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			{{Short description\|Rank in the Indian Navy}}
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	{{Infobox military rank		{{Infobox military rank
	\| name = Rear admiral		\| name = Rear admiral
	\| image = File:Rear Admiral of ~~the~~ Indian Navy ~~rank flag~~.svg		\| image = File:Rear Admiral ensign of Indian Navy.svg{{!}}border
	\| image_size = 150px		\| image_size = 150px
	\| caption = Flag of a rear admiral		\| caption = Flag of a rear admiral
	\| image2 = [[File:12-Indian_Navy-RADM.svg\|50px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-7.svg\|50px]]		\| image2 = [[File:12-Indian_Navy-RADM.svg\|50px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-7.svg\|50px]] <BR>[[File:IN SURG RADM.png\|50px]] [[File:SURG SLEEVE RADM.png\|50px]]
	\| image_size2 =		\| image_size2 =
	\| caption2 = Rank insignia of a ~~rear~~ admiral		\| caption2 = Rank insignia of a Rear admiral and Surgeon Rear admiral
	\| image3 =		\| image3 = Vehicle star plate of Rear admiral (Indian Navy).svg
	\| image_size3 =		\| image_size3 = 120px
	\| caption3 =		\| caption3 = Vehicle plate of Rear Admiral
	\| country = {{flag\|India}}		\| country = {{flag\|India}}
	\| service branch = {{navy\|India}}		\| service branch = {{navy\|India}}
	\| abbreviation = RAdm		\| abbreviation = RAdm/ Surg RAdm
	\| rank = [[Two-star rank]]		\| rank = [[Two-star rank]]
	\| NATO rank =		\| NATO rank =OF 7
	\| Non-NATO rank =		\| Non-NATO rank =
	\| formation =		\| formation =
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	\| equivalents = [[Major General (India)\|Major general]] ([[Indian Army]])<br/>[[Air Vice Marshal (India)\|Air vice marshal]] ([[Indian Air Force]])		\| equivalents = [[Major General (India)\|Major general]] ([[Indian Army]])<br/>[[Air Vice Marshal (India)\|Air vice marshal]] ([[Indian Air Force]])
	\| history =		\| history =
	}}		\|native_name={{lang\|hi\|रियर एडमिरल}}\|rank group=Flag officer\|pay grade=[[7th Central Pay Commission and Defence Forces\|Level 14]]}}
	'''Rear admiral''' is a [[Two-star rank\|two-star]] [[flag officer]] rank in the [[Indian Navy]]. It is the third-highest active rank in the Indian Navy. Rear admiral ranks above the [[one-star rank]] of [[Commodore (India)\|commodore]] and below the [[three-star rank]] of [[Vice Admiral (India)\|vice admiral]].		'''Rear admiral''' is a [[Two-star rank\|two-star]] [[flag officer]] rank in the [[Indian Navy]]. It is the third-highest active rank in the Indian Navy. Rear admiral ranks above the [[one-star rank]] of [[Commodore (India)\|commodore]] and below the [[three-star rank]] of [[Vice Admiral (India)\|vice admiral]].

	The equivalent rank in the [[Indian Army]] is [[Major General (India)\|major general]] and in the [[Indian Air Force]] is [[Air Vice Marshal (India)\|air vice marshal]].		The equivalent rank in the [[Indian Army]] is [[Major General (India)\|major general]] and in the [[Indian Air Force]] is [[Air Vice Marshal (India)\|air vice marshal]].

	[[File:RAdm Krishna Swaminathan.jpg\|thumb\|right\|~~Rear~~ Admiral [[Krishna Swaminathan]] in a rear admiral~~'s uniform~~.]]		[[File:RAdm Krishna Swaminathan.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Vice Admiral [[Krishna Swaminathan]] as a rear admiral.]]

	==History==		==History==
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	==Appointments==		==Appointments==
	Officers in the rank of rear admiral hold important appointments like [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF) and [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF). The flag officers commanding naval areas and the admiral superintendents of the naval dockyards are also officers of the rank of rear admiral. At naval headquarters, rear admirals hold the appointments of assistant chief of naval staff in different staff branches and those of additional director general.		Officers in the rank of rear admiral hold important appointments like [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF) and [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF). The flag officers commanding naval areas (FONA/FOGA, FOMA, [[Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Naval Area\|FOTNA]], [[Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area\|FOK]], [[Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area\|FOGNA]]) and the admiral superintendents of the naval dockyards are also officers of the rank of rear admiral. At naval headquarters, rear admirals hold the appointments of assistant chief of naval staff in different staff branches and those of additional director general.

