# Sandeep Jain > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sandeep_Jain > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sandeep_Jain.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandeep_Jain > Source revision: 1353477795 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Lieutenant General in Indian Army}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_general_(India)) | name = Sandeep Jain | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=IND|size=90%|AVSM|SM}} | image = File:Lt General Sandeep Jain.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = | office = [General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Southern Command](/source/Southern_Command_(India)) | term_start = 1 April 2026 | term_end = | 1blankname = [Chief of Army Staff](/source/Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(India)) | 1namedata = [Upendra Dwivedi](/source/Upendra_Dwivedi) | predecessor = [Dhiraj Seth](/source/Dhiraj_Seth) | successor = | allegiance = {{IND}} | branch = {{army|India}} | service_years = 11 June 1988 – Present | rank = 20px Lieutenant General | unit = 21px [13 Mahar Regiment](/source/Mahar_Regiment) | military_blank1 = Service number | military_data1 = IC-47661L{{cite web|title=Rank & Name|URL=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2022/jan/doc202212610101.pdf}} | commands = {{plainlist| * 22px [Southern Command](/source/Southern_Command_(India)) * 18px [Indian Military Academy](/source/Indian_Military_Academy) * 21px [XVI Corps](/source/XVI_Corps_(India)) }} | battles = | battles_label = | military_blank2 = Awards | military_data2 = {{plainlist| * 20px [Ati Vishisht Seva Medal](/source/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal) * 20px [Sena Medal](/source/Sena_Medal) }} | spouse = | relations = | laterwork = | signature = | website = | other_name = | memorials = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | module = }} [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_General) '''Sandeep Jain''', [AVSM](/source/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal), [SM](/source/Sena_Medal) is a serving [general officer](/source/general_officer) of the [Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army). He currently serves as the [General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command](/source/General_Officer_Commanding-in-Chief_Southern_Command).{{Cite web |title=Lt General Sandeep Jain Assumes Command of Southern Command |url=https://www.spslandforces.com/appointments/?id=20&h=Lt-General-Sandeep-Jain-Assumes-Command-of-Southern-Command |access-date=2026-05-10 |website=www.spslandforces.com}} He was previously serving as Chief of Staff of the [Southern Command](/source/Southern_Command_(India)).{{Cite web |date=2025-06-03 |title=Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain Takes Over as Chief of Staff at Southern Command - SSBCrack News |url=https://news.ssbcrack.com/lieutenant-general-sandeep-jain-takes-over-as-chief-of-staff-at-southern-command/ |access-date=2026-03-06 |language=en-US}} prior to that he was the [Commandant, Indian Military Academy](/source/Commandant_of_the_Indian_Military_Academy).{{Cite web |title=Lt Gen Sandeep Jain takes over as Commandant of Indian Military Academy |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/lt-gen-sandeep-jain-takes-over-as-commandant-of-indian-military-academy-586342/ |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=The Tribune |language=en}} He earlier served as [General Officer Commanding XVI Corps](/source/XVI_Corps_(India)).{{Cite web |title=Lt Gen Sandeep Jain takes over as Corps Commander White Knight Corps |url=https://statetimes.in/amp/lt-gen-sandeep-jain-takes-over-as-corps-commander-white-knight-corps/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Statetimes |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Lt Gen Sandeep Jain takes over as GOC 16 Corps |url=https://thekashmirhorizon.com/2022/12/24/lt-gen-sandeep-jain-takes-over-as-goc-16-corps/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=The Kashmir Horizon |language=en-US}} He is also the Colonel of the Regiment of the [Mahar Regiment](/source/Mahar_Regiment) since 1 August 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-24 |title=Lt Gen C Bansi Ponnappa Bids Farewell to Mahar Regimental Centre |url=https://www.ssbcrack.com/2024/07/lt-gen-c-bansi-ponnappa-bids-farewell-to-mahar-regimental-centre.html |access-date=2026-03-06 |language=en-US}} == Early life and education == He is an alumnus of the [National Defence Academy](/source/National_Defence_Academy), [Khadakwasla](/source/Khadakwasla) and the [Indian Military Academy](/source/Indian_Military_Academy), [Dehradun](/source/Dehradun). He is also an alumnus of the [Defence Services Staff College](/source/Defence_Services_Staff_College), Wellington and the [National Defence College, Kenya](/source/National_Defence_College%2C_Kenya).{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Garhwal |date=2024-02-03 |title=Lt General Sandeep Jain takes over as 52nd IMA Commandant {{!}} Garhwal Post |url=https://garhwalpost.in/lt-general-sandeep-jain-takes-over-as-52nd-ima-commandant/ |access-date=2026-03-24 |language=en-US}} == Military Career == The general officer was commissioned into 13th Battalion of the [Mahar Regiment](/source/Mahar_Regiment) on 11 June 1988 from the [Indian Military Academy](/source/Indian_Military_Academy). 