The Chief of Naval staff of the Indian Navy (CNS) is the highest post in the Indian Navy.
List of all Admirals:
| No. | Name | Appointment Date | Left Office | Decorations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rear Admiral John Talbot Savignac Hall* | August 15, 1947 | August 14, 1948 | CIE |
| 2 | Admiral Sir William Edward Parry* | August 14, 1947 | October 13, 1951 | KCB |
| 3 | Admiral Sir Charles Thomas Mark Pizey* | March 31, 1955 | April 01, 1955 | KBE, CB, DSO |
| 4 | Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Hope Carlill* | July 21, 1955 | April 21, 1958 | KBE, CB, DSO |
| 5 | Vice Admiral Ram Dass Katari | April 22, 1958 | June 04, 1962 | - |
| 6 | Vice Admiral B.S Soman | June 04, 1962 | March 03, 1966 | - |
| 7 | Admiral A.K Chatterji | March 03, 1966 | February 28, 1970 | - |
| 8 | Admiral S.M Nanda | February 28, 1970 | February 28, 1973 | PVSM, AVSM |
| 9 | Admiral S.N Kohli | February 28, 1973 | February 29, 1976 | Padma Bhushan, PVSM |
| 10 | Admiral J.L Cursetji | March 1, 1976 | February 28, 1979 | PVSM |
| 11 | Admiral R.L Pereira | March 1, 1979 | February 28, 1982 | PVSM, AVSM |
| 12 | Admiral O.S Dawson | March 1, 1982 | November 30, 1984 | PVSM, AVSM, ADC |
| 13 | Admiral R.H Tahiliani | December 1, 1984 | November 30, 1987 | PVSM, AVSM |
| 14 | Admiral J.G Nadkarni | December 1, 1987 | November 30, 1990 | PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, ADC |
| 15 | Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas | December 1, 1990 | September 30, 1993 | PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC |
| 16 | Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat | October 1, 1993 | September 30, 1996 | PVSM, AVSM, VrC, ADC |
| 17 | Admiral Vishnu Baghwat | October 1, 1996 | December 30, 1998 | PVSM, AVSM, ADC |
| 18 | Admiral Sushil Kumar | December 30, 1998 | December 29, 2001 | PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, NM, ADC |
| 19 | Admiral Madhvendra Singh | December 29, 2001 | July 31, 2004 | PVSM, AVSM, ADC |
| 20 | Admiral Arun Prakash | July 31, 2004 | October 31, 2006 | PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC |
| 21 | Admiral Sureesh Mehta | October 31, 2006 | August 31, 2009 | PVSM, AVSM, ADC |
| 22 | Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma | August 31, 2009 | Present | PVSM, AVSM |
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