Ranks of Indian Army
The ranks of the Indian Army are categorized into:
- Commissioned Officers
- Personnel Below Officer Rank
Commissioned Officers:
They are Grade - A officers who join the Indian Army through exams such as NDA, CDS, TGC, TES, TA etc. They lead the men into the battlefield & command platoon/company to brigades, division, corps, and the whole army.
Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR):
They are soldiers who execute responsibilities assigned to them by the commissioned officers. They are recruited through exams like Air Force Group X & Y, Indian Navy SSR, MR, and AA.
They are further classified into:
- JCO’s (Junior Commissioned Officer)
- NCO’s (Non - Commissioned Officer)
Here is the table that provides information about equivalent ranks in the armed forces:
Ranks of Officers of Armed Forces
Indian Army | Indian Navy | Indian Air Force |
Field Marshal | Admiral of the Fleet | Marshal of the Air Force |
General | Admiral | Air Chief Marshal |
Lieutenant General | Vice Admiral | Air Marshal |
Major General | Rear Admiral | Air Vice Marshal |
Brigadier | Commodore | Air Commodore |
Colonel | Captain | Group Captain |
Lieutenant Colonel | Commander | Wing Commander |
Major | Lieutenant Commander | Squadron Leader |
Captain | Lieutenant | Flight Lieutenant |
Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Flying Officer |
Ranks of Personnel Below Officer Ranks
Indian Army | Indian Navy | Indian Air Force |
Subedar Major | Master Chief Petty Officer - I | Master Warrant Officer |
Subedar | Master Chief Petty Officer - II | Warrant Officer |
Naib Subedar | Chief Petty Officer | Junior Warrant Officer |
Havildar | Petty Officer | Sergeant |
Naik | Leading Seaman | Corporal |
Lance Naik | Seaman I | Leading Aircraftman |
Sepoy | Seaman II | Aircraftsman |
Insignia of Armed Forces:
Insignia or shoulder insignia is a badge that represents the ranks of an officer or a person below officer rank. The badges provide a distinction between various ranks of armed forces. Below is an image that represents the insignia used by armed forces:
Indian Army:
Insignia of Commissioned Officers
Insignia of PBOR:
Insignia of Indian Navy:
Insignia of Commissioned Officers
Insignia of PBOR:
Insignia of Indian Air Force:
Insignia of Commissioned Officers
Insignia of PBOR:
Here are some special facts about Indian Armed Forces:
1. The rank of Field Marshal is the ceremonial rank and has been conferred only to two officers of the Indian Army - Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw (1973) & Field Marshal K.M Carriappa (1983).
2. The rank of Marshal of the Air Force is the ceremonial rank of the Indian Air Force and has been conferred once in 2002 to Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh.
3. The highest rank in the Indian Navy - Admiral of the fleet has not yet been conferred yet.
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