	==Insignia==		==Insignia==
	The flag of a ~~rear~~ admiral has a ~~horizontal red stripe and a vertical red stripe intersecting at the centre. On top of the intersection is superimposed a navy~~-blue ~~[[Ashoka Chakra]] with one red roundel~~ in the ~~upper canton~~ and ~~one in the lower canton next to the staff~~.~~{{sfn\|Singh\|2018\|p=398}}~~		The flag of a vice admiral has a gold-blue octagon bearing naval crest in the middle, and two blue stars placed vertically at hoist side.

	The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton over two eight-pointed stars and the [[State Emblem of India\|Ashoka emblem]] above, on a golden shoulder board. A rear admiral wears [[gorget patches]] which are golden patches with two white stars. In addition to this, the double-breasted [[reefer jacket]] has two golden sleeve stripes consisting of a broad band with one narrow band.		The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton over two eight-pointed stars and the [[State Emblem of India\|Ashoka emblem]] above, on a golden shoulder board. A rear admiral wears [[gorget patches]] which are golden patches with two white stars. In addition to this, the double-breasted [[reefer jacket]] has two golden sleeve stripes consisting of a broad band with one narrow band.
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	A rear admiral who is a principal staff officer ranks at No. 25 in the [[Indian order of precedence]]. Other rear admirals 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 rear admiral who is a principal staff officer ranks at No. 25 in the [[Indian order of precedence]]. Other rear admirals 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>

	Rear admirals 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><ref>{{cite web \|title=Pay Scale of Officers - Join Indian Navy {{!}} Government of India \|url=https://www.joinindiannavy.gov.in/en/page/pay-scale-of-officers.html \|website=www.joinindiannavy.gov.in}}</ref>		Rear admirals 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=unfit \|archive-date=20 November 2015 \|date=20 November 2015 \|access-date=19 August 2023 \|title=Report of the Seventh Central Pay Commission}}</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><ref>{{cite web \|title=Pay Scale of Officers - Join Indian Navy {{!}} Government of India \|url=https://www.joinindiannavy.gov.in/en/page/pay-scale-of-officers.html \|website=www.joinindiannavy.gov.in}}</ref>

	~~==Rank insignia and personal flag==~~
	~~<gallery>~~
	~~File:British Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-7.svg\|Indian Navy rear admiral sleeve insignia~~
	~~File:12-Indian_Navy-RADM.svg\|Indian Navy rear admiral shoulder board~~
	~~File:Rear Admiral of the Indian Navy rank flag.svg\|Indian Navy rear admiral flag~~
	~~</gallery~~>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	[[Category:Indian Navy]]		[[Category:Indian Navy]]
	~~[[Category:Indian Navy admirals\|*]]~~
	[[Category:Military ranks of the Indian Navy]]		[[Category:Military ranks of the Indian Navy]]
	[[Category:Two-star officers]]		[[Category:Two-star officers]]

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	A rear admiral who is a principal staff officer ranks at No. 25 in the [[Indian order of precedence]]. Other rear admirals 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 rear admiral who is a principal staff officer ranks at No. 25 in the [[Indian order of precedence]]. Other rear admirals 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>

	Rear admirals 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><ref>{{cite web \|title=Pay Scale of Officers - Join Indian Navy {{!}} Government of India \|url=https://www.joinindiannavy.gov.in/en/page/pay-scale-of-officers.html \|website=www.joinindiannavy.gov.in}}</ref>		Rear admirals 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><ref>{{cite web \|title=Pay Scale of Officers - Join Indian Navy {{!}} Government of India \|url=https://www.joinindiannavy.gov.in/en/page/pay-scale-of-officers.html \|website=www.joinindiannavy.gov.in}}</ref>

