| SL No. | NAME | PERIOD | |
| FROM | TO | ||
| 1 | Shri L G Kulkarni | 07.12.1981 | 04.05.1984 |
| 2 | Shri P C Barua | 04.05.1984 | 03.07.1989 |
| 3 | Dr. R Prakasam | 11.09.1989 | 30.04.1998 |
| 4 | Dr. V S Kaveri | 02.11.1998 | 30.09.2000 |
| 5 | Dr. Gopal Swaroop | 02.05.2001 | 28.02.2002 |
| 6 | Prof. Biswajeet Pattanayak | 01.07.2002 | 01.01.2003 |
| 7 | Dr. Subir Chowdhury Vice-Chairman & Chief Executive |
02.01.2003 | 04.08.2003 |
| 8 | Shri Chandan Sinha | 26.12.2003 | 27.05.2005 |
| 9 | Shri P. K. Mishra | 28.05.2005 | 31.07.2009 |
| 10 | Shri C. C. Mitra | 01.08.2009 | 30.11.2012 |
| 11 | Shri P. K. Jena | 30.11.2012 | 28.01.2013 |
| 12 | Shri B. B. Sangma | 28.01.2013 | 30.06.2018 |
| 13 | Dr. K Ramesha | 01.08.2018 | 31.07.2021 |
| 15 | Shri Eugene E Karthak | 09.12.2021 | |
