Exam Tip: Questions on “Who is the current head of _?” are frequently asked in WBCS Prelims, SSC, Banking, and Railway exams. Focus on recent appointments (2024–2026).
🇮🇳 SECTION 1: INDIAN WHO’S WHO 2026
🏛️ Constitutional Bodies & Executive
Post / Organization
Current Head (2026)
Since
President of India
Droupadi Murmu
2022
Vice-President of India / Chairman of Rajya Sabha
C. P. Radhakrishnan
September 2025
Prime Minister of India
Narendra Modi
2014
Chief Justice of India (CJI)
Justice Surya Kant
November 2025
Speaker of Lok Sabha
Om Birla
2019
Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha)
Rahul Gandhi
–
Attorney General of India
R. Venkataramani
October 2022
Solicitor General of India
Tushar Mehta
–
⚖️ Constitutional & Statutory Authorities
Post / Organization
Current Head (2026)
Since
Election Commission of India (CEC)
Gyanesh Kumar
February 2025
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
K. Sanjay Murthy
November 2024
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Dr. Ajay Kumar
August 2025
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
Justice V. Ramasubramanian
–
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)
Praveen Kumar Srivastava
–
Lokpal of India
Justice A. M. Khanwilkar
–
National Commission for SC
Kishor Makwana
–
National Commission for ST
Antar Singh Arya
–
National Commission for Women (NCW)
Vijaya Kishore Rahakar
–
National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti
–
🏦 Banking & Financial Organizations
Post / Organization
Current Head (2026)
Since
Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Sanjay Malhotra (26th Governor)
December 2024
Chairman, SEBI
Tuhin Kanta Pandey
March 2025
Chairman, State Bank of India (SBI)
Challa Srinivasulu Setty
August 2024
CEO & MD, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
R. Doraiswamy
–
Chairman, IRDAI
Ajay Seth
March 2025
Chairman, SIDBI
Manoj Mittal
–
Chairman, GST Council
Nirmala Sitharaman
–
Chief Economic Advisor (CEA)
V. Anantha Nageswaran
–
Finance Commission (16th FC)
Arvind Pangariya
–
Deputy Governors of RBI:
Poonam Gupta
Swaminathan Janakiraman
T Rabi Shankar
M. Rajeshwar Rao
🚀 Science & Technology Organizations
Post / Organization
Current Head (2026)
Since
Chairman, ISRO
Dr. V. Narayanan
January 2025
Chairman, DRDO
Samir V. Kamat
2022
Director General, CSIR
N. Kalaiselvi (first woman)
2022
Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
A. K. Mohanty
2024
Director, BARC
Vivek Bhasin
2023
Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA)
Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood
–
🛡️ Defence & Security Organizations
Post / Organization
Current Head (2026)
Since
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
N. S. Raja Subramani
May 2026
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)
Upendra Dwivedi
June 2024
Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)
Dinesh K. Tripathi
April 2024
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)
Amar Preet Singh
September 2024
National Security Advisor (NSA)
Ajit Doval
2014
Director, CBI
Praveen Sood
2023
Director General, NIA
Sadanand Date
2021
Director General, Indian Coast Guard
Paramesh Sivamani
–
Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB)
Tapan Kumar Deka
–
🚆 Transport & Infrastructure Organizations
Post / Organization
Current Head (2026)
Since
Chairman & CEO, Railway Board
Satish Kumar
September 2024
Chairman, NHAI
Santosh Kumar Yadav
2024
Chairman, TRAI
Anil Kumar Lahoti
2023
Chairman, IOCL
A. S. Sahney
–
Chairman & MD, SAIL
Ashok Kumar Panda
–
Chairman & MD, FCI
Ashutosh Agnihotri
–
Chairman, Coal India Limited
B. Sairam
–
📚 Education & Research Organizations
Post / Organization
Current Head (2026)
Since
Chairman, UGC
Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar
2018
Director, NCERT
Prof. Dinesh Prasad Saklani
2022
Chairperson, CBSE
Rahul Singh
2024
Chairman, AICTE
Prof. Yogesh Singh
–
Vice Chancellor, Delhi University
Yogesh Singh
–
Vice Chancellor, JNU
Shantisree Dulipudi Pandit
–
⚽ Sports Organizations
Post / Organization
Current Head (2026)
Since
President, BCCI
Mithun Manhas
–
Test Captain, BCCI
Shubman Gill
–
Head Coach, Indian Cricket Team
Gautam Gambhir
–
President, IOA
PT Usha
2022
President, Hockey India
Dilip Tirkey
–
President, AIFF
Kalyan Chaubey
–
Director General, SAI
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
–
🏛️ NITI Aayog (Updated 2026)
Position
Current Head (2026)
Since
Chairman
Narendra Modi (Prime Minister)
Ex-officio
Vice Chairman
Ashok Kumar Lahiri
April 2026
CEO
Nidhi Chhibber (Additional Charge)
February 2026
2026 Update: NITI Aayog underwent a major restructuring in April 2026. Former Chief Economic Advisor Ashok Kumar Lahiri was appointed as the new Vice Chairman.
