Atul Kumar Jain

Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain PVSM, AVSM, VSM is the current Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy. He assumed the position on 1 June 2019 after the appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the Chief of the Naval Staff.[1][2]

Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Navy
Years of service	July 1982 - present
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Eastern Naval Command INS Nirghat (K89) INS Khukri (P49) INS Rajput (D51) INS Mysore (D60)
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal

Career

He was commissioned in the Indian Navy in July 1982. He is an alumnus of Sainik School Rewa, National Defence Academy (Pune), the Defence Services Staff College , the College of Naval Warfare (Mumbai) and the National Defence College (Pretoria, South Africa). He is a graduate from Jawaharlal Nehru University and has received his Masters in Defence and Strategic Studies from Madras University.[1]

References

1. "Vice-Admiral Atul Kumar Jain takes over as chief of ENC". The Hindu. 31 May 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
2. "Visakhapatnam: Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain takes charge as FOC-in-C of Eastern Naval Command". Business Standard. Retrieved 30 October 2019.