List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy

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

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Chief of the Naval Staff

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

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

Vice Chief of the Naval Staff

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Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM, VNCS.jpg
PVSM, AVSM, NM [2]
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Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Western Naval Command
Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh
VAdm Sanjay Jasjit Singh.jpg
AVSM, NM [3]
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Eastern Naval Command
Rajesh Pendharkar
Vice Adm Rajesh Pendharkar AVSM VSM assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.jpg
AVSM, VSM [4]
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Naval Command
Vennam Srinivas
Rear Admiral Vennam Srinivas.jpg
AVSM, NM [5]
Commander-in-Chief Strategic Forces Command* Suraj Berry
Vice Admiral Suraj Berry.jpg
AVSM, NM, VSM [6] [7]

*Rotational Command.

Principal Staff Officers (PSO)

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Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti
Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, VSM.jpg
AVSM, VSM [8]
Chief of Personnel Krishna Swaminathan
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Chief of Staff of the Western Naval Command.jpg
AVSM, VSM [9]
Chief of Materiel Kiran Deshmukh
Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh, AVSM, VSM.jpg
AVSM, VSM [10]

Flag Officers of Tri-Services Commands

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Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
(Perspective Planning & Financial Development)
Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan
Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, AVSM, NM -2.jpg
AVSM, NM [11]
Additional Secretary
Department of Military Affairs
Vice Admiral Atul Anand
VAdm Atul Anand.jpg
AVSM, VSM [12]
Joint Secretary (Navy & Defence Staff)
Department of Military Affairs
Rear Admiral Vikram Menon
FOGA RADM V Menon.jpg
VSM [13]
Joint Secretary (Maritime Security)
National Security Council Secretariat
Rear Admiral TVN Prasanna
R Adm T V N Prasanna.jpg
VSM [14]
Chief of Staff
Andaman and Nicobar Command
Rear Admiral Sandeep Sandhu [15]

Directors General and Controllers

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Director General Medical Services (Navy) Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin
Surg VAdm Arti Sarin.jpg
AVSM, VSM [16]
Chief Hydrographer Vice Admiral Lochan Singh Pathania
Vice Admiral Lochan Singh Pathania.jpg
[17]
Director General Naval Operations A. N. Pramod
VAdm AN Pramod.jpg
AVSM [18]
Director General Project Seabird
Controller Warship Production & AcquisitionB. Sivakumar AVSM, VSM [19]
Controller of LogisticsDeepak Kapoor
Vice Admiral Deepak Kapoor.jpg
AVSM [20]
Inspector General Nuclear Safety
Controller of Personnel Services Gurcharan Singh
VAdm Gurcharan Singh.jpg
AVSM, NM [21]
Programme Director, HQ Advanced Tactical Vehicle Project
Director General Naval Projects, Mumbai Rajaram Swaminathan
Rear Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan.jpg
AVSM, NM [22] [23]
Director General Naval Projects, Visakhapatnam G. Srinivasan AVSM, VSM [24]
Director General Warship Design Bureau Rear Admiral I. B. Uthaiah AVSM, VSM [25]
Director General (Submarine Design Group)Mukul Kapur [26]

Chiefs of Staff of Naval Commands

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Chief of Staff
Western Naval Command
Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla
VAdm Sanjay Bhalla.jpg
AVSM, NM [27]
Chief of Staff
Eastern Naval Command
Sameer Saxena
VAdm Sameer Saxena.jpg
AVSM, NM [28]
Chief of Staff
Southern Naval Command
Rear Admiral Upal Kundu [29]

Leadership of Training Institutions

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Commandant National Defence Academy Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar VAdm Ajay Kochhar, AVSM, NM.jpg AVSM, NM [30] [31]
Commandant Indian Naval Academy Vineet McCarty VAdm Vineet McCarty.jpg AVSM [32] [33]
Commandant Naval War College, Goa Rear Admiral Arjun Dev Nair VSM [34]
Commandant College of Defence Management Sanjay Datt VSM [35]
Chief Instructor (Navy)
Defence Services Staff College
Puruvir Das NM [36]
Senior Directing Staff (Navy)
National Defence College
Sanjay Sachdeva NM [37]
Deputy Commandant of Indian Naval Academy Prakash Gopalan [38]
Principal, Indian Naval Academy Rajvir Singh [39]

Flag Officers Commanding Fleets

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Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet Rear Admiral C. R. Praveen Nair
RAdm CR Praveen Nair.jpg
NM [40]
Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet Rajesh Dhankhar
RAdm Rajesh Dhankhar.jpg
NM [41]

Flag officers Commanding Naval Areas

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Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area Rear Admiral Manish Chadha
RAdm Manish Chadha.jpg
VSM [42]
Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area Anil Jaggi [43] [44]
Flag Officer Commanding Goa Naval Area &
Flag Officer Naval Aviation
Ajay D. Theophilus
RADM AJAY D THEOPHILUS.jpg
[45]
Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area K. M. Ramakrishnan
RAdm KM Ramakrishnan.jpg
VSM [46]
Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area Ravi Kumar Dhingra
RAdm RK Dhingra.jpg
VSM [47]

