He is supported by the Deputy Commandant, a Two star appointment, the Chief Instructor (Flying) (Air Commodore rank officer) and the Chief Ground Instructor (Air Commodore rank officer).
The current Commandant is Air Marshal Seethepalli Shrinivas.
The foundation stone of the Air Force Academy was laid by the then President of India Dr. Zakir Hussain on 11 October 1967.
The vision was to concentrate most of the ab-initio officer training of the Indian Air Force under one roof.
[1] The appointment was held by an Air commodore till 1976, when it was upgraded to two-star rank.