🌐 WHO’S WHO 2026 FOR WBCS & COMPETITIVE EXAMS

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 / OrganizationCurrent Head (2026)Since
President of IndiaDroupadi Murmu2022
Vice-President of India / Chairman of Rajya SabhaC. P. RadhakrishnanSeptember 2025
Prime Minister of IndiaNarendra Modi2014
Chief Justice of India (CJI)Justice Surya KantNovember 2025
Speaker of Lok SabhaOm Birla2019
Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha)Rahul Gandhi
Attorney General of IndiaR. VenkataramaniOctober 2022
Solicitor General of IndiaTushar Mehta

⚖️ Constitutional & Statutory Authorities

Post / OrganizationCurrent Head (2026)Since
Election Commission of India (CEC)Gyanesh KumarFebruary 2025
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)K. Sanjay MurthyNovember 2024
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)Dr. Ajay KumarAugust 2025
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)Justice V. Ramasubramanian
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)Praveen Kumar Srivastava
Lokpal of IndiaJustice A. M. Khanwilkar
National Commission for SCKishor Makwana
National Commission for STAntar Singh Arya
National Commission for Women (NCW)Vijaya Kishore Rahakar
National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

🏦 Banking & Financial Organizations

Post / OrganizationCurrent Head (2026)Since
Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)Sanjay Malhotra (26th Governor)December 2024
Chairman, SEBITuhin Kanta PandeyMarch 2025
Chairman, State Bank of India (SBI)Challa Srinivasulu SettyAugust 2024
CEO & MD, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)R. Doraiswamy
Chairman, IRDAIAjay SethMarch 2025
Chairman, SIDBIManoj Mittal
Chairman, GST CouncilNirmala 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 / OrganizationCurrent Head (2026)Since
Chairman, ISRODr. V. NarayananJanuary 2025
Chairman, DRDOSamir V. Kamat2022
Director General, CSIRN. Kalaiselvi (first woman)2022
Chairman, Atomic Energy CommissionA. K. Mohanty2024
Director, BARCVivek Bhasin2023
Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA)Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood

🛡️ Defence & Security Organizations

Post / OrganizationCurrent Head (2026)Since
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)N. S. Raja SubramaniMay 2026
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)Upendra DwivediJune 2024
Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)Dinesh K. TripathiApril 2024
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)Amar Preet SinghSeptember 2024
National Security Advisor (NSA)Ajit Doval2014
Director, CBIPraveen Sood2023
Director General, NIASadanand Date2021
Director General, Indian Coast GuardParamesh Sivamani
Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB)Tapan Kumar Deka

🚆 Transport & Infrastructure Organizations

Post / OrganizationCurrent Head (2026)Since
Chairman & CEO, Railway BoardSatish KumarSeptember 2024
Chairman, NHAISantosh Kumar Yadav2024
Chairman, TRAIAnil Kumar Lahoti2023
Chairman, IOCLA. S. Sahney
Chairman & MD, SAILAshok Kumar Panda
Chairman & MD, FCIAshutosh Agnihotri
Chairman, Coal India LimitedB. Sairam

📚 Education & Research Organizations

Post / OrganizationCurrent Head (2026)Since
Chairman, UGCProf. M. Jagadesh Kumar2018
Director, NCERTProf. Dinesh Prasad Saklani2022
Chairperson, CBSERahul Singh2024
Chairman, AICTEProf. Yogesh Singh
Vice Chancellor, Delhi UniversityYogesh Singh
Vice Chancellor, JNUShantisree Dulipudi Pandit

⚽ Sports Organizations

Post / OrganizationCurrent Head (2026)Since
President, BCCIMithun Manhas
Test Captain, BCCIShubman Gill
Head Coach, Indian Cricket TeamGautam Gambhir
President, IOAPT Usha2022
President, Hockey IndiaDilip Tirkey
President, AIFFKalyan Chaubey
Director General, SAIDr. Mansukh Mandaviya

🏛️ NITI Aayog (Updated 2026)

