Lieutenant General Mohit Malhotra, AVSM, SM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the Chief of Staff of the Eastern Command. He previously served as the General Officer Commanding XII Corps, prior to that he served as Additional Director General Strategic Communication. He is also the Colonel of the Regiment of the Armoured Corps.
He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Command and Staff Course, United Kingdom.
He was commissioned into the 47th Armoured Regiment on 10 June 1989 from the Indian Military Academy. In a career spanning over three decades he has held numerous command and staff appointments. He has commanded the 47 Armoured Regiment, an Independent Armoured Brigade and was General Officer Commanding 1 Armoured Division (Airawat Division). His staff assignments include serving in an infantry brigade, a strike corps and an operational command. He has also served as the Additional Director General Strategic Communication at the Army Headquarters, New Delhi.
After being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, on 9 June 2023 he took over as the General Officer Commanding XII Corps succeeding Lieutenant General Rakesh Kapoor. He relinquished the command on 15 June 2025 and assumed the appointment of Chief of Staff, Eastern Command.
The general officer has been awarded with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2023 and the Sena Medal. He has also received the Chief of Army Staff Commendation and Army Commander Commendation.