Chiefs of Army Staff

A list of the Chiefs of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army since independence:

1. General Sir Robert Lockhart (15 August 1947 – 31 December 1947)
2. General Sir Roy Bucher (1 January 1948 – 14 January 1949)
3. Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa (15 January 1949 – 14 January 1953)
4. General Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja (15 January 1953 – 14 May 1955)
5. General S. M. Shrinagesh (15 May 1955 – 7 May 1957)
6. General K. S. Thimayya (8 May 1957 – 7 May 1961)
7. General P. N. Thapar (8 May 1961 – 19 November 1962)
8. General J. N. Chaudhuri (20 November 1962 – 7 June 1966)
9. General P. P. Kumaramangalam (8 June 1966 – 7 June 1969)
10. General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw (8 June 1969 – 15 January 1973)
11. General G. G. Bewoor (16 January 1973 – 31 May 1975)
12. General T. N. Raina (1 June 1975 – 31 May 1978)
13. General O. P. Malhotra (1 June 1978 – 31 May 1981)
14. General K. V. Krishna Rao (1 June 1981 – 31 July 1983)
15. General A. S. Vaidya (1 August 1983 – 31 January 1986)
16. General K. Sundarji (1 February 1986 – 31 May 1988)
17. General V. N. Sharma (1 June 1988 – 30 June 1990)
18. General S. F. Rodrigues (1 July 1990 – 30 June 1993)
19. General B. C. Joshi (1 July 1993 – 18 November 1994)
20. General S. Roychowdhury (22 November 1994 – 30 September 1997)
21. General V. P. Malik (1 October 1997 – 30 September 2000)
22. General S. Padmanabhan (1 October 2000 – 31 December 2002)
23. General N. C. Vij (1 January 2003 – 31 January 2005)
24. General J. J. Singh (1 February 2005 – 30 September 2007)
25. General Deepak Kapoor (30 September 2007 – 31 March 2010)
26. General V. K. Singh (31 March 2010 – 31 May 2012)
27. General Bikram Singh (31 May 2012 – 31 July 2014)
28. General Dalbir Singh Suhag (31 July 2014 – 31 December 2016)
29. General Bipin Rawat (31 December 2016 – 31 December 2019)
30. General Manoj Mukund Naravane (31 December 2019 – 30 April 2022)
31. General Manoj Pande (1 May 2022 – 29 June 2024 )
32. General Upendra Dwivedi ( 30 June – present)

This list includes all the chiefs from independence till the present time.