Naval ranks and insignia of India
The following graphs presents the officer ranks of the Indian Navy. These ranks generally correspond with those of Western militaries, and reflect those of the British military ranks.
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Officer ranks
Equivalent ranks of Indian military | ||
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| Indian Navy | Indian Army | Indian Air Force |
Commissioned ranks | ||
| Admiral of the Fleet | Field Marshal | Marshal of the Indian Air Force |
| Admiral | General | Air Chief Marshal |
| Vice Admiral | Lieutenant General | Air Marshal |
| Rear Admiral | Major General | Air Vice Marshal |
| Commodore | Brigadier | Air Commodore |
| Captain | Colonel | Group Captain |
| Commander | Lieutenant Colonel | Wing Commander |
| Lieutenant commander | Major | Squadron Leader |
| Lieutenant | Captain | Flight Lieutenant |
| Sub Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Flying Officer |
Junior commissioned ranks | ||
| Master Chief Petty Officer 1st Class | Subedar Major[Alt 1] | Master warrant officer |
| Master Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class | Subedar[Alt 2] | Warrant officer |
| Chief Petty Officer | Naib Subedar[Alt 3] | Junior warrant officer |
Non-commissioned ranks | ||
| Petty Officer | Havildar | Sergeant |
| Leading Seaman | Naik | Corporal |
| Seaman 1 | Lance Naik | Leading aircraftsman |
| Seaman 2 | Sepoy | Aircraftsman |
Footnotes | ||
While the provision for the rank of Admiral of the Fleet exists, it is primarily intended for major wartime use and honour. No officer of the Indian Navy has yet been conferred this rank. Both the Army and Air Force have had officers who have been conferred with the equivalent rank – Field Marshals Sam Manekshaw and K. M. Cariappa of the Army and Marshal of the Indian Air Force (MIAF) Arjan Singh.
The highest ranked naval officer is the Chief of Naval Staff.
India uses the Midshipman rank in its navy, and all future officers carry the rank upon entering the Indian Naval Academy. They are commissioned Sub-lieutenants upon finishing their course of study. The Medical Officers use the prefix "Surgeon" with all the respective ranks, for example Surgeon Commander.
| Equivalent NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) and student officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Admiral of the Fleet |
Admiral | Vice Admiral | Rear Admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant Commander |
Lieutenant | Sublieutenant | Midshipman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
| Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No equivalent |
No insignia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master Chief Petty Officer 1st Class | Master Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class | Chief Petty Officer | Petty Officer | Leading Seaman | Ordinary Seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- 1 Honourary/Ceremonial/wartime rank. Has never been awarded.
- 2 Held only by the Chief of the Naval Staff
See also
- Comparative military ranks
- Army ranks and insignia of India
- Air Force ranks and insignia of India
- Police ranks and insignia of India