| Name |
Working Period |
| General Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji |
01 April 1955-14 May 1955 |
| General S.M. Srinagesh |
15 May 1955-7 May 1957 |
| General K.S. Thimayya |
08 May 1957-7 May 1961 |
| General R.N. Thapar |
08 May 1961-19 November 1962 |
| General J.N. Choudhuri |
20 November 1962-7 June 1966 |
| General P.P. Kumaramangalam |
08 June 1966-7 June 1969 |
| General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw |
08 June 1969-31 December 1972 |
| Field Marshal S.H.F.J. Manekshaw |
01 January 1973-14 January 1973 |
| General G.G. Bewoor |
15 January 1973-31 May 1975 |
| General T.N. Raina |
01 June 1975-31 May 1978 |
| General O.P. Malhotra |
01 June 1978-31 May 1981 |
| General K.V. Krishna Rao |
01 June 1981-31 July 1983 |
| General A.S. Vaidya |
01 August 1983-31 January 1986 |
| General K. Sunderji |
01 February 1986-30 April 1988 |
| General V.N. Sharma |
01 May 1988-30 June 1990 |
| General S.F. Rodrigues |
01 July 1990-30 June 1993 |
| General B.C. Joshi |
01 July 1993-18 November 1994 |
| General S. Roychowdhury |
22 November 1994-30 September 1997 |
| General V.P. Malik |
01 October 1997-30 September 2000 |
| General S. Padmanabhan |
30 September 2000-31 December 2002 |
| General J.J. Singh |
01 February 2005 – 30 September 2007 |
| General Deepak Kapoor |
30 September 2007-30 March 2010 |
| General V.K. Singh |
31 March 2010 – 31 May 2012 |
| General Bikram Singh |
01 June 2012 – 31 July 2014 |
| General Dalbir Singh Suhag |
31 July 2014 – 31 December 2016 |
| General Bipin Rawat |
31 December 2016 – Incumbent |
