Rifles [14]
7 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant General

Om Prakash Malhotra PVSM[2]

20 January 1977 31 May 1978 Regiment of Artillery [15]
8 Lieutenant General

Stanley Leslie Menezes PVSM SC

1 July 1978 31 January 1980 The Grenadiers Gen. O. P. Malhotra [16][17]
9 Lieutenant General

Jaswant Singh PVSM AVSM

1 February 1980 6 July 1980 Punjab Regiment
10 Lieutenant General

Adi Meherji Sethna PVSM AVSM

7 July 1980 31 December 1982 6th Rajputana Rifles [18]
Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao
11 Lieutenant General

Srinivas Kumar Sinha PVSM

1 January 1983 1 June 1983 Jat Regiment [19][20][21]
12 Lieutenant General

Gajendra Singh Rawat PVSM AVSM

5 August 1983 31 December 1984 5th Gorkha Rifles (FF) Gen. A. S. Vaidya [22][23]
13 Lieutenant General

Krishnaswamy Sundarji PVSM[3]

13 February 1985 31 January 1986 2 Mahar Regiment [24][25]
14 Lieutenant General

K. K. Hazari PVSM AVSM

1 February 1986 31 May 1987 Regiment of Artillery Gen. KS Sundarji
15 Lieutenant General

J. K. Puri PVSM AVSM

1 June 1987 31 August 1987 Regiment of Artillery [26]
16 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant General

Sunith Francis Rodrigues PVSM AVSM[4]

1 November 1987 20 April 1989 Regiment of Artillery [27]
Gen. V. N. Sharma
17 Lieutenant General

V. K. Sood PVSM AVSM

15 May 1989 29 February 1992 Dogra Regiment [28]
Gen. S. F. Rodrigues
18 Lieutenant General

Vijai Singh PVSM

1 March 1992 30 June 1993 8th Light Cavalry [29]
19 Lieutenant General

Surinder Nath PVSM AVSM

1 July 1993 30 June 1995 Regiment of Artillery Gen. B. C. Joshi
Gen. S. R. Chowdhary
20 Lieutenant General

M. L. Dar PVSM AVSM

1 July 1995 31 July 1996 Poona Horse [30]
21 File:General VP Malik.png Lieutenant General

Ved Prakash Malik PVSM AVSM[5]

1 August 1996 30 September 1997 Sikh Light Infantry
22 Lieutenant General

Chandra Shekhar PVSM AVSM ADC

1 October 1997 30 September 2000 4th Gorkha Rifles Gen. V. P. Malik [31]
23 Lieutenant General

Vijay Oberoi PVSM AVSM VSM

1 October 2000 30 September 2001 Maratha Light Infantry Gen. S. Padmanabhan [32][33]
24 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant General

Nirmal Chand Vij PVSM UYSM AVSM[6]

1 October 2001 31 December 2002 4 Dogra Regiment [34]
25 Lieutenant General

Shantonu Choudhry PVSM AVSM VSM

1 January 2003 31 December 2004 Regiment of Artillery Gen. N. C. Vij [35][36]
26 Lieutenant General

Bhupinder Singh Thakur PVSM AVSM

15 January 2005 30 September 2005 Central India Horse [37][38]
Gen. J. J. Singh
27 Lieutenant General

S. Pattabhiraman PVSM AVSM SM VSM

1 October 2005 31 December 2006 Bombay Sappers [39][40]
28 Lieutenant General

Deepak Kapoor PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC[7]

1 January 2007 30 September 2007 Regiment of Artillery [41][42]
29 Lieutenant General

Milan Lalitkumar Naidu PVSM AVSM YSM

1 October 2007 31 December 2008 Rajput Regiment Gen. Deepak Kapoor [43][44][45]
30 Lieutenant General

Noble Thamburaj PVSM SM

1 January 2008 30 September 2009 Bombay Sappers [46][47][48]
31 Lieutenant General

Prabodh Chandra Bhardwaj PVSM AVSM VrC SC VSM

1 October 2009 30 November 2010 Parachute Regiment [49][50][51]
Gen. V. K. Singh
32 Lieutenant General

Arvinder Singh Lamba PVSM AVSM

6 December 2010 30 September 2011 Regiment of Artillery [52][53]
33 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant General

Sri Krishna Singh PVSM UYSM AVSM

1 October 2011 31 December 2013 8th Gorkha Rifles [54]
Gen. Bikram Singh
34 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant General

Dalbir Singh Suhag PVSM UYSM AVSM VSM ADC[8]

1 January 2014 31 July 2014 5th Gorkha Rifles (FF) [55]
35 Lieutenant General

Philip Campose PVSM AVSM VSM

1 August 2014 31 July 2015 9th Gorkha Rifles Gen. Dalbir Singh [56][57]
36 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant General

Man Mohan Singh Rai PVSM AVSM VSM

1 August 2015 31 July 2016 Bombay Sappers [58]
37 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant General

Bipin Rawat PVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADC[9]

1 September 2016 31 December 2016 11th Gorkha Rifles [59]
38 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant General

Sarath Chand PVSM UYSM AVSM VSM

13 January 2017 31 May 2018 Garhwal Rifles Gen. Bipin Rawat [60]
39 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant General

Devraj Anbu PVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM ADC

1 June 2018 31 August 2019 Sikh Light Infantry [61]
40 Lieutenant General

Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM AVSM SM VSM ADC[10]

1 September 2019 30 December 2019 Sikh Light Infantry [62]
41 Lieutenant General

Satinder Kumar Saini PVSM AVSM YSM VSM ADC

25 January 2020 31 January 2021 Jat Regiment Gen. M. M. Naravane [63]
42 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lieutenant General

Chandi Prasad Mohanty PVSM AVSM SM VSM

1 February 2021 Incumbent Rajput Regiment [64]

See also

Notes

1.^ Later promoted to the post of General and the Chief of Army Staff.

References

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