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			{{Short description\|Three-star flag officer rank in the Indian Navy}}
	{{Infobox military rank		{{Infobox military rank
	\| name = Vice ~~admiral~~		\| name = Vice Admiral
	\| image = [[File:Vice-Admiral-ensign-Indian-Navy.svg\|~~100px~~\|border]]		\| image = [[File:Vice Admiral ensign of Indian Navy.svg\|150px\|border]]
	\| image_size =		\| image_size =
	\| caption = Flag of a ~~vice~~ admiral		\| caption = Flag of a Vice admiral
	\| image2 = [[File:13-Indian_Navy-VADM.svg\|50px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-8.svg\|50px]]		\| image2 = [[File:13-Indian_Navy-VADM.svg\|50px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-8.svg\|50px]] <br>[[File:IN SURG VADM.png\|50px]] [[File:SURG SLEEVE VADM.png\|50px]]
	\| image_size2 =		\| image_size2 =
	\| caption2 = Rank insignia of a ~~vice admiral~~		\| caption2 = Rank insignia of a Vice Admiral and Surgeon Vice Admiral
	\| image3 =		\| image3 = Vehicle star plate of Vice admiral (Indian Navy).svg
	\| image_size3 =		\| image_size3 = 120px
	\| caption3 =		\| caption3 = Vehicle star plate of a Vice Admiral
	\| country = {{flag\|India}}		\| country = {{flag\|India}}
	\| service branch = {{navy\|India}}		\| service branch = {{navy\|India}}
	\| abbreviation = VAdm		\| abbreviation = VAdm/ Surg VAdm
	\| rank = [[Three-star rank]]		\| rank = [[Three-star rank]]
	\| NATO rank =		\| NATO rank =OF 8
	\| Non-NATO rank =		\| Non-NATO rank =
	\| formation =		\| formation =
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	\| equivalents = [[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant general]] ([[Indian Army]])<br/>[[Air Marshal (India)\|Air marshal]] ([[Indian Air Force]])		\| equivalents = [[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant general]] ([[Indian Army]])<br/>[[Air Marshal (India)\|Air marshal]] ([[Indian Air Force]])
	\| history =		\| history =
	}}		\|rank group=Flag officer\|native_name={{lang\|hi\|वाइस एडमिरल}}\|pay grade=[[7th Central Pay Commission and Defence Forces\|Pay level 15,16,17]]}}
	'''Vice admiral''' is a [[Three-star rank\|three-star]] [[flag officer]] rank in the [[Indian Navy]]. It is the second-highest active rank in the Indian Navy. Vice admiral ranks above the [[two-star rank]] of [[rear admiral]] and below the [[four-star rank]] of [[Admiral (India)\|admiral]], which is held by the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of the Naval Staff]] (CNS).		'''Vice admiral''' is a [[Three-star rank\|three-star]] [[flag officer]] rank in the [[Indian Navy]]. It is the second-highest active rank in the Indian Navy. Vice admiral ranks above the [[two-star rank]] of [[rear admiral]] and below the [[four-star rank]] of [[Admiral (India)\|admiral]], which is held by the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)\|Chief of the Naval Staff]] (CNS).

	The equivalent rank in the [[Indian Army]] is [[Lieutenant General (India)\|lieutenant general]] and in the [[Indian Air Force]] is [[Air Marshal (India)\|air marshal]].		The equivalent rank in the [[Indian Army]] is [[Lieutenant General (India)\|lieutenant general]] and in the [[Indian Air Force]] is [[Air Marshal (India)\|air marshal]]. Officers in the rank of vice admiral hold important appointments at the naval commands and at the naval headquarters.

	Officers in the rank of vice admiral hold important appointments at the naval commands and at the naval headquarters.

	==History==		==History==
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	* [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command]]		* [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command]]
	* [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]]		* [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]]

			==Appointments==
			At naval headquarters, the principal staff officers (PSO) are senior vice admirals. The Directors General and Controllers are also officers of the rank of vice admiral. The chiefs of staff of the Western Naval Command and the Eastern Naval Command are also vice admirals.

			=== Indian Navy Medical Service ===
			[[File:Surg VAdm Rajat Datta.jpg\|thumb\|Surgeon Vice Admiral Rajat Datta (Retd), a distinct [[Cardiothoracic surgery\|Cardiothoracic surgeon]], he also held the highest office in AFMS, ie of [[Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (India)\|DGAFMS]] from 2021 to 2023]]
			Surgeon Vice Admirals in the Indian Navy serve mainly as Director General Medical Services (Navy), the highest ranking [[Physician\|medical officer]] of the Navy, and they may also be appointed as [[Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (India)\|Director General Armed Forces Medical Services]] (DGAFMS) when the post rotates to the Navy, they can also hold senior roles like Command Medical Officer in major commands or high-level tri-service medical staff appointments.

