General (India)
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General is a four-star general officer rank in the Indian Army. It is the highest active rank in the Indian Army. General ranks above the three-star rank of lieutenant general and below the five-star rank of field marshal, which is largely a war-time or ceremonial rank.
General | |
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Country | India |
Service branch | Indian Army |
Abbreviation | Gen |
Rank | Four-star rank |
Next higher rank | Field marshal |
Next lower rank | Lieutenant general |
Equivalent ranks | Admiral (Indian Navy) Air chief marshal (Indian Air Force) |
Equivalent ranks of Indian military | ||
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Indian Navy | Indian Army | Indian Air Force |
Commissioned ranks | ||
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 ranks | ||
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 ranks | ||
Petty officer | Havildar | Sergeant |
Leading seaman | Naik | Corporal |
Seaman 1 | Lance naik | Leading aircraftsman |
Seaman 2 | Sepoy | Aircraftsman |
Footnotes | ||
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A general may be referred to as a full general or four-star general to distinguish them from lower general officer ranks like lieutenant general and major general. The equivalent rank in the Indian Navy is admiral and in the Indian Air Force is air chief marshal.
As of 2022, there are two serving full generals in the Indian Armed Forces, General Anil Chauhan, the Chief of Defence Staff and Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, and General Manoj Pande, the Chief of the Army Staff.