[2] Saju Balakrishnan is an alumnus of Sanik School, Kazhakootam and National Defence Academy, Pune.

[2] Saju Balakrishnan was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force in June 1986.

In a career spanning over 37 years, he has as more than 3,200 hours of flying experience across various variants of MiG-21 and Kiran aircraft.

[1][2][4] As Air Vice Marshal, he served as the Assistant Chief of Integrated Defense Staff, ACIDS (Pers Plans & Force).

[6][7] He took over as the Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command on 1 May 2023 from Lieutenant General Ajai Singh.