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Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain, AVSM, Sena Medal is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command. He was previously serving as Chief of Staff of the Southern Command. prior to that he was theCommandant, Indian Military Academy. He earlier served as General Officer Commanding XVI Corps. He is also the Colonel of the Regiment of the Mahar Regiment since 1 August 2024.
After being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he assumed the appointment of Director General (Capability Development) at the Army Headquarters, New Delhi. On 24 December 2022, he took over as the General Officer Commanding XVI Corps. A year later on 1 February 2024, he took over as the Commandant of the Indian Military Academy. He subsequently assumed the appointment of Chief of Staff, Southern Command in June 2025.
On 1 April 2026, Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command succeeding Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth upon his elevation as the Vice Chief of Army Staff.
| Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | Sena Medal | ||
| Special Service Medal | Operation Parakram Medal | Sainya Seva Medal | High Altitude Medal |
| Videsh Seva Medal | 75th Independence Anniversary Medal | 50th Independence Anniversary Medal | 30 Years Long Service Medal |
| 20 Years Long Service Medal | 9 Years Long Service Medal | UNMEE | UNMIS |
| Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 11 June 1988 | |
| Lieutenant | Indian Army | 11 June 1990 | |
| Captain | Indian Army | 11 June 1993 | |
| Major | Indian Army | 11 June 1999 | |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004 | |
| Colonel | Indian Army | 11 June 2008 | |
| Brigadier | Indian Army | 13 June 2014 (acting) 29 October 2015 (substantive, with seniority from 14 September 2012) | |
| Major General | Indian Army | 6 February 2020 (seniority from 20 November 2018) | |
| Lieutenant General | Indian Army | 2022 |
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