Current Context : Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh took charge as commandant of National Defence Academy (NDA) from Vice Admiral Ajay Kocchar.

• He holds the distinction of being part of the commissioning crew of three Indian-constructed warships, namely INS Brahmaputra as gunnery officer, INS Shivalik as executive officer, and INS Kochi as commanding officer.
• He was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1990.
• He was awarded by the Admiral Katari Trophy for standing “First in Overall Order of Merit” of his batch during ab initio training.
• He has also been awarded the FOC-in-C Commendation (2002), the Nao Sena Medal (2020), and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (2024).