Jaiveer Singh Negi

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49th Commandant Indian Military Academy
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Lieutenant General (Dr) Jaiveer Singh Negi (born 20 September 1960) PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM** is a retired General Officer who has served as the 49th Commandant of the Indian Military Academy. [4] He took over from Lieutenant General Sanjay Kumar Jha, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, [5] on 1 February 2020. Prior to his appointment as Commandant of the Indian Military Academy, he was the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Strategic Forces Command [6]

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Early life and education

Lt. General Negi was born in Kamad Village, Chamoli, Garhwal. He started his schooling in the village and later completed his schooling from St. John's H.S. School in Meerut. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy (Pune) (58th course), Indian Military Academy (Dehradun) (68th course). He holds B.Sc from Jawaharlal Nehru University, M.Sc in Defence Studies from Defence Services Staff College (Wellington) (1994), M.Phil. in Defence and Strategic Studies from Devi Ahilya University (Indore), M.Phil. in Defence and Strategic Studies from University of Madras (Chennai), and PhD in Defence and Strategic Studies from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. He has attended training at Junior Leaders Wing (Belgaum), Infantry School (Mhow), Defence Services Staff College, Army War College, Mhow, Centre for UN Peacekeeping (CUNPK), New Delhi, and National Defence College, New Delhi.

Career

Lt. General Negi joined the National Defence Academy (India) in 1977, and Indian Military Academy in 1980. He was commissioned into an Infantry Battalion (16 Dogra Regiment) in June 1981. In more than 39 years of military career, he has tenanted important command and staff appointments. He has commanded his Battalion in Western Sector during Op Parakram, Assam Rifles Sector in Assam/ Arunachal Pradesh under 'Operation Rhino/ Operation Orchid' under Counter Insurgency operations as a brigadier, a Division as a major general in High Altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, and Strike Corps at, Ambala. [7] He then took over as Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command as lieutenant general before assuming the appointment of Commandant of the Indian Military Academy on 1 February 2020.

Lt. General Negi has been an instructor in Infantry School, Mhow, and has also been a part of Indian Military Training Team at Bhutan. He has served with United Nations as Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of a Multi-National Indian Brigade in Congo (MONUC) where he was awarded United Nations Force Commander's commendation.

As a major to lieutenant colonel, Negi has served in various operational areas along the line of control, high altitude areas, counter insurgency operations and with Ladakh Scouts. He has served extensively in Jammu and Kashmir and in Ladakh. He has been Colonel GS of Division and has served as colonel, as a brigadier and as a major general in Military Secretary's Branch, Perspective Planning and Military Operations Directorates at the Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence (Army), New Delhi. He was the delegation leader of the first Tri-Services Observer Delegation (INDRA-2017) with the Russian Defence Forces at Vladivostok, Russia. [8]

As the Commandant of the Indian Military Academy, he had presided over the Spring Term-20 Award ceremony [9] [10] on 10 June 2020 and conducted the 146th Passing out Parade on 13 July 2020 while following all the COVID-19 safety and social distancing protocols. The Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC was the reviewing officer for the Passing out Parade.

During his career he has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2007 and 2012, the Yudh Seva Medal as the General Officer Commanding of 8 Mountain Division in 2015, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2016 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal as Deputy Commander-in-Chief at Strategic Forces Command in 2020. [11] [12]

Personal life

Lt. General Negi hails from Chamoli, Garhwal, Uttarakhand. He enjoys golf, travelling, yoga and photography. He is married to Mrs. Kusum Negi and has two sons.

Honours and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg IND Samanya Seva medal.svg
IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Operation Parakram medal.svg
IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg
IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg MONUC Medal bar.gif
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Yudh Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal (Bar) Samanya Seva Medal
Special Service Medal Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal United Nations Medal

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
2nd Lieutenant Indian Army.gif Second Lieutenant Indian Army 13 June 1981
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 1 June 1984
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 5 June 1992
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 24 November 1997
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 1 November 2001
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 21 August 2009
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 1 February 2014
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 1 July 2016

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Military offices
Preceded by
Sanjay Kumar Jha
Commandant

Indian Military Academy
1 February 2020 - 30 September 2020

Succeeded by
Preceded by General Officer Commanding Kharga Corps
January 2017 - January 2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Shaukin Chauhan
General Officer Commanding

8 Mountain Div
November 2013 - January 2015

Succeeded by
Manoj Pandey