List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy

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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 Reference
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar
File:Admiral R Hari Kumar, CNS.jpg
 PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC [1]

Vice Chief of the Naval Staff

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Satish Namdeo Ghormade
File:Naval officer ,S.N.Ghormade.jpeg. photo.jpg
 PVSM, AVSM, NM [2]
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Naval Command 		Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh
File:FOCNC(W) AB Singh.jpg
 PVSM, AVSM, VSM [3]
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Eastern Naval Command 		Biswajit Dasgupta
File:3. FOC-IN-C(E) Display Photo 8X10.jpg
 AVSM, YSM, VSM [4]
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Naval Command 		M A Hampiholi
File:FOC-in-C (S).jpg
 AVSM, NM [5]
Commander-in-Chief Strategic Forces Command* R. B. Pandit
File:VAdm RB Pandit.jpg
 AVSM [6]

*Rotational Command.

Principal Staff Officers (PSO)

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru
File:Pic of VADM Sanjay Mahindru, DCNS.jpg
 AVSM, NM [7]
Chief of Personnel Dinesh K Tripathi
File:VAdm Dinesh K Tripathi 01.jpg
 AVSM, NM [7]
Chief of Materiel Sandeep Naithani
File:Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, AVSM, VSM, Chief of Materiel.jpg
 AVSM, VSM [8]

Flag Officers of Tri-Services Commands

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Operations) 		Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh
File:RAdm Sanjay Jasjit Singh.jpg
 AVSM, NM [9]
Chief of Staff
Andaman and Nicobar Command 		Rear Admiral Sandeep Sandhu [10]

Directors General and Controllers

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Director General Armed Forces Medical Services Surgeon Vice Admiral Rajat Datta
File:Surg VAdm Rajat Datta.jpg
 AVSM, SM, VSM [11]
Director General Medical Services (Navy) Naveen Chawla
File:Surg VAdm Naveen Chawla.jpg
 AVSM, VSM ,PHS [12]
Director General (Organization and Personal)
Armed Forces Medical Services
Chief Hydrographer Vice Admiral Adhir Arora
File:VAdm Adhir Arora.jpg
 NM [13]
Director General Naval Operations Rajesh Pendharkar
File:DGNO VAdm RAJESH PENDHARKAR.jpg
 AVSM, VSM [7]
Controller Warship Production & Acquisition Kiran Deshmukh
File:Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh, AVSM, VSM.jpg
 AVSM, VSM [14]
Director General Project Seabird Tarun Sobti
File:Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, VSM.jpg
 AVSM, VSM [15]
Controller of Logistics Deepak Kapoor
File:Vice Admiral Deepak Kapoor.jpg
 [16]
Inspector General Nuclear Safety Vennam Srinivas
File:VAdm V Srinivas IGNS Navy.jpg
 AVSM, NM [17]
Controller of Personnel Services Suraj Berry
File:Vice Admiral Suraj Berry.jpg
 AVSM, NM, VSM [18]
Director General Naval Projects Sreekumar Nair AVSM,NM [19][20]

Chiefs of Staff of Naval Commands

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Chief of Staff
Western Naval Command 		Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan
File:Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Chief of Staff of the Western Naval Command.jpg
 AVSM, NM [21]
Chief of Staff
Eastern Naval Command 		Sanjay Vatsayan
File:COS (ENC).jpg
 AVSM, NM [22]
Chief of Staff
Southern Naval Command 		Rear Admiral J. Singh
File:COS(SNC).jpg
 NM [23]

Commandants of Training Institutions

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Commandant National Defence Academy Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar File:VAdm Ajay Kochhar, AVSM, NM.jpg AVSM, NM [24][25]
Commandant Indian Naval Academy Puneet Kumar Bahl
File:VAdm Puneet K Bahl.jpg
 AVSM, VSM [26][27]
Commandant Armed Forces Medical College Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin
File:Surg RAdm Arti Sarin.jpg
 VSM [28]
Commandant Naval War College, Goa Rear Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar NM [29]
Commandant College of Defence Management Sanjay Datt VSM [30]

Flag Officers Commanding Fleets

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty [31]
Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet Gurcharan Singh NM [32]

Flag officers Commanding Naval Areas

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Area Rear Admiral Sandeep Mehta VSM [33]
Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Area Sameer Saxena
File:RAdm Sameer Saxena.jpg
 NM [34]
Flag Officer Commanding Goa Area &
Flag Officer Naval Aviation 		Vikram Menon
File:FOGA RADM V Menon.jpg
 VSM [35]
Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Area Atul Anand
File:Pix 1 82.jpg
 AVSM, VSM [36]
Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Area Sai Venkat Raman
File:FOTNA.jpg
 VSM [37]

Admiral Superintendents Naval Dockyards

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Admiral Superintendent
Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) 		Rear Admiral K. P. Arvindan
File:Pix (2) 13.jpg
 VSM [38]
Admiral Superintendent
Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam) 		Sanjay Sadhu
File:Sanjay sadhu.jpg
 NM [39]
Admiral Superintendent
Naval Ship Repair Yard, Kochi 		Subir Mukherjee
File:Subir Mukharjee.jpg
 [40]
Admiral Superintendent
Naval Ship Repair Yard, Karwar 		D. K. Goswami
File:Images.DK Goswami.jpg
 [41]

