| Sl No | Name | Tenure | |
| 1 | General Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji | 01 April 1955-14 May 1955 | |
| 2 | General S.M. Srinagesh | 15 May 1955-7 May 1957 | |
| 3 | General K.S. Thimayya | 08 May 1957-7 May 1961 | |
| 4 | General R.N. Thapar | 08 May 1961-19 November 1962 | |
| 5 | General J.N. Choudhuri | 20 November 1962-7 June 1966 | |
| 6 | General P.P. Kumaramangalam | 08 June 1966-7 June 1969 | |
| 7 | General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw | 08 June 1969-31 December 1972 | |
| 8 | Field Marshal S.H.F.J. Manekshaw | 01 January 1973-14 January 1973 | |
| 9 | General G.G. Bewoor | 15 January 1973-31 May 1975 | |
| 10 | General T.N. Raina | 01 June 1975-31 May 1978 | |
| 11 | General O.P. Malhotra | 01 June 1978-31 May 1981 | |
| 12 | General K.V. Krishna Rao | 01 June 1981-31 July 1983 | |
| 13 | General A.S. Vaidya | 01 August 1983-31 January 1986 | |
| 14 | General K. Sunderji | 01 February 1986-30 April 1988 | |
| 15 | General V.N. Sharma | 01 May 1988-30 June 1990 | |
| 16 | General S.F. Rodrigues | 01 July 1990-30 June 1993 | |
| 17 | General B.C. Joshi | 01 July 1993-18 November 1994 | |
| 18 | General S. Roychowdhury | 22 November 1994-30 September 1997 | |
| 19 | General V.P. Malik | 01 October 1997-30 September 2000 | |
| 20 | General S. Padmanabhan | 30 September 2000-31 December 2002 | |
| 21 | General J.J. Singh | 01 February 2005 - 30 September 2007 | |
| 22 | General Deepak Kapoor | 30 September 2007-30 March 2010 | |
| 23 | General V.K. Singh | 31 March 2010 - 31 May 2012 | |
| 24 | General Bikram Singh | 01 June 2012 - 31 July 2014 | |
| 25 | General Dalbir Singh Suhag | 31 July 2014 - 31 December 2016 | |
| 26 | General Bipin Rawat | 31 December 2016 - 31 December 2019 | |
| 27 | General Manoj Mukund Naravane | 31 December 2019 - Incumbent | |