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Chiefs of Naval Staff
| Name | Tenure |
| 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- 31 May 2019 |
| Admiral Karambir Singh | 31 May 2019- Incumbent |
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