Education
He studied at Goethals Memorial School Kurseong, Royal Naval Staff College in the United Kingdom, and the Naval War College in 1993 in the United States.
He studied at Goethals Memorial School Kurseong, Royal Naval Staff College in the United Kingdom, and the Naval War College in 1993 in the United States.
In November 2012, he was appointed as the High Commissioner to Canada. Born on November 14, 1951, he joined the Indian Navy at the age of 19. Verma took charge of the Naval Academy in Goa, and subsequently became commander of a series of Indian Navy ships, including INS Ranvir (D54) and INS Viraat, India"s only aircraft carrier.
He then took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Eastern Naval Command, and was appointed Chief of the Indian Navy upon the retirement of Sureesh Mehta on August 31, 2009.
He took over as the Chairman, Chief"s of Staff Committee on July 30, 2011 from the then outgoing Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal P V Naik. Admiral Verma was appointed as High Commissioner of India to Canada in 2012 and continued as High Commissioner November 2014.
