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.

Officer ranks[edit | edit source]

Equivalent ranks of Indian military
Commission	Indian Navy	Indian Army	Indian Air Force
Commissioned	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	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	Petty officer	Havildar/Daffadar	Sergeant
	Leading seaman	Naik/Lance daffadar	Corporal
	Seaman 1	Lance naik/Acting Lance-Daffadar	Leading aircraftsman
	Seaman 2	Sepoy/Sowar	Aircraftsman
↑ Risaldar major in cavalry and armoured regiments ↑ Risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments ↑ Naib risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments. Called jemadar until 1965.

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 Arjan Singh.

The highest ranked naval officer is the Chief of Naval Staff, who holds the rank of full Admiral.

They are commissioned Sub-lieutenants upon finishing their course of study. The Medical Officers and Dental Officers use the prefix "Surgeon" with all the respective ranks, for example Surgeon Vice Admiral.^[1]

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India Navy^[2]

Admiral
एडमिरल

Vice admiral
वाइस एडमिरल

Rear admiral
रियर एडमिरल

Commodore
कमोडोर

Captain
कैप्टन

Commander
कमांडर

Lieutenant commander
लेफ़्टिनेंट कमांडर

Lieutenant
लेफ्टिनेंट

Sub-lieutenant
सब लेफ्टिनेंट

Midshipman
मिडशिपमैन

Honorary/
War time rank

Held by the
Chief of Defence Staff
and/or the
Chief of the Naval Staff

Other ranks[edit | edit source]

Chief Petty Officer was the highest non-commissioned rank until December 1968, when the ranks of Master Chief Petty Officer Class II and Master Chief Petty Officer Class I were introduced.^[3]

Rank group	Junior commissioned officers										Non commissioned officer																Enlisted
India Navy^[2]^[4] v t e																													No insignia
India Navy^[2]^[4] v t e	Master chief petty officer I मास्टर चीफ पेटी ऑफिसर फर्स्ट क्लास						Master chief petty officer II मास्टर चीफ पेटी ऑफिसर सेकेंड क्लास		Chief petty officer चीफ पेटी ऑफिसर		Petty officer पेटी ऑफिसर												Leading Seaman लीडिंग सीमैन						Seaman I सीमैन फर्स्ट क्लास						Seaman II सीमैन सेकंड क्लास