This is a list of serving admirals of the Indian Navy.
Chief of Defence Staff
Post Rank Name Photo Decorations ReferenceChief of Defence Staff (Secretary, Department of Military Affairs)*AdmiralPresently tenanted by an Officer *Rotational appointment among the Indian Armed Forces.
Chief of the Naval Staff The Chief of the Naval Staff is the only serving four star admiral in the Indian Navy. Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Vice AdmiralAjay Kochhar PVSM, AVSM, NM
Naval commanders (Commander-in-Chief grade) Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Flag Officer Commanding-in-ChiefWestern Naval Command Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan PVSM, AVSM, NM Flag Officer Commanding-in-ChiefEastern Naval CommandSanjay BhallaAVSM, NM Flag Officer Commanding-in-ChiefSouthern Naval Command Sameer Saxena AVSM, NM Commander-in-ChiefStrategic Forces Command**Presently tenanted by an Officer Chief of Integrated Defence Staff** Presently tenanted by an Officer Commander-in-ChiefAndaman and Nicobar Command** Vineet McCarty AVSM Director General Armed Forces Medical Services** Surgeon Vice Admiral Presently tenanted by an Officer **Rotational command among the three services of the Indian Armed Forces.
Principal Staff Officers (PSO) Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral A. N. Pramod AVSM, YSM Chief of Personnel Gurcharan Singh AVSM, NM Chief of MaterielB. SivakumarAVSM, VSM
Flag officers of Tri-Services Commands Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff(Doctrine, Organization & Training) Vice Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar AVSM, NM Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff(Operations)Presently tenanted by an officerDeputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff(Policy Planning & Force Development)Presently tenanted by an OfficerAdditional SecretaryDepartment of Military Affairs Vacant Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff(Medical)Surgeon Vice AdmiralKrishna M AdhikariDirector General (Organisation & Personnel)Armed Forces Medical ServicesPresently tenanted by an Officer Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces)Dilip RaghavanVSM Joint Secretary (Navy & Defence Staff) Department of Military Affairs Rear Admiral Kunal Singh Rajkumar VSM Joint Secretary (Maritime Security)National Security Council Secretariat TVN Prasanna VSM Chief of StaffAndaman and Nicobar Command Presently served by an officer
Directors general and controllers Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Director General Medical Services (Navy) Surgeon Vice Admiral Shankar Subramanian Director General Naval Operations Vice Admiral Manish Chadha AVSM, VSM Chief Hydrographer(Officiating) Rear Admiral Peush Pawsey Director General Project Seabird Vice Admiral Vivek Dahiya NM Controller Warship Production and Acquisition Sanjay Sadhu AVSM, NM Controller of Logistics Rajat Kapoor AVSM Inspector General Nuclear Safety A. Y. Sardesai AVSM VSM Controller of Personnel Services C. R. Praveen Nair AVSM, NM Programme Director, Advanced Technology Vessel Project Director General Naval Projects, Mumbai Ankur Sharma NM Director General Naval Projects, Visakhapatnam K. Srinivas AVSM Director General Warship Design Bureau Rear Admiral Sujit Bari Additional Director General Warship Design BureauIftekhar Alam NM Director General (Submarine Design Group) SL Saji Director General Weapons & Electronics Systems Engineering Establishment T Ajit Director General Project 75 R Vaidhyanathan
Chiefs of staff of naval commands Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Chief of StaffWestern Naval CommandVice Admiral Rahul Vilas Gokhale YSM, NM Chief of StaffEastern Naval CommandSusheel Menon AVSM, VSM Chief of StaffSouthern Naval Command Rear Admiral Prakash Gopalan
Commandants of Training Institutions Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Commandant National Defence AcademyVice AdmiralAnil JaggiAVSM Commandant Indian Naval Academy Alok Ananda YSM Commandant Armed Forces Medical CollegeSurgeon Vice AdmiralManish HonwadVSM Commandant Naval War College, Goa Rear Admiral Arjun Dev Nair VSM Commandant Military Institute of Technology V Ganapathy NM Chief Instructor (Navy)Defence Services Staff College R. Vinod Kumar Senior Directing Staff (Navy)National Defence College Sandeep Singh Sandhu NM Deputy Commandant of Indian Naval Academy Happy MohanVSM Principal, Indian Naval Academy G. Rambabu Deputy Commandant National Defence AcademyBirendra S BainsVSMhttps://nda.nic.in/men-at-helm
