Part V · The President and Vice-President
Article 60 Oath or affirmation by the President.
This article prescribes the oath for the President. Every President, and every person acting in that office, must make and subscribe an oath or affirmation before entering upon the office. It is made in the presence of the Chief Justice of India. In his absence, the senior-most available Judge of the Supreme Court administers it.
- Every President and every person acting as President or discharging the functions of the President shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe in the presence of the Chief Justice of India or, in his absence, the senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court available, an oath or affirmation in the following form, that is to say— "I, A.B., do swear in the name of God that I will faithfully execute the office solemnly affirm of President (or discharge the functions of the President) of India and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of India.".
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This article prescribes the oath for the President. Every President, and every person acting in that office, must make and subscribe an oath or affirmation before entering upon the office. It is made in the presence of the Chief Justice of India. In his absence, the senior-most available Judge of the Supreme Court administers it. The oath binds the President to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution.