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The '''Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy''' is the head and in-charge of all the functioning of the [[Indian Naval Academy]]. The Commandant of the Academy is a [[Three-star rank]] officer holding the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]]. He is supported by the Deputy Commandant, a [[Two-star rank|Two star]] appointment and the heads of the Academic Wing ([[Rear Admiral]] Principal), Training Wing ([[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] rank officer) and the Admin wing ([[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] rank officer).<ref>{{cite web |title=Headquarters {{!}} INA |url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=Headquarters |website=www.ina.gov.in}}</ref> The current Commandant is [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Puneet Kumar Bahl]].

==History==
The Naval Academy (NAVAC) was set up in Cochin in 1969 as a temporary institution, to train officers for the Navy. The first Officer-in-charge (OIC) was [[Commander]] [[Laxminarayan Ramdas]]. The title of the head of the institution changed to Commandant in 1980. The academy moved to Goa in 1986 under Commandants Captain M.S. Bedi and Captain O.P. Bansal.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=183}} In 2008, the academy moved to Ezhimala in Kerala and was re-christened the Indian Naval Academy (INA). [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] M. P. Muralidharan took over as the first Commandant of INA.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=188}}

==List of Commandants==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | S.No
! scope="col" style="width: 450px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 160px;" | Appointment Date
! scope="col" style="width: 160px;" | Left Office
! scope="col" style="width: 700px;" | Notes
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| 1|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] D Mohindra, {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|NM|VSM}}}}|| September 1980|| March 1982|| <ref>{{cite web |title=Gallery {{!}} INA |url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=Gallery |website=www.ina.gov.in}}</ref>
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| 2|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] [[Madhvendra Singh]] || March 1982 || July 1983|| Later served as the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Change of guard |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl1824/18240360.htm |website=frontline.thehindu.com}}</ref>
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| 3|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] M V Karnik || August 1983|| April 1986||
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| 4||[[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] M S Bedi || April 1986 ||July 1986||
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| 5|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] O P Bansal, {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|VSM}}}}|| July 1986 ||June 1987||
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| 6|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] K Mohan Rao, {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|VSM}}}} || July 1987|| July 1989||
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| 7|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] N P Mehta || July 1989||August 1990||
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| 8|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] K P Mathew||August 1990 ||December 1991||
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| 9|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] J S Bedi|| December 1991 || June 1993 ||
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| 10|| [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] [[Nirmal Kumar Verma]] || July 1993||September 1994|| Later Chief of the Naval Staff.
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| 11|| [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] N Venugopal, {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|VSM}}}} || September 1994 || December 1997 ||
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| 12|| [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] R F Contractor ||December 1997 ||April 1999||
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| 10|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] [[Surinder Pal Singh Cheema|S P S Cheema]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|NM}}}}|| April 1999||June 2001|| Later served as [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]], Chief of the [[Integrated Defence Staff]],<ref>{{cite web |title=New Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Takes Over |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=87159 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> Commander-in Chief [[Strategic Forces Command]],<ref>{{cite web |agency=Press Trust of India |title=Lt Gen Amit Sharma is new commander of strategic forces |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lt-gen-amit-sharma-is-new-commander-of-strategic-forces-114061301188_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=13 June 2022}}</ref> Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Southern Naval Command]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-c (South) {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-sps-cheema-takes-over-foc-c-south |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief [[Western Naval Command]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral S.P.S Cheema new chief of Western Naval Command |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/vice-admiral-s-p-s-cheema-new-chief-of-western-naval-command-115033100533_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=31 March 2022}}</ref>
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| 13|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] K S Aiyappa || June 2001 || June 2004 ||
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| 14|| [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]] N N Rao||June 2004 ||June 2007||
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| 15|| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] [[M A Hampiholi]] || June 2007 || January 2008 || Later served as Flag officer Commanding [[Western Fleet (India)|Western Fleet]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rear Admiral MA Hampiholi, NM Takes Over as Western Fleet Commander {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/rear-admiral-ma-hampiholi-nm-takes-over-western-fleet-commander |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
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| colspan="5" |'''Commandant INA, Ezhimala'''
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| 16|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] M P Muralidharan || January 2008 {{refn|Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 18 February 2009.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=187}}|group= n}}|| September 2009 ||First Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy at the Ezhimala campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naval Academy bids adieu to Vice Admiral |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Naval-Academy-bids-adieu-to-Vice-Admiral/article16876836.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=26 August 2022}}</ref> Later served as Director General [[Indian Coast Guard]] (DGICG).<ref>{{cite web |title=Coast Guard Officers complete Training {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/coast-guard-officers-complete-training |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
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| 17|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] Anurag Thapliyal || September 2009 {{refn|Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 1 October 2009.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=187}}|group= n}}|| January 2012 || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Anandan |first1=S. |title=Naval Academy may enrol foreign trainees soon |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Naval-Academy-may-enrol-foreign-trainees-soon/article13372333.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=20 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=h7 |url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/jul01-11/h7.htm |website=sainiksamachar.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Naval academy celebrates Independence Day |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Naval-academy-celebrates-Independence-Day/article16134199.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=15 August 2022}}</ref> Later served as Director General [[Indian Coast Guard]] (DGICG) <ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Tapliyal, Director General Coast Guard Commissions CG Ship 'Abhinav' {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-tapliyal-director-general-coast-guard-commissions-cg-ship-abhinav |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
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| 18|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Pradeep Chauhan]] || February 2012|| November 2013 || <ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan to take over as Commandant Indian Naval Academy (INA) {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-pradeep-chauhan-take-over-commandant-indian-naval-academy-ina |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
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| 19|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Ajit Kumar P]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}} || December 2013|| October 2016 || Later served as [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]] and [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]].
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| 20|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[SV Bhokare]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|YSM|NM}}}} || October 2016 || February 2018 || Currently serving as Inspector General Nuclear Safety <ref>{{cite web |title=Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS) {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/inspector-general-nuclear-safety-igns |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
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| 21|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[R. B. Pandit]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}} || February 2018 || June 2019 || Currently serving as Current Commander-in-Chief,[[Strategic Forces Command]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-avsm-nm-assumes-charge-commandant-indian-naval-academy |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
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| 22|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Dinesh K Tripathi]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}|| June 2019 || July 2020 || Current [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/vice-admiral-dinesh-k-tripathi-avsm-nm-assumes-charge-commandant-indian-naval-academy |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Reporter |title=New Commandant for Naval Academy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-commandant-for-naval-academy/article32207749.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=28 July 2022}}</ref>
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| 23|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[M. A. Hampiholi]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|NM}}}}|| July 2020 || 29 November 2021 || Current Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, [[Southern Naval Command]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Reporter |title=New Commandant for Naval Academy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-commandant-for-naval-academy/article32207749.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=28 July 2022}}</ref>
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| 24|| [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Puneet Kumar Bahl]], {{small|{{postnominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}}|| December 2021 || Present || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ina.gov.in/?q=node/1406|title=COMMANDANT,VICE ADMIRAL PUNEET K BAHL , AVSM, VSM|date=2021-12-27}}</ref>
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== See also ==
* [[Commandant of the Indian Military Academy]]
* [[Commandant of the Air Force Academy]]
* [[List of Commandants of the National Defence Academy|Commandant of the National Defence Academy]]
* [[Commandant of the Officers Training Academy, Chennai]]

==References==
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==Notes==
{{Reflist|50em|group=n}}

==Bibliography==
* {{citation|first1=Anup|last1=Singh|title=Blue Waters Ahoy!, The Indian Navy 2001-2010 |year=2018|isbn= 9789353025526|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India}}

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