| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Dr Rajendra Prasad | January 26, 1950 - May 13, 1962 |
| Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | May 13, 1962 - May 13, 1967 |
| Dr Zakir Hussain | May 13, 1967 - May 03, 1969 |
| Varahagiri Venkatagiri | May 03, 1969 - July 20, 1969 |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | August 24, 1974 - February 11, 1977 |
| B.D. Jatti | February 11, 1977 - July 25, 1977 |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | July 25, 1977 - July 25, 1982 |
| Giani Zail Singh | August 24, 1969 - August 24, 1974 |
| Giani Zail Singh | July 25, 1982 - July 25, 1987 |
| R. Venkataraman | July 25, 1987 - July 25, 1992 |
| Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma | July 25, 1992 - July 25, 1997 |
| K.R. Narayanan | July 25, 1997 - July 25, 2002 |
| Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | July 25, 2002 - July 25, 2007 |
| Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil | July 25, 2007 - July 25, 2012 |
| Shri Pranab Mukherjee | July 25, 2012 - July 25, 2017 |
| Shri Ram Nath Kovind | July 25, 2017 - Incumbent |
