| Name |
Working Period |
| Rear Admiral J.T.S. Hall |
15 August 1947-14 August 1948 |
| Admiral Sir Edward Parry |
15 August 1948-13 October 1951 |
| Admiral Sir Mark Pizey |
14 October 1951-21 July 1955 |
| Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Carlill |
22 July 1955-21 April 1958 |
| Vice Admiral R.D. Katari |
22 April 1958-4 June 1962 |
| Vice Admiral B.S. Soman |
05 June 1962-3 March 1966 |
| Admiral A.K. Chatterjee |
04 March 1966-27 February 1970 |
| Admiral S.M. Nanda |
28 February 1970-28 February 1973 |
| Admiral S.N. Kohli |
01 March 1973-28 February 1976 |
| Admiral J.L. Cursetji |
01 March 1976-28 February 1979 |
| Admiral R.L. Pereira |
01 March 1979-28 February 1982 |
| Admiral O.S. Dawson |
01 March 1982-30 November 1984 |
| Admiral R.H. Tahiliani |
01 December 1984-30 November 1987 |
| Admiral J.G. Nadkarni |
01 December 1987-30 November 1990 |
| Admiral Ramdas |
01 December 1990-30 September 1993 |
| Admiral V.S. Shekhawat |
01 October 1993-30 September 1996 |
| Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat |
01 October 1996-30 December 1998 |
| Admiral Sushil Kumar |
31 December 1998 – 29 December 2001 |
| Admiral Madhvendra Singh |
29 December 2001 – 31 July 2004 |
| Admiral Arun Prakash |
01 August 2004 – 30 October 2006 |
| Admiral Sureesh Mehta |
30 October 2006 – 31 August 2009 |
| Admiral Nirmal Verma |
31 August 2009- 31 August 2012 |
| Admiral Devender Kumar Joshi |
31 August 2012- 26 February 2014 |
| Vice Admiral RK Dhowan |
26 February 2014- 31 May 2016 |
| Admiral Sunil Lanba |
31 May 2016- Incumbent |
