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 M. A. Hampiholi, AVSM, NM. [2]

Commandant of the
Indian Naval Academy
Incumbent
Vice Admiral
M. A. Hampiholi
AVSM, VSM
since 27 July 2020
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.[3] 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.[4]

List of Commandants
S.No Name Appointment Date Left Office Notes
1Captain D Mohindra, NM, VSMSeptember 1980March 1982[5]
2Captain Madhvendra SinghMarch 1982July 1983Later served as the Chief of the Naval Staff[6]
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,[7] Commander-in Chief Strategic Forces Command,[8] Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command,[9] and Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command [10]
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.[11]
Commandant INA, Ezhimala
16Vice Admiral M P MuralidharanJanuary 2008 [n 1]September 2009First Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy at the Ezhimala campus.[13] Later served as Director General Indian Coast Guard (DGICG).[14]
17Vice Admiral Anurag G ThapliyalSeptember 2009 [n 2]January 2012[15][16][17] Later served as Director General Indian Coast Guard (DGICG) [18]
18Vice Admiral Pradeep ChauhanFebruary 2012November 2013[19]
19Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P, AVSM, VSMDecember 2013October 2016Later served as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. Current Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.
20Vice Admiral SV Bhokare, YSM, NMOctober 2017February 2018Currently serving as Inspector General Nuclear Safety [20]
21Vice Admiral R. B. Pandit, AVSMFebruary 2018June 2019Currently serving as Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command.[21]
22Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NMJune 2019July 2020Current Director General Naval Operations (DGNO).[22][23]
23Vice Admiral M. A. Hampiholi, AVSM, NMJuly 2020present[24]

See also

References
  1. "Headquarters | INA". www.ina.gov.in.
  2. "COMMANDANT | INA". www.ina.gov.in.
  3. Singh 2018, p. 183.
  4. Singh 2018, p. 188.
  5. "Gallery | INA". www.ina.gov.in.
  6. "Change of guard". frontline.thehindu.com.
  7. "New Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Takes Over". pib.gov.in.
  8. India, Press Trust of (13 June 2014). "Lt Gen Amit Sharma is new commander of strategic forces". Business Standard India.
  9. "Vice Admiral SPS Cheema takes over as FOC-in-c (South) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  10. "Vice Admiral S.P.S Cheema new chief of Western Naval Command". Business Standard India. 31 March 2015.
  11. "Rear Admiral MA Hampiholi, NM Takes Over as Western Fleet Commander | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  12. Singh 2018, p. 187.
  13. "Naval Academy bids adieu to Vice Admiral". The Hindu. 26 August 2009.
  14. "Coast Guard Officers complete Training | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  15. Anandan, S. (20 January 2012). "Naval Academy may enrol foreign trainees soon". The Hindu.
  16. "h7". sainiksamachar.nic.in.
  17. "Naval academy celebrates Independence Day". The Hindu. 15 August 2010.
  18. "Vice Admiral Tapliyal, Director General Coast Guard Commissions CG Ship 'Abhinav' | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  19. "Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan to take over as Commandant Indian Naval Academy (INA) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  20. "Inspector General Nuclear Safety (IGNS) | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  21. "Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  22. "Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM Assumes Charge as Commandant Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in.
  23. Reporter, Staff (28 July 2020). "New Commandant for Naval Academy". The Hindu.
  24. Reporter, Staff (28 July 2020). "New Commandant for Naval Academy". The Hindu.
  1. Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 18 February 2009.[12]
  2. Promoted to the rank of vice-admiral on 1 October 2009.[12]
  • Singh, Anup (2018), Blue Waters Ahoy!, The Indian Navy 2001-2010, HarperCollins Publishers India, ISBN 9789353025526

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