| No. | Name | From | To |
|---|
| 1 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | January 26, 1950 | May 13, 1962 |
| 2 | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan | May 13, 1962 | May 13, 1967 |
| 2 | Shri Gulzarilal Nanda | 27 May, 1964 | 9 June, 1964 |
| 3 | Dr. Zakir Hussain | May 13, 1967 | August 24, 1969 |
| 3 | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri | 9 June,1964 | 11 January, 1966 |
| 4 | Shri Varahagiri Venkata Giri | August 24, 1969 | August 24, 1974 |
| 5 | Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | August 24, 1974 | February 11, 1977 |
| 6 | Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | July 25, 1977 | July 25, 1982 |
| 7 | Shri Giani Zail Singh | July 25, 1982 | July 25, 1987 |
| 8 | Shri R. Venkataraman | July 25, 1987 | July 25, 1992 |
| 9 | Dr. S. D. Sharma | July 25, 1992 | July 25, 1997 |
| 10 | Shri K R Narayanan | July 25, 1997 | July 25, 2002 |
| 11 | Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam | July25, 2002 | July 25, 2007 |
| 12 | Pratibha Patil | July 25, 2007 | July 25, 2012 |
| 13 | Pranab Mukherjee | July 25, 2012 | Incumbent |