Deputy Commandant is a Group A Gazetted Officer rank in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), State Armed Police Forces and Indian Coast Guard. This rank is equivalent to the rank of District Superintendent of Police and in the Indian Army to that of Major .
it is also a title/alpointment given to the officer in charge or chief instructor of a military (or other uniformed service) training establishment or academy. This usage is common in English-speaking nations. This rank is also in use in state armed police forces of India.
Deputy Commandant (DC) in CAPF
Deputy Commandant in CAPF has varied job profile. They are either posted as Adjutant of the battalion or command service companies. Deputy Commandants who have completed their staff courses are also posted as "staff officer" to senior officers at sector and frontier HQs. If a Deputy Commandant is posted as a head of a unit, then he/she will discharge all the duties of a Commandant and will exercise only those financial powers that are delegated to him under the relevant rules.
Comparative Ranks To Deputy Commandant (DC) In CAPF
CAPFs ranks Police ranks Army ranks Navy ranks Air Force ranks Coast Guard ranks Director general (Apex Scale) Director general of State Police Force Lieutenant general(Commander's Scale) Vice admiral(Commander's Scale) Air marshal(Commander's Scale) Director general Additional director general (ADG) Additional director general (ADG) Lieutenant general (HAG) Vice admiral (HAG) Air marshal (HAG) Additional director general Inspector general (IG) Inspector general (IG) Major general Rear admiral Air vice marshal Inspector general Deputy inspector general (DIG) Deputy inspector general (DIG) Brigadier Commodore Air commodore Deputy inspector general Commandant Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Colonel Captain Group captain Deputy inspector general Second-in-Command Superintendent of Police (SP) Lieutenant colonel Commander Wing commander Commandant Deputy commandant Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police/Additional Superintendent of Police Major Lieutenant commander Squadron leader Deputy commandant Assistant commandant Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Captain Lieutenant Flight lieutenant Assistant commandant Assistant commandant (Officer Trainee) Lieutenant Sub-lieutenant Flying officer Assistant commandant
Promotional Avenues for Gazetted Officers in CAPF After joining the service as Assistant commandant and completing 5 years of service successfully the next promotion is to the rank of Deputy commandant. RankQualifying service for Promotion.Dy. Commandant.5 years as Asstt. Commandnat.Second-In-Command5 years as Dy.Commandant (with total 10 years Group ‘A’ service).Commandant5 years as Second-In-Command (with 15 years Group ‘A’ service)DIGP3 years as Commandant (with 20 years Group ‘A’ service)IGP3 years as DIG (24 years Group ‘A’ service)
Pay Scale of Deputy commandant CAPF The basic pay of deputy commandant is INR 67,700 falls under Pay Band 3. RankPay ScalePay BandDirector-GeneralINR 2,25,000Apex FixedAdditional Director GeneralINR 1,82,200 to INR 2,24,100HAGInspector GeneralINR 1,44,000 to INR 2,18,000Pay Band 4Deputy Inspector GeneralINR 1,31,000 - INR 2,15,900Pay Band 4Sr. CommandantINR 1,31,000 - INR 2,15, 900.Pay Band 4CommandantINR 78,800 - INR 2,09,200Pay Band 3Deputy CommandantINR 67,700 - INR 2,08,700Pay Band 3Assistant CommandantINR 56,100 - 1,77,500Pay Band 3
See also Border Security Force Central Industrial Security Force Central Reserve Police Force Indo-Tibetan Border Police Sashastra Seema Bal
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