Indian Navy Rank Structure Guide

INDIAN NAVY- RANK STRUCTURE
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by Uday Kumar on February 4, 2012
Ranks in Indian Navy

Ranks in Navy:The ranks of the Indian Navy is divided into two major parts. They are 1. Commissioned Officers 2. Junior Commissioned Officers. These are the ranks of the Commissioned Officers in Indian Navy in descending order based on their power. Admiral of the Fleet Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant
The badges and sleeves of the Commissioned Officers are as follows :Admiral of the Fleet
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Sleeve of the Amiral of the Fleet
Admiral
Sleeve of the Admiral
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Vice Admiral
Sleeve of the Vice Admiral
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Rear Admiral
Sleeve of the Rear Admiral
Commodore
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Sleeve of Commodre
Captain
Sleeve of Captain
Commander
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Sleeve of Commander
Lieutenant Commander
Sleeve of Lieutenant Commander
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Lieutenant
Sleeve of Lieutenant
Sub-lieutenant
Sleeve of Sub-Lieutenant
These are the Ranks of the Commissioned Officers of the Indian Navy. THE RANK OF MIDSHIPMAN IS ALSO PRESENT IN THE NAVY. CADETS BEFORE THEY BECOME COMMISSIONED OFFICERS BECOME MIDSIPMEN. THE MIDSHIPMAN IS A
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SUBORDINATE OFFICER. YOU CAN CONSIDER HIM TO BE A JUNIOR OFFICER. ONLY PERMANENT COMMISION OFFICERS GET TO THE RANK OF MIDSHIPMAN, OTHERS DIRECTLY BECOME SUBLIEUTENANT. The follow are the Ranks of the Junior Commissioned Officers Master Chief Petty Officer (1st Class) Master Chief Petty Officer (2nd Class) Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer Leading Seaman Seaman I Seaman II These are about the ranks in the Indian Navy
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1 aankita tomar February 9, 2012 at 12:39 pm gud evening sir i read ur blogs and finally wanna ask a lot of ques i am in 3rd yr of engineering frm electrical
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brnch n m nt able to decide for which post to apply for? m passionate about navy and airforce but wanna go for ground duty branches as for other post there would be physical exertion. Im 155.5cm and weigh 69 kg right now i know i wud hav to loose 18kg.. sir but plz tell me dat even for the logistic field is weight to height ratio a mandatory thing to worry on Reply
2 KUMAR February 10, 2012 at 7:57 am Ankita Tomar, you must understand that every one in the army is a soldier. same in the navy and airforce. Maintaining a good physical standard is a part and parcel of our life here. So to some extent there will be physical fitness required
3 abhay February 13, 2012 at 8:03 am why you want to join air force rather than army or navy this is the most expected q what should i answer sir is it right to say that i wanna fighter pilot Reply
4 aankita tomar February 19, 2012 at 2:54 am thank u sir so dat means whether i apply for logistic or education or ground duty i hav to loose weight? Reply
5 KUMAR February 19, 2012 at 4:26 am Ankita tomar, yes you have got it right
6 shweta March 5, 2012 at 7:26 am Dear Sir, My education qualificatin is MBA in Logistics and supply chain management, Am i eligible for the officers entry in SSC. My D.O.B is 01-01-1990 Reply
7 KUMAR March 5, 2012 at 5:28 pm Shweta, yes you are eligible
8 Bhavesh April 2, 2012 at 1:22 pm
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Good Evening Sir, I got recommended for Indian Navy as a Technical Officer having SSC. My joining is in July this year. I have some queries. 1. What are the chances of getting PC ? If not, then what opportunities Navy provide after SSC ? 2. For what duration, do we remain on ship at a stretch, after commissioning? 2. Being a vegetarian, will it be easy to follow my food habits while on ship ? Reply
9 KUMAR April 3, 2012 at 5:11 pm Dear Bhavesh, congratulations on being recommended!!!! 1. There are ample chances for getting Permanent commission, but that is subject to your performance!!! Navy also provides a lot of opportunities to build yourself for a career post retirement. Special reserved seats for serving Officers of Navy in M.Tech from IIT Mumbai,Chennai,Delhi,IIS Bangalore and MBA from all IIMs are available before retirement provided you do well in service and clear the internal exams and interview!!! 2. Are you speaking about an appointment or sailing at sea?!????? Sailing worst case scenario you may sail for 3 months out of your base port if you go for some foreign deployment (which is actually fun)!! One tenure on a ship is followed by 2 to 3 tenures in the dockyard/ trial unit/ repair yard/ DRDO/ teaching billets etc.!!! 3. Bhavesh dont worry. You will find that more than half the people onboard ships are vegetarians. It is a different issue that all vegetarians keep cribbing and crying about the partiality meted out to them in fauj as they donot get something equivalent to chicken,prawns and lobsters etc hahahaaaa. Just kidding. You can very well follow your dietry preference.
