Maj Gen Jose Manavalan, AVSM (Retd) was the Commandant of MEG & Centre from 2003 – 2005. He was commissioned on 20 December 1970 from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and took part in the 1971 War and Operation Pawan in 1987-88. An electrical engineer from College of Military Engineering, Pune he is a Graduate of Defence Services Staff College. He retired in 2007 and is settled in Chennai. Presently he is Correspondent of a CBSE School in Chennai.