| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 1952-1962 |
| Dr Zakir Hussain | 1962-1967 |
| Varahagiri Venkatagiri | 1967-1969 |
| Gopal Swarup Pathak | 1969-1974 |
| B.D. Jatti | 1974-1979 |
| Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah | 1979-1984 |
| R. Venkataraman | 1984-1987 |
| Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma | 1987-1992 |
| K.R. Narayanan | 1992-1997 |
| Krishan Kant | 1997-2002 |
| Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | 2002-2007 |
| Mohammad Hamid Ansari | 2007-2017 |
| Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu | August 11, 2017 - Incumbent |
