- 1 Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 1952 – 1962
- 2. Dr. Zakir Husain 1962 – 1967
- 3.Varahagiri Venkatagiri 1967 – 1969
- 4. Gopal Swarup Pathak 1969 – 1974
- 5. B.D. Jatti 1974 – 1979
- 6. Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah 1979 – 1984
- 7. R. Venkataraman 1984 – 1987
- 8. Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma 1987 – 1992
- 9. K.R. Narayanan 1992 – 1997
- 10. Krishan Kant 1997 – 2002 (Died)
- 11. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 2002 – 2007
- 12. Mohammed Hamid Ansari 2007 – 2012
- 13. Mohammed Hamid Ansari 2012 –
