Maj Gen Harsh Chhibber assumed the role of Commandant at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad on May 31, 2024, succeeding Rear Admiral Sanjay Datt. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Maj Gen Chhibber was commissioned into the Army Service Corps in December 1988.
Maj Gen Chhibber holds a PhD in Public Policy and two M.Phil degrees in Business Management and Public Administration. He has also completed the Technical Staff Officers Course (TSOC), Higher Defence Management Course (HDMC), and the Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA).
His military career includes various significant assignments across the Eastern, Northern, and Western Sectors, such as commanding the Para ASC company, an ASC Battalion, and the ASC Training Centre. He has served as Brigadier General Staff (Information System) in the Eastern Sector and as Major General (Operational Logistics) in the Northern Sector. Additionally, he has been an instructor at the Army Service Corps Centre and College, as well as the Directing Staff and Head of the Financial Management Department at the College of Defence Management. Many software applications developed and implemented by him are widely used across numerous units.