Lieutenant General Shrinjay Pratap Singh, AVSM, YSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He is currently serving as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army Training Command. He was previously serving as Director General, Defence Intelligence Agency & Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence). He earlier served as the Chief of Staff, Southern Command, prior to that he was General Officer Commanding, IX Corps.
Early life and education He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He is also an alumnus of Army War College, Mhow and the United States Army War College, Carlisle. He holds a master's degree from University of Madras and an MPhil from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya.
Military career The general officer was commissioned into the Kumaon Regiment on 10 June 1989 from the Indian Military Academy. In a career spanning over three decades, he has tenated various command and staff appointments. He has commanded an infantry battalion in the semi-desert sector, a brigade in counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in Jammu and Kashmir and a division on the eastern borders. His staff appointments include being colonel (general staff) of an Infantry Division and as Brigadier General Staff at HQ XV Corps. As a Major general, he served as the General Officer Commanding, 21st Mountain Division.
Upon promotion to the rank of Lieutenant General, on 9 June 2023, he took over as the General Officer Commanding, IX Corps succeeding Lieutenant General Pushpendra Pal Singh. A year and a half later, on 1 October 2024, he assumed the appointment of Chief of Staff of Southern Command. On 31 May 2025, Lieutenant General S P Singh assumed the appointment of Director General, Defence Intelligence Agency & Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) succeeding Lieutenant General Dinesh Singh Rana who moved to Andaman Nicobar Command as CINCAN.
On 1 October 2026, he took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army Training Command succeeding Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma.
Personal life He is one of the two sons of Major Dhirendra Nath Singh, who was an officer in the Kumaon Regiment and a veteran of the India–Pakistan War of 1965. His brother, Lieutenant General Viresh Pratap Singh Kaushik is a serving officer in the Indian Army.
Awards and decorations During his career, he has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2025 and the Yudh Seva Medal. He has received commendation from the Chief of Army Staff.
Ati Vishisht Seva MedalYudh Seva MedalSamanya Seva MedalSpecial Service MedalOperation Vijay MedalOperation Parakram MedalSainya Seva MedalHigh Altitude Medal75th Independence Anniversary Medal50th Independence Anniversary Medal30 Years Long Service Medal20 Years Long Service Medal9 Years Long Service Medal
Date of ranks InsigniaRankComponentDate of rankSecond LieutenantIndian Army10 June 1989LieutenantIndian Army10 June 1991CaptainIndian Army10 June 1994MajorIndian Army10 June 2000Lieutenant ColonelIndian Army16 December 2004ColonelIndian Army1 May 2009BrigadierIndian Army1 May 2015 (acting) 1 December 2016 (substantive with seniority from 10 July 2014)Major GeneralIndian Army10 December 2020 (seniority from 19 July 2019)Lieutenant GeneralIndian Army2023
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