10 pramod February 17, 2013 at 5:49 pm heyy.. i wanna know the same thing! can vegetarians be strong soldiers or should i start eating meat before joining navy ?
11 pramod February 17, 2013 at 5:49 pm heyy.. i wanna know the same thing! can vegetarians be strong soldiers or should i start eating meat before joining navy ?
12 bhavesh April 3, 2012 at 6:24 pm Thank u sir for ur guidance. You are enlightning many young military enthusiast like me.I have cleared ssb for army also. But I hope to join Navy and waiting for merit. Sir, actually I want to ask is being a tech officer how much long one spends on a ship, say in a month. Reply
13 Karan April 17, 2012 at 8:30 pm Hi, I have done my BMS Bachelors of Management Studies from Mumbai university, as I was
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seeing the advertisement for PC Navy logistics, people who have done BBA or BBM are eligible to apply, since there is no BBA or BBM in Mumbai uni. I was wondering if I would be eligible to apply coz BBA , BBM, BMS have the same syllabus. There subject modules are same. Thanks Reply
14 shivam April 24, 2012 at 3:48 pm good evening sir, sir i wanted to join indian navy as a officer and i have got about 70% marks in my 12th board exams i wanted to pursue BTec in electronics and comm. feild ..what are the scope of this feild in navy.? Reply
15 PK Nath May 14, 2012 at 10:52 am Sir, I wish to know what is rank called LSUC-II, is it Leading Seamans rank ? Pls do intimate which may help my son to know. Reply
16 KUMAR May 16, 2012 at 2:33 pm It is Leading Seaman Underwater Control 2 which is a part of the anti submarine warfare branch It is the rank of a sailor
17 ASHISH VERMA March 5, 2013 at 10:14 am Hlo Sir,My questions are that My english is not so much strong?When I talk i will not frequent to talk?Main ruk ruk ke bolta hun so what can I do for this?
18 akash July 28, 2012 at 8:18 am sir i have received my call-letter for SSB Bhopal (Navy). Kindly help me with some sugestions to pass he SSB inerview. Reply
19 ashutosh jha August 14, 2012 at 4:45 pm i want to join indian navy which rank i got, sir please reply Reply
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20 Dhanunjay August 28, 2012 at 2:15 am This is very interesting and encouraging. My 7 year old son dreams of becoming a Navy officer for India. I never told him about Navy or Army etc. He just picked this up and for the past 2 yrs his target has not changed. Every passing day I can see his determination and discipline improving as I said if you want to be in Navy, you need to be disciplined, have proper food and living habits!!! I wish his dream comes true one day!!! I am waiting for that day Reply
21 sreeram September 1, 2012 at 6:17 pm I want to join in indiannavy as a sailor. sir,which rank I got first Reply
22 kempanna c dhulai September 11, 2012 at 6:22 pm now i am in 4th year of BE with aggregate 75%,how to get into the Indian navy?? Reply
23 gaurav October 1, 2012 at 1:24 am sir, i had applied for UES-SSC for navy as a prefinal yr student of mechanical engineering. i have to go through the interview on 4th oct . Only after shortlisted i can go through SSB. please give me some tips to be get shortlisted. i have keen interest in armed forces, cracked NDA written in 2010. please reply soon. thanks Reply
24 jack October 7, 2012 at 7:54 pm sir, ive my prelim interview in two days.id be thankful if you can give me some tips. Reply
25 Dilip Kumare October 8, 2012 at 2:33 pm Respected Sir, I am in b.tech. 4th year and on 10 oct 2012 i am going to interview for indian navy. I am very intrested in NAVY. Plz Can you tell me that which type of questions are asked in the interview. PLZ Reply
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26 ANURATHA KARTHIK October 11, 2012 at 6:55 pm dear sir, as a women any difficulties to join naval academy plz tell what are the qualifications needed to join in navy any special quota for women in this academy please send me with particular details sir thanks and regards anuratha Reply
27 siddharth nayak October 25, 2012 at 10:52 pm sir,my navy interview under university scheme is on 3 nov..please give me some tips Reply
28 David prashanth daniel December 7, 2012 at 10:03 am Dear sir, I have completed my b.tech with 63% and been working for over 5 months now I have a keen passion to join the Indian navy under ssc for the general executive position which requires a 65% .. Can I still apply.for ssb ? Reply
29 uday1 December 8, 2012 at 4:10 pm Dear David, no no point applying as the final cut off is generally higher than that!!
