Bikram Singh | |
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| 24th Chief of the Army Staff | |
| In office 1 June 2012 – 31 July 2014 | |
| President | Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | V. K. Singh |
| Succeeded by | Dalbir Singh Suhag |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1952 Amritsar, East Punjab, India |
| Spouse | Surjeet Kaur |
| Alma mater | National Defence Academy Indian Military Academy United States Army War College |
| Awards | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Param Vishisht Seva Medal&sq=&lang=&file=File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Ati Vishisht Seva Medal&sq=&lang=&file=File:Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Vishisht Seva Medal&sq=&lang=&file=File:Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Uttam Yudh Seva Medal&sq=&lang=&file=File:Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg){kind=small} Sena Medal&sq=&lang=&file=File:US_Legion_of_Merit_Commander_ribbon.png){kind=small} Commander of the Legion of Merit |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 31 March 1972 – 31 July 2014 |
| Rank | &sq=&lang=&file=File:General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg){kind=small} General |
| Unit | Sikh Light Infantry |
| Commands | Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee Chief of the Army Staff &sq=&lang=&file=File:IA_Eastern_Command.jpg){kind=small} Eastern CommandXV Corps 10th Infantry Division |
General Bikram Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC [1] (born 19 July 1952) is a retired Indian army officer who served as the 24th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. Previously the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the army's Eastern Command, he succeeded General V. K. Singh as COAS on May 31, 2012.[2] He retired on 31 July 2014.[3] He is the second Sikh to be COAS, the first having been General J. J. Singh.[4] He was also the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) of the Indian armed forces.[5]
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- ^ "Chief of the Army Staff". indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "Know your new army chief, General Bikram Singh". NDTV.
- ^ "Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag to take over as army chief today". New Delhi: First Post. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Lt General Bikram Singh to succeed Indian army chie". Express Tribune. PPI. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "General Bikram Singh takes over as most senior military chief". The Times of India. 30 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.