List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy

This is a list of serving Admirals of the Indian Navy.

Chief of the Naval Staff

The Chief of the Naval Staff is the only serving Four Star Admiral in the Indian Navy.

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations References
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh
PVSM, AVSM, ADC [1]
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Ref
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Naval Command		 Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P
PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC [2]
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Eastern Naval Command		 Atul Kumar Jain
PVSM, AVSM, VSM [3]
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Naval Command		 Anil Kumar Chawla
PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC [4][5]
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff* R. Hari Kumar
PVSM, AVSM, VSM [6]

*Rotational Command.

Principal Staff Officers (PSO)
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations References
Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar
PVSM, AVSM, VSM [7]
Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar
PVSM, AVSM, VSM [8]
Chief of Personnel Ravneet Singh
AVSM, NM [9][10]
Chief of Materiel S R Sarma PVSM, AVSM, VSM [11]

Flag Officers of Tri-Services Commands
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations References
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Doctrine, Organisation and Training)		 Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh
AVSM, VSM [12]
Chief of Staff
Andaman and Nicobar Command
 Rear Admiral Suraj Berry
NM, VSM [13]

Directors General, Controllers & Flag Officers
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations References
Chief Hydrographer Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar AVSM, NM [14]
Director General of Medical Services Surgeon Vice Admiral Naveen Chawla VSM
Director General of Naval Operations Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
AVSM, NM [15]
Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition Vice Admiral
Director General, Project Seabird Vice Admiral
Inspector General Nuclear Safety Vice Admiral SV Bhokare
AVSM, YSM, NM [16]
Controller of Personnel Services Vice Admiral Satish Namdeo Ghormade
AVSM, NSM [17]
Director General Naval Project Vice Admiral Narayan Prasad AVSM, NM [18]
Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group Rear Admiral Ravindra Jayant Nadkarni
AVSM, VSM [19]
Flag Officer Sea Training Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar AVSM, VSM [20]
Chief Staff Officer (Training) Rear Admiral Antony George NM, VSM [21]

Chiefs of Staff of Naval Commands
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Ref
Chief of Staff
Western Naval Command		 Vice Admiral R B Pandit AVSM [22]
Chief of Staff
Eastern Naval Command		 Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta
AVSM, YSM, VSM [23]
Chief of Staff
Southern Naval Command		 Rear Admiral MD Suresh AVSM, NM [24]

Commandants of Training Institutions
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Ref
Commandant Indian Naval Academy Vice Admiral M A Hampiholi
AVSM, NM [25]
Commandant Naval War College, Goa Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh
AVSM, NM [26]

Flag Officers Commanding Fleets
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Ref
Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet Rear Admiral Krishna Swaminathan AVSM, VSM [27]
Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan AVSM, NM [28]

Flag officers Commanding Naval Areas
Post Rank Name Decorations Ref
Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Area Rear Admiral Vennam Srinivas AVSM, NM [29]
Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Area Rear Admiral Puruvir Das NM [30]
Flag Officer Commanding Goa Area Rear Admiral Philipose G Pynumootil AVSM, NM [31]
Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Area Rear Admiral Mahesh Singh NM [32]
Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Area Rear Admiral K J Kumar VSM [33]

Admiral Superintendents Naval Dockyards
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Ref
Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Mumbai Rear Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan AVSM, NM [34]
Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam Rear Admiral Sreekumar Nair AVSM, NM [35]
Admiral Superintendent, Naval Ship Repair Yard, Kochi Rear Admiral Deepak Bansal VSM [36]

