Commandant of Indian Naval Academy

Commandant of the
Indian Naval Academy
Flag of the Commandant (Vice Admiral's flag)
since 1 August 2025
Reports toFlag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command
SeatEzhimala, Kerala, India
Websitewww.ina.gov.in

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). The current Commandant is Vice Admiral Vice Admiral Manish Chadha who took over in August 2025.