Assistant Chiefs of the Naval Staff

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Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
(Policy & Plans)
Rear Admiral
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
(Air)
Janak Bevli VSM [48]
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
(Submarines)
VR Peshwae VSM [49]
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
(Special Submarine Projects)
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
(Foreign Cooperation & Intelligence)
Nirbhay Bapna VSM [50]
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
(Communications, Space & Network Centric Operations)
Rahul Shankar NM [51]
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
(Air Materiel)
Anshuman Chauhan [52]
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
(Staff Requirements)

Assistant Principal Staff Officers

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Assistant Controller of Carrier Projects Rear Admiral Sandeep Mehta VSM [53]
Assistant Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition
Assistant Chief of Personnel
(Human Resource Development)
Rahul Vilas Gokhale NM [54]
Assistant Chief of Personnel
(Administration and Civilian)
Aditya Hara [55]
Judge Advocate General
Assistant Controller of Logistics
Assistant Chief of Materiel
(Nuclear System Maintenance)
S Gantayet [56]
Assistant Chief of Materiel
(Information Technology & Systems)
Assistant Chief of Materiel
(Dockyard & Refit)
K Srinivas [57]
Assistant Chief of Materiel
(Modernisation)
IS Grewal [58]

Chief Staff Officers of Naval Commands

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Chief Staff Officer (Ops)
Western Naval Command
Rear Admiral Vidhyadhar Harke Rear Admiral Vidyadhar Harke, VSM.jpg VSM [59]
Chief Staff Officer (Ops)
Eastern Naval Command
Shantanu Jha NM [60]
Chief Staff Officer (Training)
Southern Naval Command
Satish Shenai NM [61]
Chief Staff Officer (Tech)
Western Naval Command
R. Adhisrinivasan [62]
Chief Staff Officer (Tech)
Eastern Naval Command
Nelson D'Souza NM [63]
Chief Staff Officer (Personnel & Administration)
Western Naval Command
Rajat Kapoor [64]
Chief Staff Officer (Personnel & Administration)
Eastern Naval Command
M. Murli Mohan Raju NM [65]

Admiral Superintendents Naval Dockyards

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Admiral Superintendent
Naval Dockyard (Mumbai)
Rear Admiral Deepak Kumar Goswami AVSM [66]
Admiral Superintendent
Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam)
R. Vijay Sekhar AVSM, NM [67]
Admiral Superintendent
Naval Ship Repair Yard, Kochi
Subir Mukherjee
Subir Mukharjee.jpg
NM [68]
Admiral Superintendent
Naval Ship Repair Yard, Karwar
Ashwani Tikoo [69] [70]

Flag Officers with Independent Charge

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Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group Rear Admiral Sathish Vasudev NM [71]
Flag Officer Doctrine & Concepts
Joint Chief Hydrographer
Flag Officer Submarines K. Venkatraman VSM [72]
Flag Officer Sea Training Susheel Menon
RAdm Susheel Menon.jpg
VSM [73]
Additional Director General
National Cadet Corps
Puneet Chadha
RAdm Puneet Chadha.jpg
VSM [74]
Director General
Defence Cyber Agency
Mohit Gupta VSM [75]
Director, Defence Machine Design EstablishmentRavnish Seth [76]
Additional Director General
Quality Assurance (Navy)
Ajay Patney [77]
Project Director (Operations & Training)
HQ Advanced Tactical Vehicle Project
Project Director (Ship Construction)
HQ Advanced Tactical Vehicle Project
M. Nirmal Menon VSM [78]

Medical Officers

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Command Medical Officer, Western Naval Command Surgeon Rear Admiral Anupam Kapur NM [79]
Command Medical Officer Eastern Naval Command R. Ravi
Cmo Enc Surg RAdm R Ravi.jpg
[80]
Commanding Officer, INHS AsviniVivek Hande VSM [81]
Command Medical Officer, Southern Naval Command Dinesh Sharma [82]
Additional Director General Medical Services (Navy)Manish Honwad [83]

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Krishna Swaminathan</span> Indian Navy Admiral

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sanjay Jasjit Singh</span> Indian Navy admiral

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet</span> Indian Naval appointment

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">M. A. Hampiholi</span> Indian admiral

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sanjay Vatsayan</span> Indian Navy Admiral

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Biswajit Dasgupta</span> Indian navy officer

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rajesh Pendharkar</span> Indian admiral

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flag Officer Sea Training (India)</span> Indian Navy training organisation

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tarun Sobti</span> Indian Navy Admiral

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sandeep Naithani</span> Indian Navy admiral

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Puneet Kumar Bahl</span> Indian Navy admiral

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sameer Saxena (admiral)</span> Indian Navy Admiral

Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena, AVSM, NM is a serving Flag officer in the Indian Navy. He currently serves as the Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command. He earlier served as the Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area, as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet and as the Naval adviser to the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom at India House, London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area</span>

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