Equivalent Ranks of Commissioned Officer and PBOR in three Services
The below table describes the equivalent ranks of Commissioned Officer and Personnel Below Officer Rank in Army, Navy and Air Force
Equivalent Rank of three services of Commissioned Officer of Army and equivalent
ranks in Navy and Air force
| Rank (Army) | Rank (Navy) | Rank (Air Force) |
| Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Flying Officer |
| Captain | Lieutenant | Fit. Lieutenant |
| Major | Lt. Cdr | Sqn Ldr |
| Lt. Col (TS) | Cdr (TS) | Wg. Cdr (TS) |
| Lt. Col (S) | Cdr (S) | Wg. Cdr (S) |
| Colonel | Captain | Gp. Captain |
| Brig | Captain | Air Cmde |
| Major General | Rear Admiral | AVM |
| Lt. General | Vice Admiral | Air Marshal |
| Lt. General (Army Cdr/VCOAS | Vice Admiral/FOC-in-CA/CNS | Air Marshal (AOC-in- C/VCAS) |
| COAS | CNS | CAS |
Equivalence of ranks of Personnel Below Officer Rank in the three Services of Armed Forces
RANK:
| Army | A.F | Navy |
| Sepoy | AC/LAC | Seaman-1 & equivalent |
| Naik | Corporal | Leadinq seaman & equivalent |
| Havildar | Sergeant | Petty Officer/Mech-IV/Artificer-IV |
| Nb Subedar | JWO | CPO/Mech-lll/Artificer-lll Art-ll/ Mech-ll, Art- l/Mech-l |
| Subedar | WO | Chief Artificer/Chief Mech-I & II |
| sub Major | MWO | Master Chief Petty Officer Artificer-1 & II |
| NCs(E) | NCs(E), Tindal, Head Tindal |
Honorary Rank:
| Army | A.F | Navy |
| Sub/Hony Lt | MCPO-ll/Sub Lt | WO/Hony Fly. Officer |
| Sub Maj/Hony Lt | MCPO-l/Sub Lt | MWO/Hony Fly. Officer |
| Sub/Hony Capt | MCPO-ll/Hony Lt | WO/Hony Fit. Lt. |
| Sub Maj/Hony Capt. | MCPO-l/Hony Lt | MWO/Hony Fit. Lt. |
Equivalence of Group in which paid:
| Pre- 01.01.2006 | Post-01.01.2006 | |
| Army | A or X | X |
| B, C, D. E, F, G or H | Y | |
| Y or Z | Y | |
| NAVY | A or Spl Gp or Artificers | X |
| B or C | Y | |
| Y or Z | Y | |
| AIR FORCE | I or X | X |
| II, III or IV | Y | |
| Y or Z | Y |
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