Ranks of Indian Armed Forces

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Indian Army is the world’s largest volunteer army in the world. It is ranked as the third largest armed forces. Many of you are eager to join the army so today here we are providing you with ranks of the Indian Army.

This information is very important for those who appear in the SSB interview, as it is seen that the assessor asks about the equivalent ranks of officers of armed forces. This is very critical to create a good impression on him.

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

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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

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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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