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title: "Army ranks and insignia of India"  
description: "These ranks generally correspond with those of Western militaries, and in particular reflect those of the British and Commonwealth armies."  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-11-12  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1546/army-ranks-and-insignia-of-india  
category: "indian army"  
tags: ["Indian army", "army ranks", "insignia of India", "Indian army ranks"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Army ranks and insignia of India

![Army ranks and insignia of India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/cc78c6ad-bca8-43d0-9041-4bc3c749e349/images/17de1b76-cfe2-4c8a-a116-595827d6b423.jpeg) ![Army ranks and insignia of India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/cc78c6ad-bca8-43d0-9041-4bc3c749e349/images/4bd9a67f-d26f-42d8-a511-71cb6a44dc6e.jpeg) Field marshal, five–star general officer rank and the highest attainable rank in the Indian Army. ![Army ranks and insignia of India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/cc78c6ad-bca8-43d0-9041-4bc3c749e349/images/ee6079c2-a68e-4cab-8c38-d7858f4cebcf.jpeg) A General Officer is an officer of high rank in the army, and in some nations' air forces or marines. ![Army ranks and insignia of India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/cc78c6ad-bca8-43d0-9041-4bc3c749e349/images/27971653-fd94-401a-9925-bc4822f6be65.jpeg) Major general (abbreviated MG, Maj. Gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. ![Army ranks and insignia of India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/cc78c6ad-bca8-43d0-9041-4bc3c749e349/images/dcd21ca8-8abc-48f7-bf60-88cca213f0ee.jpeg) Brigadier /brɪɡəˈdɪər/ is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. ![Army ranks and insignia of India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/cc78c6ad-bca8-43d0-9041-4bc3c749e349/images/b5df66af-0c33-413d-9e64-9daa5e5eb6ff.jpeg) Colonel is a senior military officer rank below the brigadier and general officer ranks. ![Army ranks and insignia of India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/cc78c6ad-bca8-43d0-9041-4bc3c749e349/images/e0cfca35-df91-425d-aeac-7238358d1d4a.jpeg) Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world ![Army ranks and insignia of India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/cc78c6ad-bca8-43d0-9041-4bc3c749e349/images/04dcf9c6-5792-4d53-8b6b-f0f201094da9.jpeg) Major is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces ![Army ranks and insignia of India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/cc78c6ad-bca8-43d0-9041-4bc3c749e349/images/c9b22e51-dd9b-423b-a344-9a095b30965f.jpeg) Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar (abbrev Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank

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