30 Rohit December 7, 2012 at 8:50 pm Can a commerce graduate join indian navy? Reply
31 uday1 December 8, 2012 at 4:09 pm Dear Rohit, yes a commerce graduate can join in the logistics branch
32 Pritam December 15, 2012 at 11:37 pm Sir, I just wanted to ask is there any previledge for airman to join officers rank..??
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33 uday1 December 16, 2012 at 1:14 am What kind of previlege are you talking about. There is no special discount for airman. Actually speaking the competition out there to become an officer among the airmen is higher than the normal stream.
34 Ashish December 19, 2012 at 3:19 pm How many posts they have in navy technical(Ele.) in one time through navy recruitment(means not through CDS or NDA)? Reply
35 uday1 December 21, 2012 at 9:02 am Ashish, I fail to understand your question.
36 Midhun December 30, 2012 at 10:46 pm good evening sir . I want to become an Indian marcos How should I go for it after my 12th PCM ?Will my family be satisfied with the salary ? Reply
37 HIMANSHU January 12, 2013 at 9:18 pm respected sir, a very happy new year to you its my fortunate that i get a call on 28th january for ues-final year btech entry being an electronics and instrumentation engineer i am in doubt what questions could be asked and what should i prepare..?? secondly i have been to two ssbs before (both in indian army)-i was screened out both times..am still in doubt with which frame of mind should i face the navy?? Reply
38 HIMANSHU January 12, 2013 at 9:22 pm lastly situations are arosing when the date i.e ssb date and companies recruitment date is on same date (28th of this month).. in the call up letter they have mentioned its a one time call..so is there any possibility that i can shift my ssb dates??
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39 Manohar January 13, 2013 at 11:26 am Respected sir, My name is manohar from bangalore,completed my B.E degree in the stream of electronics and communication.I am very keen on joining the indian armed forces especially navy,my age is 22 right now height is 183 cms i hav perfect eye vision good health condition without any kind of health issuesbut i am only 54kgs.will this lead to rejection during medicals ? am i under weight as per correlation table?.please give me ur suggestion..hoping u d best. Reply
40 Collins m sangma January 16, 2013 at 4:24 pm I want to know about Merchant Navy? Did i get rank in this Reply
41 Abhay Soni January 19, 2013 at 10:27 am Hello Gud Evening Sir, I am a son of Ex- Servicemen. My dad had retired as a Leading Steward from the Indian Navy. I am a Diploma holder in Mechanical Engineering and my age is 21 . I am also very much passionate and desirous about the Navy and want to join it . Could you suggest me the type of entry and when are the exams going to commence ?? Also kindly tell me if there is any scope of getting promoted to officer rank while have joined and serving as a sailor because right now i am not a graduate and wont be getting an officer rank. Also tell me if the Navy allows to pursue further education (degree) for getting an Officer rank ?? Reply
42 Shrikant kute January 19, 2013 at 11:19 am Hello sir , Goodmorning I just want to know is there vacancy like jco (catering)indian army in Navy or Airforce as per your knowledge. Reply
43 Abhay Soni January 22, 2013 at 11:38 am Also could you you tell me if the Navy allows entry for candidates who have pursued their B.E/B.Tech by means of night classes or Correspondence course?? Reply
44 Abimal January 22, 2013 at 5:24 pm
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Sir i got selected in the ssr recruitment..i got my call letter and about to undergo training next month ..my doubts are is it possible to choose trade by ourself or theyll choose the trade for us ? And what is the overall salary that ill be getting at training and after training ? Seeking your reply as soon as possible Reply
45 yashwant singh rana January 29, 2013 at 12:19 pm abimal, same here bro,i got selected in the ssr recruitment ,01/2013 batch,i got my call letter and now im just waiting for the training..which gonna be start on feb.15..i mean 15 feb is my reporting time.i have the same doubt that you have right now.
