Naik (military rank)

For other uses, see Nayak (title).

Naik (Nk; sometimes historically spelled nayak) is an Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Police rank equivalent to corporal.^[1] The rank was previously used in the Indian Army during the Raj and the Camel Corps, ranking between lance naik and havildar. In cavalry units, the equivalent is lance daffadar. Like a British corporal, a naik wears two rank chevrons.

Naik
Indian and Pakistani rank insignia
Country	Bangladesh  India  Pakistan
Service branch	Army
Abbreviation	Nk
Rank group	Enlisted rank
Next higher rank	Havildar
Next lower rank	Lance naik
Equivalent ranks	Corporal

See also

• Army ranks and insignia of India
• Army ranks and insignia of Pakistan

References

1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Naik" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

External links

•   The dictionary definition of naik at Wiktionary