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Lieutenant General
Sandeep Jain
AVSM SM
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Command
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 April 2026
Upendra Dwivedi
Preceded byDhiraj Seth
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service
11 June 1988 – Present
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit 13 Mahar Regiment
Commands
Service numberIC-47661L[1]
Awards

Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain, AVSM, SM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command.[2] He was previously serving as Chief of Staff of the Southern Command.[3] prior to that he was the Commandant, Indian Military Academy.[4] He earlier served as General Officer Commanding XVI Corps.[5][6] He is also the Colonel of the Regiment of the Mahar Regiment since 1 August 2024.[7]

Early life and education

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He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He is also an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the National Defence College, Kenya.[8]

Military Career

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The general officer was commissioned into 13th Battalion of the Mahar Regiment on 11 June 1988 from the Indian Military Academy.[9] In a career spanning over three decades, he has undertaken numerous command and staff appointments. He was a Sector Commander at United Nations Mission in Sudan, an Infantry Brigade in Strike Corps and was General Officer Commanding of a Counter Insurgency Force in Jammu & Kashmir. He has also served with the Military Operations Directorate, Military Secretary’s Branch and as a Military observer in Ethiopia.

After being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he assumed the appointment of Director General (Capability Development) at the Army Headquarters, New Delhi. On 24 December 2022, he took over as the General Officer Commanding XVI Corps.[5] A year later on 1 February 2024, he took over as the Commandant of the Indian Military Academy. He subsequently assumed the appointment of Chief of Staff, Southern Command in June 2025.[3]

On 1 April 2026, Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command succeeding Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth upon his elevation as the Vice Chief of Army Staff.[2]

Awards and decorations

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During his career, the general officer has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2025[10] and the Sena Medal in 2022.[11]

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal
Special Service Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Medal
Videsh Seva Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal UNMEE UNMIS

Dates of rank

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Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant Indian Army 11 June 1988[9]
Lieutenant Indian Army 11 June 1990[12]
Captain Indian Army 11 June 1993[13]
Major Indian Army 11 June 1999[14]
Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[15]
Colonel Indian Army 11 June 2008[16]
Brigadier Indian Army 13 June 2014 (acting)

29 October 2015 (substantive, with seniority from 14 September 2012)[17]

Major General Indian Army 6 February 2020 (seniority from 20 November 2018)[18]
Lieutenant General Indian Army 2022

References

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  1. ^ "Rank & Name" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b "Lt General Sandeep Jain Assumes Command of Southern Command". www.spslandforces.com. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain Takes Over as Chief of Staff at Southern Command - SSBCrack News". 3 June 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Lt Gen Sandeep Jain takes over as Commandant of Indian Military Academy". The Tribune. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Lt Gen Sandeep Jain takes over as Corps Commander White Knight Corps". Statetimes. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Lt Gen Sandeep Jain takes over as GOC 16 Corps". The Kashmir Horizon. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Lt Gen C Bansi Ponnappa Bids Farewell to Mahar Regimental Centre". 24 July 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  8. ^ Post, Garhwal (3 February 2024). "Lt General Sandeep Jain takes over as 52nd IMA Commandant | Garhwal Post". Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  9. ^ a b "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. p. 17. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  10. ^ "President approves Gallantry awards to 93 Armed Forces personnel, including 11 posthumous & 305 defence decorations on the eve of Republic Day 2025". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  11. ^ "President approves 384 Gallantry Awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day" (Press release). PIB. 25 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. p. 50.
  13. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. p. 30. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  17. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). egazette.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  18. ^ "The Gazette of India: Part I-Section 4 (Military Secretary's Branch)" (PDF). Department of Publications, Government of India. 25 December 2021. p. 2965.