| No. | Presided By | Term of office | w.e.f. | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir M Visvesvaraya | 1938 - 1946 | 23-05-1938 | President |
| 2 | Lt. Col. Sir Walter Campbell | 1947 - 1947 | 28-06-1947 | In the Chair |
| 3 | Sir Vithal N.Chandavarkar | 1948 - 1948 | 03-07-1948 | In the Chair |
| 4 | Sir Ardeshir Dalal | 1949 - 1949 | 02-07-1949 | President |
| 5 | Sir Vithal N Chandavarkar | 1950 - 1951 | 01-07-1950 | President |
| 6 | Dr. John Matthai | 1951 - 1954 | 06-08-1951 | In the Chair |
| 7 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1955 - 1957 | 26-03-1955 | President |
| 8 | Sir Vithal N Chandavarkar | 1958 - 1958 | 29-03-1958 | In the Chair |
| 9 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1959 - 1959 | 01-02-1959 | President |
| 10 | Prof. R Choksi | 1959 - 1959 | 21-03-1959 | In the Chair |
| 11 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1959 - 1960 | 13-09-1959 | President |
| 12 | Prof. R Choksi | 1961 - 1961 | 22-02-1961 | In the Chair |
| 13 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1961 - 1964 | 19-09-1961 | President |
| 14 | Sir A Ramaswami Mudaliar | 1964 - 1964 | 09-10-1964 | In the Chair |
| 15 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1965 - 1965 | 19-03-1965 | President |
| 16 | Prof. R Choksi | 1966 - 1966 | 18-03-1966 | In the Chair |
| 17 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1966 - 1967 | 12-09-1966 | President |
| 18 | Sir A L Mudaliar | 1967 - 1967 | 22-03-1968 | In the Chair |
| 19 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1968 - 1968 | 23-09-1968 | President |
| 20 | Sir A L Mudaliar | 1969 - 1970 | 20-03-1969 | In the Chair |
| 21 | Prof. R Choksi | 1971 - 1971 | 22-03-1971 | In the Chair |
| 22 | Sir A L Mudaliar | 1972 - 1972 | 24-03-1972 | In the Chair |
| 23 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1972 - 1973 | 01-09-1972 | President |
| 24 | Prof. R Choksi | 1973 - 1973 | 13-04-1973 | In the Chair |
| 25 | Mr. G K Chandiramani | 1974 - 1974 | 29-03-1974 | In the Chair |
| 26 | Prof. R Choksi | 1975 - 1975 | 21-03-1975 | In the Chair |
| 27 | Mr. G K Chandiramani | 1976 - 1976 | 23-03-1976 | In the Chair |
| 28 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1977 - 1978 | 25-03-1977 | President |
| 29 | Mr. G K Chandiramani | 1979 - 1979 | 20-03-1979 | In the Chair |
| 30 | Mr.J J Bhabha | 1980 - 1981 | 21-03-1980 | In the Chair |
| 31 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1982 - 1982 | 12-03-1982 | President |
| 32 | Mr. J J Bhabha | 1983 - 1984 | 25-03-1983 | In the Chair |
| 33 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1984 - 1984 | 10-12-1984 | President |
| 34 | Mr. J J Bhabha | 1985 - 1985 | 19-03-1985 | In the Chair |
| 35 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1986 - 1986 | 13-03-1986 | President |
| 36 | Dr. Raja Ramanna | 1987 - 1987 | 25-03-1987 | In the Chair |
| 37 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1988 - 1990 | 10-03-1988 | President |
| 38 | Dr. Raja Ramanna | 1991 - 1991 | 15-03-1991 | In the Chair |
| 39 | Mr. J R D Tata | 1992 - 1993 | 13-03-1992 | President |
| 40 | Mr. J J Bhabha | 1994 -1998 | 18-03-1994 | President |
| 41 | Mr. Ratan N Tata | 1999 - 2000 | 23-03-1999 | President |
| 42 | Dr. Raja Ramanna | 2000 - 2000 | 24-03-2000 | In the Chair |
| 43 | Mr. Ratan N Tata | 2001 - 2014 | 23-01-2001 | President |
| 44 | Dr. K. Kasturirangan | 2014 - 2018 | 03-06-2014 | President |
| 45 | Mr. N Chandrasekaran | 2018 - | President |