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Controller of Personnel Services
Flag of the Vice Admiral
since 31 July 2025
 Indian Navy
TypeController
AbbreviationCPS
Reports toChief of Personnel
SeatNaval Headquarters, New Delhi

The Controller of Personnel Services (CPS) is a senior appointment in the Indian Navy. A Controller at Naval Headquarters (NHQ) in the rank of Vice-Admiral, the CPS is responsible for service conditions, welfare, pay, pension, as well as matters pertaining to recruitment, training and discipline. The current CPS is Vice Admiral C. R. Praveen Nair who took over in July 2025.

History

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The billet of CPS was created in March 2000 to devolve some of the Chief of Personnel's responsibilities. A significant portion of the COP’s duties involved oversight of projects, schools, messes, shore establishments, discipline, and ceremonial functions. The delegation of these duties to the CPS enabled the COP to devote greater attention to matters relating to human resource development and career planning.[1]

Organisation

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The CPS is a Controller in the Personnel Branch at the Naval Headquarters. The following directorates report into the CPS.[2]

  • Directorate of Personnel Services
  • Directorate of Naval Education
  • Directorate of Ex-Servicemen Affairs
  • Directorate of Non Public Fund
  • Directorate of Adventure Physical Fitness & Sports Activities

The CPS is also the administrative authority of INS India.

Appointees

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Name Assumed office Left office Notes
Vice Admiral Sureesh Mehta AVSM April 2000 April 2002 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[3]
Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh AVSM NM October 2003 August 2004 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.[4]
Vice Admiral S. K. K. Krishnan AVSM VSM August 2004 December 2005 [5]
Vice Admiral R. P. Suthan AVSM VSM January 2006 July 2006 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.[6]
Vice Admiral S. K. Damle AVSM NM VSM July 2006 March 2007 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command.[7]
Vice Admiral D. K. Dewan AVSM March 2007 July 2007 [8]
Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha AVSM NM &bar January 2008 June 2011 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.[9][10]
Vice Admiral SPS Cheema AVSM NM July 2011 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.[11][12]
Vice Admiral Rama Kant Pattanaik AVSM YSM January 2012 Later Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff.
Vice Admiral HCS Bisht AVSM September 2011 January 2015 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.[13][14]
Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain AVSM VSM April 2015 September 2016 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.[15]
Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar AVSM VSM September 2016 July 2018 Later Chief of the Naval Staff.[16][17]
Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta AVSM YSM VSM August 2018 June 2020 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command.[18][19]
Vice Admiral Satish Ghormade AVSM NM March 2021 Later Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.[20]
Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh AVSM NM March 2021 August 2021 Later Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.[21]
Vice Admiral Suraj Berry AVSM NM VSM August 2021 March 2023 Later Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command.[22]
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan AVSM VSM April 2023 October 2023 Current Chief of the Naval Staff.[23]
Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh AVSM NM January 2024 May 2024 Current Chief of Personnel.[24]
Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty AVSM September 2024 July 2025 Current Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command.[25]
Vice Admiral C. R. Praveen Nair AVSM NM July 2025 Present Current CPS.[26]

References

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  1. ^ Hiranandani 2009.
  2. ^ "Personnel Branch | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in.
  3. ^ "Vice Admiral Sureesh Mehta, takes over as Foc-In-C East". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  4. ^ "Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh is the new DG Coast Guard". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  5. ^ "IMF-NMF joint webinar" (PDF). maritimeindia.org. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  6. ^ "Vice Adm Suthan takes over as DCNS". Hindustan Times. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  7. ^ "Vice Adm Suthan takes over as DCNS". Hindustan Times. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  8. ^ "New Flag appointment in the Navy". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  9. ^ "Indian Navy North Pole Team Creates Record". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  10. ^ "Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha PVSM AVSM NM& BAR, ADC Appointed as Commander in Chief Western Naval Command to Take Over from Vice Admiral DK Joshi". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  11. ^ "Second Innings" (PDF). dnv.indiannavy.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  12. ^ "New Flag Officer C-in-C Southern Naval Command appointed". spsmai.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  13. ^ "Vice-Admiral Bisht to be new Coast Guard DG". The Times of India. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  14. ^ "Vice Admiral HCS Bisht takes over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  15. ^ "Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain takes over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, ENC". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  16. ^ "Expedition for Circumnavigation of the Globe". spsnavalforces.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  17. ^ "Appointments". spsnavalforces.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  18. ^ "Spokesperson Navy". x.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  19. ^ "Spokesperson Navy". x.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  20. ^ "HQ IDS". x.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  21. ^ "HQ IDS". x.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  22. ^ "VICE ADMIRAL SURAJ BERRY ASSUMES CHARGE AS CHIEF OF PERSONNEL OF INDIAN NAVY". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  23. ^ "Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan AVSM VSM assumes charge as Chief of Personnel Indian Navy". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  24. ^ "VICE ADMIRAL GURCHARAN SINGH, NM ASSUMES CHARGE AS CONTROLLER PERSONNEL SERVICES". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  25. ^ "VICE ADMIRAL VINEET MCCARTY, AVSM ASSUMES CHARGE AS CONTROLLER PERSONNEL SERVICES". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  26. ^ "VICE ADMIRAL CR PRAVEEN NAIR, AVSM, NM, ASSUMES CHARGE AS CONTROLLER PERSONNEL SERVICES". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 20 May 2026.

Bibliography

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  • Hiranandani, G.M. (2009), Transition to Guardianship: History of the Indian Navy, 1991-2000, Lancer, ISBN 978-1935501268