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

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{{Infobox military rank
| name = Rear admiral
| image = File:Rear Admiral of the Indian Navy rank flag.svg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Flag of a rear admiral
| image2 = [[File:12-Indian_Navy-RADM.svg|50px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-7.svg|50px]]
| image_size2 =
| caption2 = Rank insignia of a rear admiral
| image3 =
| image_size3 =
| caption3 =
| country = {{flag|India}}
| service branch = {{navy|India}}
| abbreviation = RAdm
| rank = [[Two-star rank]]
| NATO rank =
| Non-NATO rank =
| formation =
| abolished =
| higher rank = [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice admiral]]
| lower rank = [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]]
| equivalents = [[Major General (India)|Major general]] ([[Indian Army]])<br/>[[Air Vice Marshal (India)|Air vice marshal]] ([[Indian Air Force]])
| history =
}}
'''Rear admiral''' is a [[Two-star rank|two-star]] [[flag officer]] rank in the [[Indian Navy]]. It is the third-highest active rank in the Indian Navy. Rear admiral ranks above the [[one-star rank]] of [[Commodore (India)|commodore]] and below the [[three-star rank]] of [[Vice Admiral (India)|vice admiral]].

The equivalent rank in the [[Indian Army]] is [[Major General (India)|major general]] and in the [[Indian Air Force]] is [[Air Vice Marshal (India)|air vice marshal]].

[[File:RAdm Krishna Swaminathan.jpg|thumb|right|Rear Admiral [[Krishna Swaminathan]] in a rear admiral's uniform.]]

==History==
[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[Ram Dass Katari]] was the first Indian to be promoted to the rank of Rear admiral. In 1954, while serving as the [[Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Deputy Commander-in-Chief]], in the absence of Rear Admiral [[Mark Pizey]], he officiated as the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Commander-in-Chief]] in the rank of rear admiral.<ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral Pizey returns from United Kingdom |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1954%20DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1954-09-05_241.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=5 September 1954}}</ref> On 12 March 1956, Katari was promoted to the acting rank of [[Rear Admiral]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=236 |date=24 November 1956 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1956/O-2164-1956-0047-98758.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> On 2 October 1956, he was confirmed as a substantive rear admiral and became the first Indian officer to be appointed the [[Flag Officer (Flotillas) Indian Fleet]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=55 |date=2 March 1957|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1957/O-2125-1957-0009-96375.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

==Appointments==
Officers in the rank of rear admiral hold important appointments like [[Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet]] (FOCWF) and [[Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet]] (FOCEF). The flag officers commanding naval areas and the admiral superintendents of the naval dockyards are also officers of the rank of rear admiral. At naval headquarters, rear admirals hold the appointments of assistant chief of naval staff in different staff branches and those of additional director general.

==Insignia==
The flag of a rear admiral has a horizontal red stripe and a vertical red stripe intersecting at the centre. On top of the intersection is superimposed a navy-blue [[Ashoka Chakra]] with one red roundel in the upper canton and one in the lower canton next to the staff.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=398}}

The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton over two eight-pointed stars and the [[State Emblem of India|Ashoka emblem]] above, on a golden shoulder board. A rear admiral wears [[gorget patches]] which are golden patches with two white stars. In addition to this, the double-breasted [[reefer jacket]] has two golden sleeve stripes consisting of a broad band with one narrow band.

==Order of precedence==
A rear admiral who is a principal staff officer ranks at No. 25 in the [[Indian order of precedence]]. Other rear admirals 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>

Rear admirals 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><ref>{{cite web |title=Pay Scale of Officers - Join Indian Navy {{!}} Government of India |url=https://www.joinindiannavy.gov.in/en/page/pay-scale-of-officers.html |website=www.joinindiannavy.gov.in}}</ref>

==Rank insignia and personal flag==
<gallery>
File:British Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-7.svg|Indian Navy rear admiral sleeve insignia
File:12-Indian_Navy-RADM.svg|Indian Navy rear admiral shoulder board
File:Rear Admiral of the Indian Navy rank flag.svg|Indian Navy rear admiral flag
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy]]
* [[Naval ranks and insignia of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{citation|first1=Anup|last1=Singh|title=Blue Waters Ahoy!: The Indian Navy 2001-2010 |year=2018|isbn=978-9353025526|publisher= HarperCollins Publishers India}}

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