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Years of service | 1979 – 31 July 2019 |
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Service number | IC-38266W |
Unit | Brigade of the Guards |
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Lieutenant General Surinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM & Bar, VSM is a retired officer of Indian Army who served as General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Western Command. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He took office of the Chairman, Punjab Public Service Commission on 21 August 2019. [7]
Singh is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has also attended National Defence College, New Delhi and the Higher Command Course at Staff College, Camberley ( Surrey). [3]
Singh was commissioned into 2nd Battalion Brigade of the Guards in 1979. He has vast experience counter insurgency and operational environments. He has taught at The Infantry School, Mhow and College of Military Engineering, Pune. He has commanded an Armoured Brigade, a Division in a Strike Corps and a Mountain Corps in Sikkim XXXIII Corps (Sukhna). He has also held staff appointments at the Military Operations Directorate, the Perspective Planning Directorate at the Army Headquarters,[ citation needed] He has also served as a Team Leader of military observers with the UN mission in Liberia and has had other key operational roles.[ citation needed]
He assumed the office of General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Western Command on 17 September 2016, and served in the same capacity till 31 July 2019.[ citation needed]
During four decades of his career, he has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2010, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2015, Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2017 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019. [8] He was also ‘The Colonel’ of the Brigade of The Guards. [3] [9]
After his retirement from Indian Army, Singh was appointed Chairman of Punjab Public Service Commission.[ citation needed]
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 22 December 1979 [10] |
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Lieutenant | Indian Army | 22 December 1981 [11] |
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Captain | Indian Army | 13 January 1983 [12] |
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Major | Indian Army | 22 December 1990 [13] |
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Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 27 September 1997 [14] |
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Colonel | Indian Army | 11 August 1999 [15] |
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Brigadier | Indian Army | 1 August 2007(seniority from 16 July 2007) [16] |
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Major General | Indian Army | 30 April 2012 (seniority from 11 October 2010) [17] |
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Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 24 April 2015 [18] |
Surinder Singh | |
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Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1979 – 31 July 2019 |
Rank |
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Service number | IC-38266W |
Unit | Brigade of the Guards |
Commands held |
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Awards |
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Lieutenant General Surinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM & Bar, VSM is a retired officer of Indian Army who served as General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Western Command. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He took office of the Chairman, Punjab Public Service Commission on 21 August 2019. [7]
Singh is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has also attended National Defence College, New Delhi and the Higher Command Course at Staff College, Camberley ( Surrey). [3]
Singh was commissioned into 2nd Battalion Brigade of the Guards in 1979. He has vast experience counter insurgency and operational environments. He has taught at The Infantry School, Mhow and College of Military Engineering, Pune. He has commanded an Armoured Brigade, a Division in a Strike Corps and a Mountain Corps in Sikkim XXXIII Corps (Sukhna). He has also held staff appointments at the Military Operations Directorate, the Perspective Planning Directorate at the Army Headquarters,[ citation needed] He has also served as a Team Leader of military observers with the UN mission in Liberia and has had other key operational roles.[ citation needed]
He assumed the office of General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Western Command on 17 September 2016, and served in the same capacity till 31 July 2019.[ citation needed]
During four decades of his career, he has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2010, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2015, Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2017 and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019. [8] He was also ‘The Colonel’ of the Brigade of The Guards. [3] [9]
After his retirement from Indian Army, Singh was appointed Chairman of Punjab Public Service Commission.[ citation needed]
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Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 22 December 1979 [10] |
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Lieutenant | Indian Army | 22 December 1981 [11] |
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Captain | Indian Army | 13 January 1983 [12] |
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Major | Indian Army | 22 December 1990 [13] |
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Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 27 September 1997 [14] |
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Colonel | Indian Army | 11 August 1999 [15] |
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Brigadier | Indian Army | 1 August 2007(seniority from 16 July 2007) [16] |
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Major General | Indian Army | 30 April 2012 (seniority from 11 October 2010) [17] |
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Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 24 April 2015 [18] |