List of Chief of Naval Staff-

1. Rear Admiral J.T.S. Hall 15 August 1947-14 August 1948
2. Admiral Sir Edward Parry 15 August 1948-13 October 1951
3. Admiral Sir Mark Pizey 14 October 1951-21 July 1955
4. Vice Admiral Sir Stephen Carlill 22 July 1955-21 April 1958
5. Vice Admiral R.D. Katari 22 April 1958-4 June 1962
6. Vice Admiral B.S. Soman 05 June 1962-3 March 1966
7. Admiral A.K. Chatterjee 04 March 1966-27 February 1970
8. Admiral S.M. Nanda 28 February 1970-28 February 1973
9. Admiral S.N. Kohli 01 March 1973-28 February 1976
10. Admiral J.L. Cursetji 01 March 1976-28 February 1979
11. Admiral R.L. Pereira 01 March 1979-28 February 1982
12. Admiral O.S. Dawson 01 March 1982-30 November 1984
13. Admiral R.H. Tahiliani 01 December 1984-30 November 1987
14. Admiral J.G. Nadkarni 01 December 1987-30 November 1990
15. Admiral Ramdas 01 December 1990-30 September 1993
16. Admiral V.S. Shekhawat 01 October 1993-30 September 1996
17. Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat 01 October 1996-30 December 1998
18. Admiral Sushil Kumar 31 December 1998 - 29 December 2001
19. Admiral Madhvendra Singh 29 December 2001 - 31 July 2004
20. Admiral Arun Prakash 01 August 2004 - 30 October 2006
21. Admiral Sureesh Mehta 30 October 2006 - 31 August 2009
22. Admiral Nirmal Verma 31 August 2009- Incumbent