Naval ranks and insignia of India

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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]

Equivalent ranks of Indian Armed Forces

Template:Equivalent ranks of Indian military 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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Honorary/
War time rank 		Held by the
Chief of Defence Staff
and/or the
Chief of the Naval Staff

Other ranks[edit]

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.[2]

Rank group Junior commissioned officers Non commissioned officer Enlisted

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See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • 1 Honorary/Ceremonial/wartime rank. Has never been awarded.
  • 2 Held by the Chief of the Naval Staff or the Chief of Defence Staff.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Director General Medical Services (Navy)".
  2. ↑ "New Cadre for Senior Sailors Formed" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 15 December 1968. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

External links[edit]

Template:Military ranks by country

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