List of Indian Army Chiefs
- General Rajendra Singh Ji Maharaj
Tenure – from 1 April 1955 to 14 May 1955
- General M. M. Srinagesh
Tenure – May 15, 1955 to May 7, 1957
- General. S . Thimayya
Tenure – May 8, 1957 to May 7, 1961
- General R. N. Thapar
Tenure – from 8 May 1961 to 19 November 1962
- General J. N. Chaudhary
Tenure – November 20, 1962 to June 7, 1966
- General P. P. Kumaramangalam
Tenure – 8 June 1966 to 7 June 1969
- General S. H. F . J. Manekshaw
Tenure – 8 June 1969 to 31 December 1972
- Field Marshal S. H. F . J. Manekshaw
Tenure – 1 January 1973 to 14 January 1973
- Gen JJ Weber
Tenure – 15 January 1973 to 31 May 1975
- General TN Raina
Tenure – from 1 June 1975 to 31 May 1978
- General OP Malhotra
Tenure – from 1 June 1978 to 31 May 1981
- General K. Krishnarao
Tenure – from 1 June 1981 to 31 July 1983
- Gen. S. Vaidya
Tenure – from 1 August 1983 to 31 January 1986
- Gen. K. Sunder G
Tenure – from 1 February 1986 to 30 April 1988
- Gen VN Sharma
Tenure – 1st May 1988 to 30 June 1990
- General SF Rodrigues
Tenure – from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1993
- General BC Joshi
Tenure – 1st July 1993 to 18 November 1994
- General S Roy Chowdhury
Tenure – November 22, 1994 to September 30, 1997
- General VP Malik
Tenure – from 1 October 1997 to 30 September 2000
- General Sundarajan Padmanabhan
Tenure – October 1, 2000 to December 31, 2002
- General Nirmal Chandra Vij
Tenure – 1 January 2003 to 31 January 2005
- General Joginder Jaswant Singh
Tenure – January 31, 2005 to September 30, 2007
- General Deepak Kapoor
Tenure – 30 September 2007 to 31 March 2010
- General Vijay Kumar Singh
Tenure – from 31 March 2010 to 31 May 2012
- General Bikram Singh
Tenure – from 1 June 2012 to 31 July 2014
- General Dalveer Singh Suhag
Tenure – 31 July 2014 to 30 December 2016
- General Bipin Rawat
Tenure – December 31, 2016 to date