Rank comparison for Indian Armed forces | Commissioned and Non-commissioned officers

 Rank comparison for Indian Armed forces

Commissioned and Non-commissioned officers

Non-Commissioned Officers

Army	Insignia for Army	Navy	Insignia for Navy	Air Force	Insignia for Air Force
Subedar Major	Three gold stars on the shoulder insignia	Master Chief Petty Officer (I)	Three gold stars on the shoulder insignia	Warrant Officer	Three silver stars on the shoulder insignia
Subedar	Two gold stars on the shoulder insignia	Master Chief Petty Officer (II)	Two gold stars on the shoulder insignia	Junior Warrant Officer	Two silver stars on the shoulder insignia
Naib Subedar	One gold star on the shoulder insignia	Chief Petty Officer	One gold star on the shoulder insignia	Sergeant	One silver star on the shoulder insignia
Havildar	Three stripes on the arm insignia	Petty Officer	Three stripes on the arm insignia	Corporal	Two stripes on the arm insignia
Naik	Two stripes on the arm insignia	Leading Seaman	Two stripes on the arm insignia	Senior Aircraftman	One stripe on the arm insignia
Lance Naik	One stripe on the arm insignia	-	-	Leading Aircraftman	No stripes or insignia

Commissioned Officers

Army	Navy	Air Force
Field Marshal	Admiral of the Fleet	Marshal of the Indian Air Force
General	Admiral	Air Chief Marshal
Lieutenant General	Vice Admiral	Air Marshal
Major General	Rear Admiral	Air Vice Marshal
Brigadier	Commodore	Air Commodore
Colonel	Captain	Group Captain
Lieutenant Colonel	Commander	Wing Commander
Major	Lieutenant Commander	Squadron Leader
Captain	Lieutenant	Flight Lieutenant
Lieutenant	Sub Lieutenant	Flying Officer
Second Lieutenant	Acting Sub Lieutenant	Pilot Officer