46 Sreerag January 24, 2013 at 10:02 pm sir, I am Sreerag from Kerala & I am a Diploma(Mechanical Engineering as trade) 2nd year student,i applied for SSB but i didnt get the interview card(For +2 candidate entry),i am deeply love to join defense especially in Navy.And I am going to take my B-Tech by LET(Lateral Entry Test),My question is,there is any possibility for me to join in Navy after completing my diploma{I am willing to do further education (As per +2 candidate entry scheme} as Commissioned Officers entry,and i desperately need ur guidance to apply, please help me as soon as possible. my DOB is 27/07/1993. Reply
47 Abimal February 6, 2013 at 7:33 pm My date is Feb 14..dude earlier than you .:-)but do you have any information about this ssr Reply
48 dr.pranesh sahare February 11, 2013 at 2:05 am sir.i have done mbbs now i want to join indian navy. how can i get in indian navy? what should i ans if any one ask me why you want to join indian navy rather than army or air force what should i answer?..what are the future in it after retirement?what rank will i get if i join in indian navy? sir please rpy to my que? Reply
49 riva April 10, 2013 at 8:03 pm sir i am a btech student .. how can i join navy??? Reply
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50 sabari May 1, 2013 at 7:51 pm Hi sir , iam sabari i completed 10th but i did not study 12 th rather i finished diplomo in mech nw i doing BE MECH second year and iam a sports person i participated intrenationals and nationals .i saw in the application form they are recuring sports person as this format (a)direct entry petty officer ,(b)ssr,(c)matric recurits ,(d) non metric recurits .. wat is the salary of the above positions my dream is to join in navy .if i completed BE means wat exams i have to join navy Reply
51 babu June 2, 2013 at 1:37 pm sir, one of my friend in Indian Navy officer. He wants to conduct his marriage ceremony in his Uniform of Officer. Is it against the coustom of uniformed serving personnel. The uniform is to wear only for the officeial duty not for the diginity of the person. Please give me guidans to advise him. Reply
52 sr005 June 16, 2013 at 11:44 am Hello sir, I want to join navy as a marine engineer in mechanical branch from Indian naval accedamy. I wanted to know dat what is the difference between an executive officer & an engineering in mechanical branch & naval architecture. please help sir thanking you, with regards Reply
53 sr005 June 18, 2013 at 7:59 pm Hello sir, I have defect in my right eye & normal eye in the left eyeso my doctor gave me a contact lens of power (-7.5D) & then he told me to wear glasses of power (0D) in the right eye eye & (-1D) in the left eyeI have been wearing both contact lens & glasses for the last 17 years starting at the age of 4so with these defects can I still join navy? Reply
54 Utkarsh June 28, 2013 at 3:57 pm sir.. i knw its quiet early to ask this question.. i have just completed my 10+2 with PCM this year.. and doing my graduation with B.sc Chem(H) sir plz tell hw can i join indian navy after this.. Reply
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55 aabhas kumar July 26, 2013 at 6:16 pm Good evening sir, Its my honour to have some conversation with you. Sir, I am in 10 th standard and am very serious to be a Marcos Commander in the Navy plz tell me what do take in 11th standard to be a marcos and when and what to do to be a Marcos in the Navy Sir plz guide me i have no body who can show me the path to be a Marcos in Navy. RESPECTING YOU, AABHAS Reply
56 Vicky July 26, 2013 at 8:01 pm I want to be a Captain of a Ship in Future so Which post should I apply for? I m 17 years old and passed 10+2 with 68% overall and 56 in physics maths.. can I join INDIAN NAVY? if yes then which post should I apply? Reply
57 the gioi nuoc hoa July 27, 2013 at 6:35 am Its as effective as ever, but its a waste of an acting talent. Besides the semi-nauseating smell of sulphur perfume ghosts have been reported to give of the smell of decaying meat, excrement, vomit, body odor, sour milk and ripe garbage. LOreal acknowledges the fact that the perfumes were what made Lancome what it is todaya famous brand not just of perfumes but also of skincare and cosmetics products. Reply
58 vikato kiho August 16, 2013 at 1:07 pm sir,which is easier to pass the nda exam Sci or Arts Reply
59 chirag September 1, 2013 at 12:20 pm sir., I am final year Student in BE and I got the Call letter for campus interview UES-14, Sir My first priority is given for the pilot, So My question is In which area Should i focus More for the preparation of Campus Interview?, Technical ?, Defense ?, or Pilot?,
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Thank you.. Reply
60 GURDEEP SINGH JAISHWAL September 1, 2013 at 3:38 pm Respected Sir, i have secured 47.64% in B.com degree ,10+2 secured 48% and 10th secured 47.80% should i will be able to join Indian Army. i will be happy to hear from you a positive response. Thank you! Reply
61 mohitpanchal October 5, 2013 at 1:59 pm Respected Sir, I secured 59% in class twelve and also in high school 47% and degree is going on around 60% but in childhood i cant hold their hand but at young stage it properly diagnosed by surgery so we urged you provide me proper details about it and we are able for applicant or not we wait your positive response Reply
62 Ankit Kashyap October 17, 2013 at 12:02 am sir i want to be officer in indian navy. what i have to do for it. im 17.5 years old and got 78..2%in 12th.. Reply Leave a Comment Name * E-mail * Website
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