| Name | From | To |
| Sri K T CHANDY | April 28, 1972 | June 26, 1980 |
| Sri M J K THAVARAJ | September 25, 1980 | November 31, 1981 |
| Sri M S RAM | July 30, 1982 | October 18, 1983 |
| Sri M SATHYAPAL | October 18, 1983 | January 10, 1985 |
| Prof I S GULATI | September 23, 1987 | September 13, 1992 |
| Sri V RAMACHANDRAN, IAS (Rtd) | September 13, 1992 | April, 1996 |
| Prof I S GULATI | May, 1996 | May, 2001 |
| Sri V RAMACHANDRAN, IAS(Rtd) | July 21, 2001 | March 22, 2005 |
| Sri C V PADMARAJAN | March 23, 2005 | May 16, 2006 |
| Prof PRABHAT PATNAIK | June 22, 2006 | May 15, 2011 |
| Sri K M CHANDRASEKHAR | June 27, 2011 | May, 2016 |
| Prof V K RAMACHANDRAN | August 1, 2016 |