Major general (India)
Major general | |
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Country | India |
Service branch | Indian Army |
Abbreviation | Maj Gen |
Rank | Two-star rank |
Next higher rank | Lieutenant general |
Next lower rank | Brigadier |
Equivalent ranks | Rear admiral (Indian Navy) Air vice marshal (Indian Air Force) |
Equivalent ranks of Indian military
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Indian Navy | Indian Army | Indian Air Force |
Commissioned ranks
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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
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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
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Petty officer | Havildar | Sergeant |
Leading seaman | Naik | Corporal |
Seaman 1 | Lance naik | Leading aircraftsman |
Seaman 2 | Sepoy | Aircraftsman |
Footnotes
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Major general is a two-star general officer rank in the Indian Army. It is the third-highest active rank in the Indian Army. A major general ranks above the one-star rank of brigadier and below the three-star rank of lieutenant general.
The equivalent rank in the Indian Navy is rear admiral and in the Indian Air Force is air vice marshal.
Appointments[]
Officers in the rank of major general hold important appointments like general officer commanding a division. The Indian Army has 40 divisions in 14 corps. The general officers commanding sub areas across the country are also of the rank of major general. At army headquarters, major generals hold the appointments of additional director general in different directorates and staff branches.
Insignia[]
The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton and a five-pointed star above.[1] A major general wears gorget patches which are crimson patches with two golden stars.
Order of precedence[]
A major general who is a principal staff officer ranks at No. 25 in the Indian order of precedence. Other major generals are at No. 26 in the order of precedence.[2]
Major generals are at pay level 14, with a monthly pay between ₹144,200 (US$1,950) and ₹218,200 (US$2,950).[3][4]
Rank insignia and personal flag[]
Indian Army major general shoulder insignia
Flag of a major general at army headquarters
Flag of a major general on staff
See also[]
- List of serving generals of the Indian Army
- Army ranks and insignia of India
- General officer commanding
References[]
- ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in.
- ^ "President's Secretariat" (PDF). Office of the President of India. Rajya Sabha. 1979-08-26. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ (PDF). 20 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2015.
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