Indian Navy ranks and insignia
The Indian Navy (IN), the naval component of the Indian Armed Forces follows a certain hierarchy of rank designations and insignia derived from the erstwhile Royal Indian Navy (RIN).[1]
History edit
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.[2]
| Rank group | General/flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Navy[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fleet admiral फ्लीट एडमिरल | 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
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.[4]
| Rank group | Junior commissioned officers | Non commissioned officer | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Navy[3] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Master chief petty officer 1st class | Master chief petty officer 2nd class | Chief petty officer | Petty officer | Leading seaman | Ordinary seaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
- ^ "Military Digest: As Indian Navy looks to introduce new ranks, a look at foreign origins of Naval ranks". indianexpress.com. 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Director General Medical Services (Navy)".
- ^ "New Cadre for Senior Sailors Formed" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 15 December 1968. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links edit
- Uniforminsignia.org (Indian Navy)