| Name
of Presidents |
Tenure |
| Dr Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) |
26 January 1950-13 May 1962 |
| Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) |
13 May 1962- 13 May 1967 |
| Dr Zakir Husain (1897-1969) |
13 May 1967- 3 May 1989 |
| Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1990) |
3 May 1969- 20 July 1969 (Acting) |
| Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905-1992) |
20 July 1969-24 August 1969 (Acting) |
| Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) |
24 August 1969- 24 August 1974 |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905-1977) |
24 August 1974- 11 February 1977 |
| B.D Jatti (1913-2002) |
11 February 1977- 25 July 1977 (Acting) |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) |
25 July 1977- 25 July 1982 |
| Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) |
25 July 1982- 25 July 1987 |
| R. Venkataraman (b-1910) |
25 July 1987- 25 July 1992 |
| Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) |
25 July 1992- 25 July 1997 |
| K. R. Narayanan (b-1920) |
25 July 1997- 25 July 2002 |
| Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (b-1961) |
25 July 2002- till date |