Flag officers commanding fleets Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet Rear Admiral Srinivas Maddula VSM Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet Vishal Bishnoi
Flag officers commanding naval areas Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area Rear Admiral Vidhyadhar Harke VSM Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area Sritanu Guru VSM Flag Officer Commanding Goa Naval Area & Flag Officer Naval Aviation Ajay D. Theophilus VSM Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area Vikram Menon VSM Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area Upal Kundu VSM
Assistant Chiefs of the Naval Staff Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff(Policy & Plans) Rear AdmiralB. S. Sodhi Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff(Air) Biplab Hota VSM Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff(Submarines) VR Peshwae VSM Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff(Special Submarine Projects) Sriram Amur VSM Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff(Foreign Cooperation & Intelligence)Sachin Reuben Sequeira SC Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff(Communications, Space & Network Centric Operations)Nirbhay BapnaAVSM, VSM Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff(Air Materiel) Anshuman Chauhan Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff(Staff Requirements) Prashant Handu
Assistant Principal Staff Officers Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Assistant Controller of Carrier ProjectsRear Admiral Sandeep Mehta VSM Assistant Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition Assistant Chief of Personnel(Human Resource Development) Shantanu JhaNM Assistant Chief of Personnel(Administration and Civilian) Aditya HaraNM Judge Advocate General Assistant Controller of Logistics Neeraj Malhotra Assistant Chief of Materiel(Nuclear System Maintenance) R Raghuram Assistant Chief of Materiel(Information Technology & Systems) Sarath Aashirvad Assistant Chief of Materiel(Dockyard & Refit) Vikas Chawla NM Assistant Chief of Materiel(Modernisation) Sanjay Adhana
Chief Staff Officers of naval commands Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Chief Staff Officer (Ops)Western Naval CommandRear Admiral Sathish Vasudev NM Chief Staff Officer (Ops)Eastern Naval Command Manoj Jha VSM Chief Staff Officer (Training)Southern Naval Command B S Sodhi Chief Staff Officer (Tech)Western Naval Command Arvind Rawal VSM Chief Staff Officer (Tech)Eastern Naval Command Gautam MarwahaVSM Chief Staff Officer (Personnel & Administration)Western Naval Command Sundeep K Verma NM Chief Staff Officer (Personnel & Administration)Eastern Naval Command Gokul Krishna Dutta VSM
Admiral superintendents of naval dockyards Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) Rear Admiral Ajay Patney Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam) R. S. Dhaliwal NM Admiral SuperintendentNaval Ship Repair Yard, Kochi Rajneesh Sharma Admiral SuperintendentNaval Ship Repair Yard, Karwar Ravnish Seth
Flag officers with independent charge Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group Rear Admiral Rahul Shankar NM Flag Officer Doctrine & Concepts Joint Chief Hydrographer Peush Pawsey Flag Officer Submarines Sameer Sanjay Pote YSM Flag Officer Sea TrainingSundeep Singh RandhawaVSMhttps://www.ssbcrack.com/2026/10/rear-admiral-sundeep-s-randhawa-assumes-charge-as-28th-flag-officer-sea-training.html Additional Director General (A) National Cadet CorpsAshish Bhargava Director GeneralDefence Cyber Agency Sanjay Sachdeva NM Director, Defence Machine Design Establishment Ashwani Kumar TikooVSM Additional Director GeneralQuality Assurance (Navy)Iqbal Singh Grewal Project Director (Operations & Training)HQ Advanced Technology Vessel Project Project Director (Ship Building Center)HQ Advanced Technology Vessel ProjectNM Director General Naval Armament Inspection Rupak BaruaVSM
Medical officers Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Additional Director GeneralMedical Services (Navy) Surgeon Rear Admiral Ajit Gopinath VSM Command Medical OfficerWestern Naval Command Samir Kapoor VSM Command Medical Officer Eastern Naval CommandJandhyala Sridhar https://www.ssbcrack.com/2026/10/surgeon-rear-admiral-jandhyala-sridhar-assumes-charge-as-command-medical-officer-at-eastern-naval-command.html Command Medical Officer Southern Naval Command M Ilankumaran Commanding Officer, INHS Asvini Rohit Sharma
See also List of serving generals of the Indian Army List of serving marshals of the Indian Air Force
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