General Bipin Rawat, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, Sm, VSM, ADC, Padma
Vibhushan (Posthumously), India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was a
legendry General who contributed significantly to the strategic security and
military transformation of India. To honour the late CDS’s contribution to the
armed forces COAS instituted the General Bipin Rawat Chair of Excellence (COE) on
15 March 2022. In addition to COE, it
has been decided to hold the General Bipin Rawat Memorial Lecture in the month
of Dec every year.