[4] He took over from Lieutenant General Sanjay Kumar Jha, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM,[5] on 1 February 2020.

He has commanded his Battalion in Western Sector during Op Parakram, Assam Rifles Sector in Assam/ Arunachal Pradesh under 'Operation Rhino/ Operation Orchid' under Counter Insurgency operations as a brigadier, a Division as a major general in High Altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, and Strike Corps at, Ambala.

Lt. General Negi has been an instructor in Infantry School, Mhow, and has also been a part of Indian Military Training Team at Bhutan.

[8] As the Commandant of the Indian Military Academy, he had presided over the Spring Term-20 Award ceremony [9][10] on 10 June 2020 and conducted the 146th Passing out Parade on 13 July 2020 while following all the COVID-19 safety and social distancing protocols.

The Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC was the reviewing officer for the Passing out Parade.