Rear Admiral Ajitendu Chakraverti was a Flag Officer in the Indian Navy.

[6] He was promoted to the acting rank of Lieutenant Commander in October 1943 and was appointed Staff Officer Gunnery at Naval Headquarters.

[2] After completing the year-long staff course, he returned to India and was appointed Commanding Officer of the gunnery school, HMIS Himalaya, in Karachi.

[2] In November 1948, Chakraverti handed over charge of Chief of Staff to Commodore H Drew and embarked for the United Kingdom.

[16] The flotilla underwent an intensive four-month work-up with the Mediterranean Fleet of the Royal Navy.

The flotilla, under, Chakraverti, was adjudged the best and most efficient among all British and Commonwealth destroyer squadrons in the Mediterranean.

[19] In November 1951, he relinquished command, handing over charge to Captain Ram Dass Katari.

[25] After the year-long course, he returned to India and took over as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff on 10 March 1956 from Commodore Ram Dass Katari, who took charge as the first Indian Fleet Commander.

He was promoted to the acting rank of Rear Admiral on 8 February and went on a five-week study tour.

[29][30] Soon after taking command, he led the Indian fleet in the Joint Commonwealth Exercises off Ceylon.

[34] Chakraverti relinquished command of the Indian fleet in April 1960, handing over to Rear Admiral B S Soman.

In the same month, the National Defence College (NDC) was inaugurated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

[35][36][37] In April 1962, the Government of India chose B S Soman over Chakraverti as the next Chief of Naval Staff.