The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) is the commander, the highest-ranking officer in the Indian Navy. Given below is the list of Indian Navy Admirals from 1947 to 2020 who served the office as Chief of Indian Navy Staff. Read NCERT Notes here
LIST OF INDIAN NAVY ADMIRALS AND THEIR TENURE OF OFFICE AS CHIEF Of INDIAN NAVY
Names of CNS - Tenure of Office
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Rear Admiral J.T.S. Hall - August 15, 1947, to August 14, 1948
Admiral Sir Edward Parry - August 15, 1948, to October 13, 1951
Admiral Sir Mark Pizey - October 14, 1951, to July 21, 1955
Vice-Admiral Sir Stephen Carlill - July 22, 1955 to April 21, 1958
Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari - April 22, 1958, to June 4, 1962
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Vice Admiral B.S. Soman - June 05, 1962, to March 3, 1966
Admiral A.K. Chatterjee - March 04, 1966, to February 27, 1970
Admiral S.M. Nanda - February 28, 1970, to February 28, 1973
Admiral S.N. Kohli - March 01, 1973, to February 28, 1976
Admiral J.L. Cursetji - March 01, 1976, to February 28, 1979
Admiral R.L. Pereira - March 01, 1979, to February 28, 1982
Admiral O.S. Dawson - March 01, 1982, to November 30, 1984
Admiral R.H. Tahiliani - December 01, 1984, to November 30, 1987
Admiral J.G. Nadkarni - December 01, 1987, to November 30, 1990
Admiral Ramdas - December 01, 1990, to September 30, 1993
Admiral V.S. Shekhawat - October 01, 1993, to September 30, 1996
Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat - October 01, 1996, to December 30, 1998
Admiral Sushil Kumar - December 31, 1998, to December 29, 2001
Admiral Madhvendra Singh - December 29, 2001, to July 31, 2004
Admiral Arun Prakash - August 01, 2004, to October 30, 2006
Admiral Suresh Mehta - October 30, 2006, to August 31, 2009
Admiral Nirmal Verma - August 31, 2009, to August 31, 2012
Admiral Devender Kumar Joshi - August 31, 2012, to February 26, 2014
Admiral Rabinder "Robin" Kumar Dhowan - February 26, 2014, to May 31, 2016
Admiral Sunil Lanba - May 31, 2016, to May 31, 2019
Admiral Karambir Singh - May 31, 2019, to Incumbent
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The position CNS is headed by both three-star rank Vice Admiral and two-star rank Rear Admiral. However, since 1966, the Chief of Naval Staff has always been a full Admiral.
The CNS generally reaches superannuation upon completion of 3 years service or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier.