PositionCurrent Head (2026)Since
ChairmanNarendra Modi (Prime Minister)Ex-officio
Vice ChairmanAshok Kumar LahiriApril 2026
CEONidhi 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 / OrganizationCurrent Head (2026)Since
Secretary-General, United Nations (UN)António Guterres (Portugal)2017
President, International Court of Justice (ICJ)Nawaf Salam (Lebanon)2024
Secretary-General, CommonwealthShirley 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 / OrganizationCurrent Head (2026)Since
President, World Bank GroupAjay Banga (USA)June 2023
Managing Director, IMFKristalina Georgieva (Bulgaria)2019
Director-General, WHOTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Ethiopia)2017
Director-General, UNESCOKhaled El-Enany (Egypt)November 2025
Director-General, WTONgozi Okonjo-Iweala (Nigeria)2021
Secretary-General, NATOMark Rutte (Netherlands)October 2024
Director-General, FAOQu Dongyu (China)2019
Director-General, IAEARafael Grossi (Argentina)2019
President, IOCKirsty Coventry (Zimbabwe)2025
President, ICCJay Shah (India)December 2024
President, FIFAGianni Infantino (Italy-Switzerland)2016
President, World AthleticsSebastian Coe (UK)2015
Secretary-General, OECDMathias Cormann (Australia)2021

🤖 SECTION 3: GLOBAL CORPORATIONS & AI PLATFORMS

🌐 Global Tech & Business Leaders

Post / OrganizationCurrent Head (2026)Since
CEO, Google (Alphabet)Sundar Pichai2019
CEO, AppleTim Cook2011
CEO, MicrosoftSatya Nadella2014
CEO, Meta (Facebook)Mark Zuckerberg2004
CEO, X (Twitter)Linda Yaccarino2023
CEO, OpenAISam Altman2019
CEO, SpaceX & xAIElon Musk2002
CEO, NVIDIAJensen Huang1993
CEO, YouTubeNeal Mohan2023
Head, InstagramAdam Mosseri2018
CEO, FlipkartKalyan Krishnamurthy2016
CEO & MD, InfosysSalil Parekh2018
CEO, TCSK. Krithivasan2023
Chairman, Tata SonsN. Chandrasekaran2017

🧠 AI Platforms & Leadership (2026)

AI PlatformCompanyHead (2026)
ChatGPTOpenAISam Altman
GeminiGoogleSundar Pichai
CopilotMicrosoftSatya Nadella
Meta AIMetaMark Zuckerberg
GrokxAIElon Musk
ClaudeAnthropicDario Amodei
DeepSeekDeepSeek AILiang Wenfeng

⭐ MOST IMPORTANT FOR EXAMS (Quick Revision)

OrganizationCurrent Head (2026)Established
RBISanjay Malhotra1935
ISRODr. V. Narayanan1969
DRDOSamir V. Kamat1958
SEBITuhin Kanta Pandey1992
UPSCDr. Ajay Kumar1926
Election CommissionGyanesh Kumar (CEC)1950
CJIJustice Surya Kant1950
CAGK. Sanjay Murthy1858
CDSN. S. Raja Subramani2019
Army ChiefUpendra Dwivedi
UN Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterres1945
World Bank PresidentAjay Banga1944
IMF Managing DirectorKristalina Georgieva1944
WHO Director-GeneralTedros Ghebreyesus1948
WTO Director-GeneralNgozi Okonjo-Iweala1995
ICC PresidentJay Shah1909
IOC PresidentKirsty Coventry1894
BCCI PresidentMithun Manhas1928
IOA PresidentPT Usha1927

📝 QUICK FACTS TO REMEMBER

FactDetail
First woman CSIR Director GeneralN. Kalaiselvi
First woman IOA PresidentPT Usha
First woman IOC PresidentKirsty Coventry (2025)
First Indian ICC PresidentJay Shah (2024)
NITI Aayog restructuredApril 2026
UN Secretary-General term endsDecember 2026

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