His instructional appointments include tenures of Divisional Officer at his alma mater, Indian Naval Academy and a stint as an instructor at DSSC, Wellington. In the rank of Commodore, the senior officer gained experience in matters of foreign cooperation and international relations during his assignments as the Naval Adviser at High Commission of India, London and as Commodore (Foreign Cooperation) at NHQ, New Delhi.

After promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral, he was appointed as the Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat, Daman and Diu Naval Area. Prior taking over the reins of Commandant, NDA, he was Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area where he was responsible for the Coastal Defence of the state and progressed various initiatives pertaining to administration, infrastructure projects, welfare and well being of Naval Community under the purview of Western Naval Command. During the tenure, the Flag Officer was also actively involved in community engagements, outreach events and civil-military liaison activities in concert and coordination with Maharashtra state and civil agencies, the ministry said.

With Vice Admiral Anil Jaggi at the helm, said MoD, National Defence Academy will continue to uphold its distinguished legacy of preparing and grooming the future leaders of the Indian Armed Forces. Under his stewardship, the focus will remain steadfast on preserving the strong joint training ethos at this premiere Tri-Services Training institution, the ministry added.