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](/source/United_Nations_Mission_in_Sudan), an Infantry Brigade in Strike Corps and was General Officer Commanding of a Counter Insurgency Force in [Jammu & Kashmir](/source/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(state)). He has also served with the Military Operations Directorate, Military Secretary’s Branch and as a Military observer in [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia). After being promoted to the rank of [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_general_(India)), he assumed the appointment of Director General (Capability Development) at the Army Headquarters, [New Delhi](/source/New_Delhi). On 24 December 2022, he took over as the [General Officer Commanding XVI Corps](/source/XVI_Corps_(India)). A year later on 1 February 2024, he took over as the [Commandant of the Indian Military Academy](/source/Commandant_of_the_Indian_Military_Academy). He subsequently assumed the appointment of Chief of Staff, [Southern Command](/source/Southern_Command_(India)) in June 2025. On 1 April 2026, [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_general_(India)) Sandeep Jain took over as the [General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command](/source/General_Officer_Commanding-in-Chief_Southern_Command) succeeding [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_general_(India)) [Dhiraj Seth](/source/Dhiraj_Seth) upon his elevation as the [Vice Chief of Army Staff](/source/Vice_Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(India)). == Awards and decorations == During his career, the general officer has been awarded the [Ati Vishisht Seva Medal](/source/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal) in 2025{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=President approves Gallantry awards to 93 Armed Forces personnel, including 11 posthumous & 305 defence decorations on the eve of Republic Day 2025 |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2096200 |access-date=25 January 2025 |website=pib.gov.in}} and the [Sena Medal](/source/Sena_Medal) in 2022.{{cite press release |title=President approves 384 Gallantry Awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day |date=2022-01-25 |publisher=PIB |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1792624}} {| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;" | |105x105px |105x105px | |- |105x105px |105x105px |105x105px |105x105px |- |105x105px |105x105px |105x105px |105x105px |- |105x105px |105x105px |frameless|105x105px |frameless|105x105px |} {| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;" | |[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal](/source/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal) |[Sena Medal](/source/Sena_Medal) | |- |[Special Service Medal](/source/Special_Service_Medal_(India)) |[Operation Parakram Medal](/source/Operation_Parakram_Medal) |[Sainya Seva Medal](/source/Sainya_Seva_Medal) |[High Altitude Medal](/source/High_Altitude_Medal) |- |[Videsh Seva Medal](/source/Videsh_Seva_Medal) |[75th Independence Anniversary Medal](/source/75th_Independence_Anniversary_Medal_(India)) |[50th Independence Anniversary Medal](/source/50th_Independence_Anniversary_Medal) |[30 Years Long Service Medal](/source/Indian_military_decorations) |- |[20 Years Long Service Medal](/source/Indian_military_decorations) |[9 Years Long Service Medal](/source/Indian_military_decorations) |[UNMEE](/source/United_Nations_Mission_in_Ethiopia_and_Eritrea) |[UNMIS](/source/United_Nations_Mission_in_Sudan) |} == Dates of rank == {| class="wikitable" style="background:white" !Insignia !Rank !Component !Date of rank |- | align="center" |89x89px |[Second Lieutenant](/source/Second_Lieutenant) |[Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army) |11 June 1988{{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1989/O-0593-1989-0020-25631.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=egazette.gov.in |page=17}} |- | align="center" |89x89px |[Lieutenant](/source/Lieutenant) |[Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army) |11 June 1990{{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1993/O-0407-1993-0013-16503.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India |page=50}} |- | align="center" |89x89px |[Captain](/source/Captain_(armed_forces)) |[Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army) |11 June 1993{{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1993/O-0410-1993-0042-16533.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=egazette.gov.in}} |- | align="center" |89x89px |[Major](/source/Major_(rank)) |[Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army) |11 June 1999{{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1999/W_40_2013_172.pdf |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=egazette.gov.in |page=30}} |- | align="center" |89x89px |[Lieutenant Colonel](/source/Lieutenant-Colonel) |[Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army) |16 December 2004{{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2005/W_35_2012_129.pdf |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=egazette.gov.in}} |- | align="center" |89x89px |[Colonel](/source/Colonel_(India)) |[Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army) |11 June 2008{{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2010/W_43_2010_030.pdf |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=egazette.gov.in}} |- | align="center" |89x89px |[Brigadier](/source/Brigadier_(India)) |[Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army) |13 June 2014 (acting) 29 October 2015 (substantive, with seniority from 14 September 2012){{Cite web |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2017/179300.pdf |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=egazette.gov.in}} |- | align="center" |89x89px |[Major General](/source/Major_general_(India)) |[Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army) |6 February 2020 (seniority from 20 November 2018){{cite news |title=The Gazette of India: Part I-Section 4 (Military Secretary's Branch) |page=2965 |date=25 December 2021|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2021/232121.pdf |publisher=Department of Publications, Government of India}} |- | align="center" |89x89px |[Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_general_(India)) |[Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army) |2022 |} == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jain, Sandeep}} Category:Indian military personnel Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sandeep Jain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandeep_Jain) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandeep_Jain?action=history)). 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