Deputy commandant is a Group-A gazetted officer rank in the
Central Armed Police Forces
Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) is the collective name of central police organisations in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). These are technically paramilitary forces formerly known as Central Para-Military Forces (CPMF). Since ...
(CAPF) and
Indian Coast Guard
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. This rank is equivalent to the rank of
Superintendent of police (India)
Police ranks of India
Superintendent of police (SP) is a senior rank in the Indian Police Service (IPS). They wear a star and an Ashoka emblem on their epaulettes with 'IPS' below. The larger and more important districts in India are headed by ...
and In the
Indian Armed Forces it is a title 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.
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
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After joining the service as
Assistant commandant
Assistant Commandant is a title often given to the second-in-command of a military, uniformed service, training establishment or academy. This usage is common in English-speaking nations, and in some countries it may be a military or police rank. ...
and completing 5 years of service successfully the next promotion is to the rank of Deputy commandant.
Pay Scale of Deputy commandant CAPF
The basic pay of deputy commandant is INR 67,700 falls under Pay Band 3.
See also
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Border Security Force
The Border Security Force (BSF) is India's border guarding organisation on its border with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) of India, and was raised in the wake of the 1965 war on 1 December 1 ...
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Central Industrial Security Force
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is a federal police organisation in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is one among the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). CISF provides security to over 356 industrial units (including 1 ...
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Central Reserve Police Force
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is a federal police organisation in India under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India. It is one among the Central Armed Police Forces. The CRPF's primary role li ...
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Indo-Tibetan Border Police
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is a border patrol organization of India deployed along its borders with Tibet Autonomous Region. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces, established in 1962 in the aftermath of the Sino-Indian ...
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Sashastra Seema Bal
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