	==Insignia==		==Insignia==
	The flag of a vice 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 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 three blue stars placed vertically at hoist side.

	The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton over three eight-pointed stars and the [[State Emblem of India\|Ashoka emblem]] above, on a golden shoulder board. A vice admiral wears [[gorget patches]] which are golden patches with three white stars. Naval commanders in the C-in-C grade have additional oak leaves under the three white stars. In addition to this, the double-breasted [[reefer jacket]] has three golden sleeve stripes consisting of a broad band with two narrower bands.		The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton over three eight-pointed stars and the [[State Emblem of India\|Ashoka emblem]] above, on a golden shoulder board. A vice admiral wears [[gorget patches]] which are golden patches with three white stars. Naval commanders in the C-in-C grade have additional oak leaves under the three white stars. In addition to this, the double-breasted [[reefer jacket]] has three golden sleeve stripes consisting of a broad band with two narrower bands.
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	A vice admiral in the C-in-C grade ranks at No. 23 on the [[Indian order of precedence]], along with lieutenant generals of the [[Indian Army]] and air marshals of the [[Indian Air Force]] in the C-in-C grade. The other vice admirals rank at No. 24 in the order of precedence.<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web \|work=Office of the President of India \|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] \|access-date=2010-08-05 \|date=1979-08-26 \|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf \|title=President's Secretariat}}</ref>		A vice admiral in the C-in-C grade ranks at No. 23 on the [[Indian order of precedence]], along with lieutenant generals of the [[Indian Army]] and air marshals of the [[Indian Air Force]] in the C-in-C grade. The other vice admirals rank at No. 24 in the order of precedence.<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web \|work=Office of the President of India \|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] \|access-date=2010-08-05 \|date=1979-08-26 \|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf \|title=President's Secretariat}}</ref>

	Vice admirals in the C-in-C grade are at the apex pay scale (pay level 17), with a monthly pay of ₹225,000 (US$3,100). Other vice admirals, in the HAG+ pay scale (pay level 16) draw lesser, depending on the years in service. However, since they should not draw equivalent or more than the next higher level, the remuneration is capped at ₹224,000.<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>		Vice admirals in the C-in-C grade are at the apex pay scale (pay level 17), with a monthly pay of ₹225,000 (US$3,100). Other vice admirals, in the HAG+ pay scale (pay level 16) draw lesser, depending on the years in service. However, since they should not draw equivalent or more than the next higher level, the remuneration is capped at ₹224,000.<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 \|access-date=2023-03-29 \|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>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	[[Category:Indian Navy]]		[[Category:Indian Navy]]
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	[[Category:Military ranks of the Indian Navy]]		[[Category:Military ranks of the Indian Navy]]
	[[Category:Three-star officers]]		[[Category:Three-star officers]]

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	A vice admiral in the C-in-C grade ranks at No. 23 on the [[Indian order of precedence]], along with lieutenant generals of the [[Indian Army]] and air marshals of the [[Indian Air Force]] in the C-in-C grade. The other vice admirals rank at No. 24 in the order of precedence.<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web \|work=Office of the President of India \|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] \|access-date=2010-08-05 \|date=1979-08-26 \|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf \|title=President's Secretariat}}</ref>		A vice admiral in the C-in-C grade ranks at No. 23 on the [[Indian order of precedence]], along with lieutenant generals of the [[Indian Army]] and air marshals of the [[Indian Air Force]] in the C-in-C grade. The other vice admirals rank at No. 24 in the order of precedence.<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web \|work=Office of the President of India \|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] \|access-date=2010-08-05 \|date=1979-08-26 \|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf \|title=President's Secretariat}}</ref>

	Vice admirals in the C-in-C grade are at the apex pay scale (pay level 17), with a monthly pay of ₹225,000 (US$3,100). Other vice admirals, in the HAG+ pay scale (pay level 16) draw lesser, depending on the years in service. However, since they should not draw equivalent or more than the next higher level, the remuneration is capped at ₹224,000.<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>		Vice admirals in the C-in-C grade are at the apex pay scale (pay level 17), with a monthly pay of ₹225,000 (US$3,100). Other vice admirals, in the HAG+ pay scale (pay level 16) draw lesser, depending on the years in service. However, since they should not draw equivalent or more than the next higher level, the remuneration is capped at ₹224,000.<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>

