<P> Appointments to the office are made by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). The COAS reaches superannuation upon three years in the office or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier . </P> <P> The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Army Staff or its preceding positions since the independence of India . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Photo </Th> <Th> Appointment Date </Th> <Th> Left Office </Th> <Th> Unit of Commission </Th> <Th> Decorations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rob Lockhart </Td> <Td> General </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 August 1947 </Td> <Td> 31 December 1947 </Td> <Td> 51st Sikhs </Td> <Td> KCB, CIE, MC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Roy Bucher </Td> <Td> General </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 January 1948 </Td> <Td> 15 January 1949 </Td> <Td> Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) </Td> <Td> KBE, CB, MC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kodandera M. Cariappa </Td> <Td> General </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 January 1949 </Td> <Td> 14 January 1953 </Td> <Td> Rajput Regiment </Td> <Td> OBE </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rajendrasinhji Jadeja </Td> <Td> General </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 January 1953 </Td> <Td> 1 April 1955 </Td> <Td> 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) </Td> <Td> DSO </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Photo </Th> <Th> Appointment Date </Th> <Th> Left Office </Th> <Th> Unit of Commission </Th> <Th> Decorations </Th> </Tr>

First commander in chief of indian army after independence