Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma took Charge as Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma took over as the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) on 29 July 2011. He received the baton of Chairman, COSC from outgoing Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal PV Naik.

Admiral Nirmal Verma, a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1970. Verma has four decades of experience spanning across various afloat and ashore appointments. In the Flag Rank, he served as the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy & Plans), the Chief of Personnel, Vice Chief of Naval Staff and the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.
His sea tenures include commands of INS Ranvir, a Kashin Class Destroyer and the Aircraft Carrier, INS Viraat.

He is also an alumnus of the Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich, UK and the US Naval War College, Rhode Island.