Jai Singh Nain | |
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Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 18 June 1983 – 31 October 2022 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | IC-41067N |
Commands held | Southern Army 9 Corps |
Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal |
Lieutenant General Jai Singh Nain PVSM, AVSM, SM, ADC is a former General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Southern Command of the Indian Army. He assumed the post from Lieutenant-General Chandi Prasad Mohanty. [1] He had his schooling from the Sainik School, Kunjpura
Nain was commissioned into the 2nd battalion of the Dogra Regiment in June 1983. [2] He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and the National Defence College (Bangladesh). [1]
Nain has served as a United Nations military observer with the UN mission in Iraq and Kuwait. [1] He is the alumnus of Sainik School Kunjpura, Karnal Haryana. and belongs to 62nd course Hunter Squadron of National Defence Academy Khadakwasla Pune
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Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 18 June 1983 [3] | |
Lieutenant | Indian Army | 18 June 1985 [4] | |
Captain | Indian Army | 18 June 1988 [5] | |
Major | Indian Army | 18 June 1994 [6] | |
Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004 [7] | |
Colonel | Indian Army | 15 March 2006 [8] | |
Brigadier | Indian Army | 9 August 2010 (substantive, with seniority from 14 August 2009) [9] | |
Major General | Indian Army | 18 November 2015 (seniority from 23 August 2014) [10] | |
Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 23 February 2018 [11] | |
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