🌍 SECTION 2: INTERNATIONAL WHO’S WHO 2026
🇺🇳 United Nations & Principal Organs
Post / Organization
Current Head (2026)
Since
Secretary-General, United Nations (UN)
António Guterres (Portugal)
2017
President, International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Nawaf Salam (Lebanon)
2024
Secretary-General, Commonwealth
Shirley Botchway (Ghana)
–
🔔 UN Secretary-General Election 2026: António Guterres completes his second term in December 2026. Four candidates are vying for succession: Michelle Bachelet (Chile), Rafael Grossi (Argentina), Rebeca Grynspan (Costa Rica), and Macky Sall (Senegal).
🏛️ UN Specialized Agencies & International Bodies
Post / Organization
Current Head (2026)
Since
President, World Bank Group
Ajay Banga (USA)
June 2023
Managing Director, IMF
Kristalina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
2019
Director-General, WHO
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Ethiopia)
2017
Director-General, UNESCO
Khaled El-Enany (Egypt)
November 2025
Director-General, WTO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Nigeria)
2021
Secretary-General, NATO
Mark Rutte (Netherlands)
October 2024
Director-General, FAO
Qu Dongyu (China)
2019
Director-General, IAEA
Rafael Grossi (Argentina)
2019
President, IOC
Kirsty Coventry (Zimbabwe)
2025
President, ICC
Jay Shah (India)
December 2024
President, FIFA
Gianni Infantino (Italy-Switzerland)
2016
President, World Athletics
Sebastian Coe (UK)
2015
Secretary-General, OECD
Mathias Cormann (Australia)
2021
🤖 SECTION 3: GLOBAL CORPORATIONS & AI PLATFORMS
🌐 Global Tech & Business Leaders
Post / Organization
Current Head (2026)
Since
CEO, Google (Alphabet)
Sundar Pichai
2019
CEO, Apple
Tim Cook
2011
CEO, Microsoft
Satya Nadella
2014
CEO, Meta (Facebook)
Mark Zuckerberg
2004
CEO, X (Twitter)
Linda Yaccarino
2023
CEO, OpenAI
Sam Altman
2019
CEO, SpaceX & xAI
Elon Musk
2002
CEO, NVIDIA
Jensen Huang
1993
CEO, YouTube
Neal Mohan
2023
Head, Instagram
Adam Mosseri
2018
CEO, Flipkart
Kalyan Krishnamurthy
2016
CEO & MD, Infosys
Salil Parekh
2018
CEO, TCS
K. Krithivasan
2023
Chairman, Tata Sons
N. Chandrasekaran
2017
🧠 AI Platforms & Leadership (2026)
AI Platform
Company
Head (2026)
ChatGPT
OpenAI
Sam Altman
Gemini
Google
Sundar Pichai
Copilot
Microsoft
Satya Nadella
Meta AI
Meta
Mark Zuckerberg
Grok
xAI
Elon Musk
Claude
Anthropic
Dario Amodei
DeepSeek
DeepSeek AI
Liang Wenfeng
⭐ MOST IMPORTANT FOR EXAMS (Quick Revision)
Organization
Current Head (2026)
Established
RBI
Sanjay Malhotra
1935
ISRO
Dr. V. Narayanan
1969
DRDO
Samir V. Kamat
1958
SEBI
Tuhin Kanta Pandey
1992
UPSC
Dr. Ajay Kumar
1926
Election Commission
Gyanesh Kumar (CEC)
1950
CJI
Justice Surya Kant
1950
CAG
K. Sanjay Murthy
1858
CDS
N. S. Raja Subramani
2019
Army Chief
Upendra Dwivedi
–
UN Secretary-General
António Guterres
1945
World Bank President
Ajay Banga
1944
IMF Managing Director
Kristalina Georgieva
1944
WHO Director-General
Tedros Ghebreyesus
1948
WTO Director-General
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
1995
ICC President
Jay Shah
1909
IOC President
Kirsty Coventry
1894
BCCI President
Mithun Manhas
1928
IOA President
PT Usha
1927
📝 QUICK FACTS TO REMEMBER
Fact
Detail
First woman CSIR Director General
N. Kalaiselvi
First woman IOA President
PT Usha
First woman IOC President
Kirsty Coventry (2025)
First Indian ICC President
Jay Shah (2024)
NITI Aayog restructured
April 2026
UN Secretary-General term ends
December 2026
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