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{Infobox military rank
| name = Vice admiral
| image = [[File:Vice-Admiral-ensign-Indian-Navy.svg|100px|border]]
| image_size =
| caption = Flag of a vice admiral
| image2 = [[File:13-Indian_Navy-VADM.svg|50px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-8.svg|50px]]
| image_size2 =
| caption2 = Rank insignia of a vice admiral
| image3 =
| image_size3 =
| caption3 =
| country = {{flag|India}}
| service branch = {{navy|India}}
| abbreviation = VAdm
| rank = [[Three-star rank]]
| NATO rank =
| Non-NATO rank =
| formation =
| abolished =
| higher rank = [[Admiral (India)|Admiral]]
| lower rank = [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear admiral]]
| equivalents = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant general]] ([[Indian Army]])<br/>[[Air Marshal (India)|Air marshal]] ([[Indian Air Force]])
| history =
}}
'''Vice admiral''' is a [[Three-star rank|three-star]] [[flag officer]] rank in the [[Indian Navy]]. It is the second-highest active rank in the Indian Navy. Vice admiral ranks above the [[two-star rank]] of [[rear admiral]] and below the [[four-star rank]] of [[Admiral (India)|admiral]], which is held by the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] (CNS).

The equivalent rank in the [[Indian Army]] is [[Lieutenant General (India)|lieutenant general]] and in the [[Indian Air Force]] is [[Air Marshal (India)|air marshal]].

Officers in the rank of vice admiral hold important appointments at the naval commands and at the naval headquarters.

==History==
[[Admiral (India)|Admiral]] [[Ram Dass Katari]] was the first Indian to be promoted to the rank of Vice admiral. On 22 April 1958, he took over as the first Indian [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] (CNS) and promoted to the substantive rank of [[Vice Admiral]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=136 |date=14 June 1958|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1958/O-2068-1958-0024-93594.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

From 1948 to 1968, the appointment of CNS, the professional head of the [[Indian Navy]] was held by a vice admiral. The position of the CNS was upgraded from vice admiral to [[Admiral (India)|admiral]] in 1968. The first officer to hold the rank was Admiral [[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]] who was promoted to the rank while he served as the CNS.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=245 |date=23 March 1968 |work=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

==Naval commanders (C-in-C grade)==
[[File:Vice Admiral Karambir Singh assumes the charge as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff, in New Delhi on May 31, 2016. The outgoing Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral P. Murugesan is also seen.jpg|thumb|300px|Vice Admirals [[Karambir Singh]] and [[Parasurama Naidu Murugesan|P N Murugesan]] in uniform]]
Senior vice admirals who are in the C-in-C grade (naval commanders), are considered to be in a grade higher than other vice admirals. They hold the senior-most appointments like the [[Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Naval Staff]] and the heads of the three naval commands (styled "flag officer commanding-in-chief"). The three FOC-in-C appointments are:

* [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command]]
* [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command]]
* [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]]

==Insignia==
The flag of a vice 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 next to the staff.{{sfn|Singh|2018|p=398}}

The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton over three eight-pointed stars and the [[State Emblem of India|Ashoka emblem]] above, on a golden shoulder board. A vice admiral wears [[gorget patches]] which are golden patches with three white stars. Naval commanders in the C-in-C grade have additional oak leaves under the three white stars. In addition to this, the double-breasted [[reefer jacket]] has three golden sleeve stripes consisting of a broad band with two narrower bands.

==Order of precedence==
A vice admiral in the C-in-C grade ranks at No. 23 on the [[Indian order of precedence]], along with lieutenant generals of the [[Indian Army]] and air marshals of the [[Indian Air Force]] in the C-in-C grade. The other vice admirals rank at No. 24 in the order of precedence.<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web |work=Office of the President of India |publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] |access-date=2010-08-05 |date=1979-08-26 |url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf |title=President's Secretariat}}</ref>

Vice admirals in the C-in-C grade are at the apex pay scale (pay level 17), with a monthly pay of ₹225,000 (US$3,100). Other vice admirals, in the HAG+ pay scale (pay level 16) draw lesser, depending on the years in service. However, since they should not draw equivalent or more than the next higher level, the remuneration is capped at ₹224,000.<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>

==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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