Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh took over as Commandant, National Defence Academy.
On 25 May 2024, he assumed the charge from Vice Admiral Ajay Kocchar.
On 01 July 1990, he was commissioned into the Indian Navy.
He specialises in missiles and gunnery. He was a member of the Indian Naval Fleet on the ships Prahar and Ranjit.
Additionally, he commanded INS Khukri and INS Vidyut.
He became the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet on November 29, 2022.
After achieving the top spot in his batch’s overall order of merit during ab initio training, he was given the Admiral Katarı Trophy.
In December 2011, INS Khukri, which was under his command, was given the Chief of Naval Staff’s “Unit Citation.”
In addition, he received the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (2024) and the Nao Sena Medal (2020).
National Defence Academy is joint defence service training institute of the Indian Armed Forces. It is located in Khadakwasla, Pune, Maharashtra. It was established in 1949.
