**Summary:**
Rear Admiral V. Ganapathy has assumed command of the Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Pune, effective June 30, 2025. This appointment, under the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff, positions Rear Admiral Ganapathy as the head of India's premier tri-service technical training institution. His mandate includes preparing mid-career officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and allied nations in advanced military technologies. Rear Admiral Ganapathy's extensive naval career encompasses key operational, staff, and instructional roles. His leadership is expected to reinforce MILIT's function as a center of excellence in joint technical education, with a focus on emerging technologies relevant to modern warfare.
Key Entities Referenced
Rear Admiral V Ganapathy: The newly appointed Commandant of the Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Pune.
Military Institute of Technology, Pune: A premier Triservices technical training institution in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Indian Navy: The naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces.
Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff: An organization responsible for promoting integration and coordination among the Indian Armed Forces.
College of Defence Management: A military institution focused on defence management education.
National Defence College: A high-level military institution providing strategic education.
Defence Services Staff College: A military institution that provides training to officers of the three services.
Army, Navy, Air Force: The three main branches of the Indian Armed Forces.
Ministry of Defence
Rear Admiral V Ganapathy assumes charge as
Commandant of Military Institute of Technology,
Pune
Posted On: 30 JUN 2025 3:56PM by PIB Delhi
Rear Admiral V Ganapathy, an accomplished Flag Officer of the Indian Navy, has assumed the command of
the Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Pune, under the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff. During
his illustrious naval career, Rear Admiral Ganapathy has held several key operational, staff and instructional
appointments, demonstrating a rare blend of operational insight, institutional leadership and future-oriented
thinking. He is an alumnus of College of Defence Management, National Defence College, and Defence
Services Staff College.
Rear Admiral V Ganapathy’s appointment as Commandant comes at a transformative time when
the Armed Forces are undergoing rapid technological evolution and institutional integration under
the ethos of jointness. As the head of India’s premier Tri-services technical training institution, he
now helms the mission of preparing mid-career officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force and friendly
nations in cutting-edge military technologies. His leadership is poised to further strengthen MILIT’s
role as a hub of excellence in joint technical education, with a renewed emphasis on niche and
emerging domains that are reshaping modern warfare.****
VK/SR/Savvy
(Release ID: 2140782)