Commandant of Indian Naval Academy

The Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy is the head and in-charge of all the functioning of the Indian Naval Academy. The commandant of the academy is a three-star rank officer holding the rank of vice admiral. He is supported by the deputy commandant, a two-star appointment and the heads of the Academic Wing (rear admiral principal), Training Wing (commodore rank officer) and the Admin wing (commodore rank officer).[1] The current commandant is Vice Admiral Puneet Kumar Bahl.

Commandant of the
Indian Naval Academy
Flag of the Commandant (Vice Admiral's flag)
Reports toFlag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command
SeatEzhimala, Kerala, India
Websitewww.ina.gov.in

History

The Naval Academy (NAVAC) was set up in Cochin in 1969 as a temporary institution, to train officers for the Navy. The first Officer-in-charge (OIC) was Commander Laxminarayan Ramdas. The title of the head of the institution changed to commandant in 1980. The academy moved to Goa in 1986 under Commandants Captain M.S. Bedi and Captain O.P. Bansal.[2] In 2008, the academy moved to Ezhimala in Kerala and was re-christened the Indian Naval Academy (INA). Rear Admiral M. P. Muralidharan took over as the first commandant of INA.[3]

List of Commandants
S.No Name Appointment Date Left Office Notes
1Captain D Mohindra, NM, VSMSeptember 1980March 1982[4]
2Captain Madhvendra SinghMarch 1982July 1983Later served as the Chief of the Naval Staff[5]
3Captain M V KarnikAugust 1983April 1986
4Captain M S BediApril 1986July 1986
5Captain O P Bansal, VSMJuly 1986June 1987
6Captain K Mohan Rao, VSMJuly 1987July 1989
7Captain N P MehtaJuly 1989August 1990
8Captain K P MathewAugust 1990December 1991
9Captain J S BediDecember 1991June 1993
10Commodore Nirmal Kumar VermaJuly 1993September 1994Later Chief of the Naval Staff.
11Commodore N Venugopal, VSMSeptember 1994December 1997
12Commodore R F ContractorDecember 1997April 1999
10Captain S P S Cheema, NMApril 1999June 2001Later served as Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff,[6] Commander-in Chief Strategic Forces Command,[7] Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command,[8] and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command[9]
13Captain K S AiyappaJune 2001June 2004
14Commodore N N RaoJune 2004June 2007
15Captain M A HampiholiJune 2007January 2008Later served as Flag officer Commanding Western Fleet.[10]
Commandant INA, Ezhimala
16Vice Admiral M P MuralidharanJanuary 2008 [n 1]September 2009First Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy at the Ezhimala campus.[12] Later served as Director General Indian Coast Guard (DGICG).[13]
17Vice Admiral Anurag ThapliyalSeptember 2009 [n 2]January 2012[14][15][16] Later served as Director General Indian Coast Guard (DGICG) [17]
18Vice Admiral Pradeep ChauhanFebruary 2012November 2013[18]
19Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P, AVSM, VSMDecember 2013October 2016Later served as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.
20Vice Admiral SV Bhokare, YSM, NMOctober 2016February 2018Later served as Inspector General Nuclear Safety.[19]
21Vice Admiral R. B. Pandit, AVSMFebruary 2018June 2019Currently serving as Current Commander-in-Chief,Strategic Forces Command.[20]
22Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NMJune 2019July 2020Current Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.[21][22]
23Vice Admiral M. A. Hampiholi, AVSM, NMJuly 202029 November 2021Current Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command[23]
24Vice Admiral Puneet Kumar Bahl, AVSM, VSMDecember 2021Present[24]

Deputy Commandants

The list of Deputy Commandants and Chief Instructors of the INA:

S.No Name Appointment Date Left Office Notes
1 Rear Admiral Kapil Gupta, VSM 1 November 2008 18 April 2011 First Deputy Commandant of INA.[25]
2 Rear Admiral L. V. Sarat Babu, NM 7 June 2011 28 August 2012 Later Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Shipyard Limited.[25][26]
3 Rear Admiral G. V. Ravindran 29 August 2012 30 June 2014 [25][27]
4 Rear Admiral M. D. Suresh, NM 14 July 2014 29 January 2018 Later Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command.[28]
5 Rear Admiral Puneet Chadha, VSM 27 March 2018 3 March 2019 Current Additional Director General National Cadet Corps.[29]
6 Rear Admiral Tarun Sobti, VSM 4 March 2019 11 January 2021 Current Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff.[30]
7 Rear Admiral A. N. Pramod 11 January 2021 1 April 2022 Current Flag Officer Maharashtra Naval Area.[31]
8 Rear Admiral Ajay D. Theophilus 1 April 2022 31 July 2023 Current Flag Officer Goa Area and Flag Officer Naval Aviation.[32]

See also

References
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  3. Singh 2018, p. 188.
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  11. Singh 2018, p. 187.
  12. "Naval Academy bids adieu to Vice Admiral". The Hindu. 26 August 2009.
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  15. "h7". sainiksamachar.nic.in.
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  23. Staff Reporter (28 July 2020). "New Commandant for Naval Academy". The Hindu.
  24. "COMMANDANT,VICE ADMIRAL PUNEET K BAHL , AVSM, VSM". 27 December 2021.
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  26. "Takes over as HSL CMD". The Hindu. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  27. "Passing Out Parade held at Indian Naval Academy | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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  29. "Rear Admiral Puneet Chadha, VSM Assumes Charge as the Deputy Commandant, Indian Naval Academy | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  30. Correspondent, Special (6 March 2019). "Rear Admiral Tarun Sobti is new INA Deputy Commandant". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  31. "Rear Admiral AN Pramod Assumes Charge as Deputy Commandant Indian Naval Academy | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  32. "REAR ADMIRAL AJAY D THEOPHILUS ASSUMES CHARGE AS DEPUTY COMMANDANT, INA | INA". www.ina.gov.in. Retrieved 23 April 2023.

Notes
  1. Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 18 February 2009.[11]
  2. Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 1 October 2009.[11]

Bibliography
  • Singh, Anup (2018), Blue Waters Ahoy!, The Indian Navy 2001-2010, HarperCollins Publishers India, ISBN 9789353025526

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