Who is Who of India 2026: Important Posts and Office Holders Notes for SSC

Questions on current office holders, such as "Who is the Chief Justice of India?" or "Who is the Governor of the RBI?", are asked in almost every SSC General Awareness paper. The answer to these questions can change, so you must learn the latest names along with the name of the person who held the post before. These who is who of India 2026 notes for SSC give the important posts, the present holders and the predecessors in simple tables, as per the latest reports available in October 2026.

Constitutional Posts

Financial and Defence Posts

How These Posts Are Filled

Tips to Learn Office Holders

• Learn a pair for every post: the present holder and the predecessor.
• Write the serial number such as 53rd or 26th, because exams ask for it.
• Revise the list every month, because appointments and retirements change the answers.
• Check the date of retirement for posts with a fixed age, such as the CJI.

Posts may change after the date of this note. If a new appointment is announced, check the official government website or a recent news report before the exam.

Quick Tips

• Revise this list a week before the exam and check for any new appointment.
• Learn the predecessor of every holder, because exams ask both.
• Remember the service of the CJI is short, so questions are often framed on the retirement date.
• Read the monthly current affairs for appointments of ministers and chiefs.

Quick Revision Points

• Droupadi Murmu is the President of India.
• C. P. Radhakrishnan is the Vice President and the Rajya Sabha Chairman.
• Justice Surya Kant is the 53rd Chief Justice of India.
• Sanjay Malhotra is the 26th Governor of the RBI.
• Gyanesh Kumar is the 26th Chief Election Commissioner.

Practice Questions With Answers

1. Who is the President of India?
   Answer: Droupadi Murmu
2. Who is the Vice President of India?
   Answer: C. P. Radhakrishnan
3. Who is the 53rd Chief Justice of India?
   Answer: Justice Surya Kant
4. Who was the 52nd Chief Justice of India?
   Answer: B. R. Gavai
5. Who is the Governor of the RBI?
   Answer: Sanjay Malhotra
6. Who was the RBI Governor before Sanjay Malhotra?
   Answer: Shaktikanta Das
7. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
   Answer: Gyanesh Kumar
8. Who is the 31st Chief of the Army Staff?
   Answer: General Dhiraj Seth
9. Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
   Answer: The Vice President of India
10. Who presented the Union Budget 2026-27?
    Answer: Nirmala Sitharaman

How to Practise This Chapter

Make a table of post, present holder and predecessor, and revise it every Sunday. Then solve questions from our practice papers, the free SSC quizzes and the previous year papers page. Read this note with the Union Budget 2026-27 Highlights note and the Indian Polity notes for the powers of these posts. The Current Affairs notes page has more topics.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the Chief Justice of India in 2026?

Justice Surya Kant is the 53rd Chief Justice of India. He took office on 24 November 2025 and his tenure is up to 9 February 2027.

Who is the Vice President of India in 2026?

C. P. Radhakrishnan is the Vice President of India. He took office on 9 September 2025 and is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Who is the Governor of the RBI?

Sanjay Malhotra is the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He took office on 11 December 2024.

Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

Gyanesh Kumar is the Chief Election Commissioner. He took office on 19 February 2025 as the 26th CEC.

Who is the Chief of the Army Staff?

General Dhiraj Seth is the 31st Chief of the Army Staff. He took charge on 30 June 2026 after General Upendra Dwivedi.

Who is the President of India?

Droupadi Murmu is the President of India. She took office in July 2022 and is the first tribal woman President.

Who is the Prime Minister of India?

Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister. He began his third term in June 2024.

Who was the previous Chief Justice of India?

B. R. Gavai was the 52nd Chief Justice of India before Justice Surya Kant.

How often do office holders change?

Many posts change every few years, and some posts have a fixed age of retirement. So the list must be checked again before every exam.

How can I remember the list easily?

Learn the post with the name and the serial number, add the predecessor, and revise a short table every week.

Are the names of office holders asked in SSC exams?

Yes. Questions on the current holders of important posts are common in SSC General Awareness papers, along with questions on the appointment rules.

How many questions come from appointments in SSC exams?

Usually one or two questions come from appointments in SSC papers, but the number changes from year to year.