Other Flag Officers

Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference
Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group Rear Admiral Mahesh Singh
File:Rear Adm Mahesh Singh, NM.jpg
 NM [42]
Flag Officer Submarines A. Y. Sardesai
File:R Adm A. Y. Sardesai.jpg
 [43]
Flag Officer Sea Training Rahul Vilas Gokhale NM [44]
Chief Staff Officer (Training) T. V. N. Prasanna
File:TVN Parsanna.jpg
 VSM [45]
Joint Secretary (Navy & Defence Staff) Kapil Mohan Dhir
File:JS(Navy DefenceStaff)3SRF.jpg
 AVSM, VSM [46]
Command Medical Officer Western Naval Command Surgeon Rear Admiral
Command Medical Officer Eastern Naval Command R. Ravi
File:Cmo Enc Surg RAdm R Ravi.jpg
 [47]
Commanding Officer INHS Asvini Anupam Kapur
File:Surg RAdm Anupam kapur, CO Asvini.jpg
 NM [48]
Command Medical Officer Southern Naval Command Dinesh Sharma [49]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar to be the next Chief of the Naval Staff. pib.gov.in(9 November 2021). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, AVSM, NM assumes charge as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. Press Information Bureau, Government of India(31 July 2021). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ↑ ENC Bids Farewell to Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh. pib.gov.in(28 November 2021). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. ↑ VICE ADMIRAL BISWAJIT DASGUPTA, AVSM, YSM, VSM TAKES OVER AS THE FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF, ENC. pib.gov.in(1 December 2021). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. ↑ New chief for Southern Naval Command. The Hindo. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Big Reshuffle in Naval Headquarters. Bharat Shakti(29 May 2021).
  8. ↑ Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, AVSM, VSM, assumes charge as the Chief of Materiel of Indian Navy. PIB(1 June 2021).
  9. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
  10. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
  11. ↑ Surgeon Vice Admiral Rajat Datta takes over as Director General Armed Forces Medical Services. Press Information Bureau of India - Archive(1 January 2021). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  12. ↑ Director General Medical Services (Navy).
  13. ↑ VICE ADMIRAL ADHIR ARORA, NM ASSUMES CHARGE AS CHIEF HYDROGRAPHER TO THE GOVT OF INDIA. pib.gov.in.
  14. ↑ Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh, AVSM, VSM, assumes charge as the Controller Warship Production and Acquisition. pib.gov.in.
  15. ↑ Template:Cite press release
  16. ↑ Controller of Logistics (COL).
  17. ↑ Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS), Indian Navy. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  18. ↑ Controller Personnel Services (CPS) | Indian Navy. www.indiannavy.nic.in(4 August 2021).
  19. ↑ Vice Admiral Sreekumar Nair,AVSM, NM takes over as DGNP, Visakhapatnam. pib.gov.in.
  20. ↑ Vice Admiral Sreekumar Nair takes over as Director General Naval Projects. The Hindu(1 June 2021).
  21. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
  22. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
  23. ↑ Snc Gets New Chief Of Staff | Kochi News - Times of India. The Times of India.
  24. ↑ Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, AVSM, NM Assumes the Appointment of Commandant National Defence Acdaemy | Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in.
  25. ↑ Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar is new NDA Commandant. The Indian Express(1 April 2022).
  26. ↑ VICE ADMIRAL PUNEET K BAHL, AVSM, VSM TAKES OVER AS THE COMMANDANT, INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY, EZHIMALA. www.pib.gov.in.
  27. ↑ COMMANDANT,VICE ADMIRAL PUNEET K BAHL , AVSM, VSM(27 December 2021).
  28. ↑ Vice Admiral Sarin takes over as commandant of Armed Forces Medical College. Hindustan Times(6 October 2022). Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  29. ↑ Rear Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar takes Charge of Naval War College at Goa | Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  30. ↑ Commandant. cdm.ap.nic.in. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  31. ↑ Change of Command of Western Fleet - Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty takes Over as Cdr of The Sword Arm | Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  32. ↑ Rear Adm Sanjay Bhalla takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet. pib.gov.in.
  33. ↑ Rear Admiral Sandeep Mehta Takes Over as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area. pib.gov.in.
  34. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
  35. ↑ Template:Cite press release
  36. ↑ Rear Admiral Atul Anand Assumes Charge as Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Area | Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in.
  37. ↑ Rear Admiral Venkat Raman takes over as Flag Officer Commanding(TN,Pondy). ThePrint(20 May 2022). Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  38. ↑ REAR ADMIRAL KP ARVINDAN TAKES OVER AS ADMIRAL SUPERINTENDENT OF NAVAL DOCKYARD (MUMBAI). pib.gov.in.
  39. ↑ Rear Admiral Sanjay Sadhu takes over as Admiral Superintendent of Visakhapatnam Naval Dockyard. The Indian Express(6 April 2022). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  40. ↑ Subir Mukherjee takes charge as NSRY Admiral Superintendent. The Hindu(1 August 2021).
  41. ↑ Rear Admiral DK Goswami is Admiral Superintendent of Karwar Naval Ship Repair Yard. The Canara Post(22 March 2021).
  42. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
  43. ↑ Flag Officer Submarines | Indian Navy. www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  44. ↑ RAdm Rahul Vilas Gokhale, NM Takes Over as Flag Officer Sea Training | Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in.
  45. ↑ Two Rear Admirals take charge. The Hindu(1 June 2021).
  46. ↑ REAR ADMIRAL KAPIL MOHAN DHIR APPOINTED AS THE JOINT SECRETARY (NAVY & DEFENCE STAFF). pib.gov.in.
  47. ↑ Tri-Services Cricket Championship at Visakhapatnam | Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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  49. ↑ New Command Medical Officer takes charge. The Hindu(1 February 2021).

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