Lt. Gen. Ashish Ranjan Prasad, VSM, ADC, Signal Officer in Chief and Senior Colonel Commandant has had experience in Counter Insurgency/Counter Terrorism Operations in North as well as North East. He has done M.Tech from IIT Madras and has set benchmarks to be emulated in technical as well as administration and human resource management fields. General has hands on experience in Electronic and cyber warfare. His expertise in this dimension of warfare along all spectrum of conflict and acquisition of technical int is indeed significant..

He has the experience of commanding a Signal EW Brigade and heading Signal Intelligence Division of Indian Army. His contribution to Army in general and Corps of Signals in particular has been recognized through award of four commendation cards and a "Vishisht Seva Medal". The general has been instrumental in initiating and implementing several policy changes to facilitate expeditious execution of large number of projects. His principal of taking "Need Felt" initiatives in the fields of communication has facilitated communication and connectivity in the tactical battle area. The same has been widely applauded. Under his stewardship the Army has been taking giant steps in IT & Telecommunication fields.