| S.No | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad | 09/04/1950 to 22/02/1958 |
| 2 | Prof. Humayun Kabir | 09/05/1958 to 31/03/1964 |
| 3 | Shri M. C. Chagla | 01/04/1964 to 06/09/1967 |
| 4 | Dr. J.N. Khosla | 25/03/1968 to 15/12/1971 |
| 5 | Sardar Swaran Singh | 08/03/1972 to 10/10/1974 |
| 6 | Shri Y. B. Chavan | 10/10/1974 to 18/01/1977 |
| 7 | Shri T.N. Kaul | 19/01/1977 to 30/03/1977 |
| 8 | Shri A.B. Vajpayee | 30/03/1977 to 08/08/1979 |
| 9 | Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao | 20/09/1980 to 31/08/1984 |
| 10 | Shri R. Venkataraman | 11/09/1984 to 10/09/1987 |
| 11 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma | 11/09/1987 to 25/07/1992 |
| 12 | Shri Vasant Sathe | 05/02/1993 to 31/03/1996 |
| 13 | Shri K.R. Narayanan | 08/08/1996 to 25/07/1997 |
| 14 | Shri Krishan Kant | 24/09/1997 to 27/07/2002 |
| 15 | Dr. (Smt.) Najma Heptulla | 07/08/2002 to 06/08/2005 |
| 16 | Dr. Karan Singh | 29/10/2005 to 18/08/2014 |
| 17 | Prof. Lokesh Chandra | 27/10/2014 to 26/10/2017 |
| 18 | Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe | 29/12/2017 to 31/12/2023. |