See also

References
  1. "Karambir Singh to be Next Chief of Naval Staff". Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. "Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P takes over as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. "Vice-Admiral Atul Kumar Jain takes over as chief of ENC". The Hindu. 31 May 2019.
  4. "Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla assumes Command of SNC". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. "Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla Assumes Command of SNC". Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. @HQ_IDS_India (1 December 2019). "V Adm R Hari Kumar, AVSM, VSM assumed the Appt of CISC on 02 Dec 19" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS) G. Ashok Kumar". Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  8. "Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (DCNS) MS Pawar". Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  9. "Chief of Personnel (COP)". Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  10. "Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh AVSM, NM took over as Chief of Personnel, IHQ MoD (Navy)". 4 December 2019.
  11. "Vice Admiral SR Sarma, AVSM, VSM Assumes charge as chief of Materiel, Indian Navy". pib.gov.in.
  12. "DEPUTY CHIEF OF INTEGRATED DEFENCE STAFF (DOT)".
  13. "Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan takes over as Eastern Fleet Commander". pib.gov.in.
  14. "Chief Hydrographer – Indian Naval Hydrographic Office". hydrobharat.gov.in.
  15. "Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM, Assumes Charge as Director General Naval Operations (DGNO)". pib.gov.in.
  16. "Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS), Indian Navy". Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  17. "Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM Assumes Charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in.
  18. "Narayan Prasad takes charge as DGNP". 16 October 2018.
  19. "Rear Admiral Suresh is Chief of Staff of SNC". The Hindu. 9 January 2020.
  20. "Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, AVSM, VSM Assumes Charge as Flag Officer Sea Training, Kochi".
  21. "Rear Admiral Antony George, NM, VSM, assumed charge as the Chief Staff Officer (Training) today 20 Feb 20 at Headquarters #SouthernNavalCommand. Prior to this he was the first Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Staff Requirements) at IHQ MoD(Navy). https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1603879#.Xk6MHlrfg6x.twitter …pic.twitter.com/d49PuavzQ0". @indiannavy. 20 February 2020. External link in |title= (help)
  22. @indiannavy (16 June 2019). "Vice Admiral RB Pandit, AVSM takes over as the Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command at Mumbai. The Flag Officer is a recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. "Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM Assumes Charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in.
  24. @DefencePROkochi (9 January 2020). "Rear Adm MD Suresh, AVSM, NM takes charge as the new Chief of Staff SNC– the Training Command of the Navy on 08 Jan 20. A native of Kozhikkode he is a "Navigation Direction" specialist who has earlier also been the Deputy Comdt & CI of INA, Ezhimala" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. Reporter, Staff (28 July 2020). "New Commandant for Naval Academy". The Hindu.
  26. "Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, AVSM, NM took over as the Commandant of the prestigious #NavalWarCollege, Goa on 18 Feb 20. Prior to this appointment, he was the Flag Officer Commanding, #WesternFleet (FOCWF). https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1603878#.Xk6GswPwXZx.twitter …pic.twitter.com/Wl9fVKn8uQ". @indiannavy. 20 February 2020. External link in |title= (help)
  27. "Change of Command of the Western Fleet, #IndianNavy held at sea onboard the aircraft carrier #INSVikramaditya.Baton of Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) handed over today by RAdm Sanjay Jasjit Singh, AVSM, NM to the new #FleetCommanderRAdm Krishna D Swaminathan, VSMpic.twitter.com/xmJ1teBVLm". @indiannavy. 14 February 2020.
  28. "RAdm Sanjay Vatsayan, NM took over as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF) from RAdm Suraj Berry, AVSM, NM, VSM at #Vizag on 10 Feb 20. #EasternFleet comprises frontline warships of #IndianNavy. Deployed across Indo-Pacific to safeguard nations's #MaritimeInterest.pic.twitter.com/i8gZZTgEZ1". @indiannavy. 10 February 2020.
  29. "Rear Admiral V Srinivas Assumes Charge as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area".
  30. "RAdm Puruvir Das, NM assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area (FOGNA) from RAdm Sanjay Roye, VSM at a ceremonial parade held at Headquarters Gujarat, Daman and Diu Naval Area on 10 Feb 20. #IndianNavy#Gujarat@SpokespersonMoD https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1602809#.XkK8K3F55dc.twitter …pic.twitter.com/NrwZmO8sTZ". @indiannavy. 11 February 2020. External link in |title= (help)
  31. "Naval leg of Indo-Russian tri-service exercise starts in Goa". The Economic Times. 11 December 2019.
  32. "Rear Admiral Mahesh Singh Assumes Charge as Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Area | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in.
  33. "Indian Navy Commissions Dornier Squadron INAS 313 at Chennai". pib.gov.in.
  34. Mumbai, PRO Defence (28 January 2020). "Rear Adm Rajaram Swaminathan took over as Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard (Mumbai). He was commissioned into #IndianNavy on 01 Jan 1987. He is a PG from IIT Kharagpur and alumnus of DSSC, Wellington & National Defence College, New Delhi@indiannavy @SpokespersonMoDpic.twitter.com/NZBAR6jPgI". @DefPROMumbai.
  35. "Rear Admiral Sreekumar Nair, NM Takes Over as Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in.
  36. "Rear Admiral Deepak Bansal, VSM assumes charge as the Admiral Superintendent, Naval Ship Repair Yard (Kochi) | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in.
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