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	A major general who is a principal staff officer ranks at No. 25 in the [[Indian order of precedence]]. Other major generals are at No. 26 in the order of precedence.<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web \|work=Office of the President of India \|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] \|accessdate=2010-08-05 \|date=1979-08-26 \|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf \|title=President's Secretariat}}</ref>		A major general who is a principal staff officer ranks at No. 25 in the [[Indian order of precedence]]. Other major generals are at No. 26 in the order of precedence.<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web \|work=Office of the President of India \|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] \|accessdate=2010-08-05 \|date=1979-08-26 \|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf \|title=President's Secretariat}}</ref>

	Major generals are at pay level 14, with a monthly pay between ₹144,200 (US$1,950) and ₹218,200 (US$2,950).<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=20 November 2015 \|date=20 November ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=DelhiJune 29 \|first1=India Today Web Desk New \|last2=June 29 \|first2=India Today Web Desk New \|last3=Ist \|first3=India Today Web Desk New \|title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries? \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets-16980-2016-06-29 \|website=India Today \|language=en}}</ref>		Major generals are at pay level 14, with a monthly pay between ₹144,200 (US$1,950) and ₹218,200 (US$2,950).<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=20 November 2015 \|date=20 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=DelhiJune 29 \|first1=India Today Web Desk New \|last2=June 29 \|first2=India Today Web Desk New \|last3=Ist \|first3=India Today Web Desk New \|title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries? \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets-16980-2016-06-29 \|website=India Today \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Rank insignia and personal flag==		==Rank insignia and personal flag==

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{{Infobox military rank
| name = Major general
| image = File:Flag_of_Indian_Major_Generals,_Army_Headquarters.png
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Flag of a major general at army HQ
| image2 = File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg
| image_size2 = 50px
| caption2 = Rank insignia of a major general
| image3 =
| image_size3 =
| caption3 =
| country = {{flag|India}}
| service branch = {{army|India}}
| abbreviation = Maj Gen
| rank = [[Two-star rank]]
| NATO rank =
| Non-NATO rank =
| formation =
| abolished =
| higher rank = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant general]]
| lower rank = [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| equivalents = [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear admiral]] ([[Indian Navy]])<br/>[[Air Vice Marshal (India)|Air vice marshal]] ([[Indian Air Force]])
| history =
}}
{{Equivalent ranks of Indian military}}
'''Major general''' is a [[Two-star rank|two-star]] [[general officer]] rank in the [[Indian Army]]. It is the third-highest active rank in the Indian Army. A major general ranks above the [[one-star rank]] of [[Brigadier (India)|brigadier]] and below the [[three-star rank]] of [[Lieutenant General (India)|lieutenant general]].

The equivalent rank in the [[Indian Navy]] is [[Rear admiral (India)|rear admiral]] and in the [[Indian Air Force]] is [[Air Vice Marshal (India)|air vice marshal]].
[[File:Major General Manvender Singh AVSM VSM, General Officer Commanding Delhi Area and Chairman Durand Football Tournament Society briefing the media about - 124th edition of Durand Football Tournament, in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|right|Maj Gen Manvender Singh in a Major General's uniform]]
==Appointments==
Officers in the rank of major general hold important appointments like general officer commanding a [[Division (military)|division]]. The Indian Army has 40 divisions in 14 [[corps]]. The general officers commanding sub areas across the country are also of the rank of major general. At army headquarters, major generals hold the appointments of additional director general in different directorates and staff branches.

==Insignia==
The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton and a five-pointed star above.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army |url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=LIiNdtO/x4O9toMkmfjaQFWYZzkVm/rTdL4uRicHmRM=&ParentID=wgsBCImdjbR/27+tUKRW13Bb1Fi591IofVN9AKRGCA4=&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ== |website=www.indianarmy.nic.in}}</ref> A major general wears [[gorget patches]] which are crimson patches with two golden stars.

==Order of precedence==
A major general who is a principal staff officer ranks at No. 25 in the [[Indian order of precedence]]. Other major generals are at No. 26 in the order of precedence.<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web |work=Office of the President of India |publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] |accessdate=2010-08-05 |date=1979-08-26 |url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf |title=President's Secretariat}}</ref>

Major generals are at pay level 14, with a monthly pay between ₹144,200 (US$1,950) and ₹218,200 (US$2,950).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 November 2015 |date=20 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=DelhiJune 29 |first1=India Today Web Desk New |last2=June 29 |first2=India Today Web Desk New |last3=Ist |first3=India Today Web Desk New |title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets-16980-2016-06-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==Rank insignia and personal flag==
<gallery>
File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|Indian Army major general shoulder insignia
File:Flag_of_Indian_Major_Generals,_Army_Headquarters.png|Flag of a major general at army headquarters
File:Flag of Indian Major Generals, Staff.png|Flag of a major general on staff

</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of serving generals of the Indian Army]]
* [[Army ranks and insignia of India]]
* [[General officer commanding]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Military ranks by country}}

{{Indian Army}}

[[Category:Military insignia|India Army]]
[[Category:Indian Army]]
[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:Military ranks of the Indian Army]]
[[Category:Two-star officers]]

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