Deputy Commandant

Deputy commandant is a Group-A gazetted officer rank in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)[1] and Indian Coast Guard.[2] This rank is equivalent to the rank of Superintendent of police (India) 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.[3][4] This usage is common in English-speaking nations.

Deputy Commandant (DC) in CAPF

Deputy Commandant in CAPF has varied job profile, varying from border guarding in SSB, BSF and ITBP to law and order maintenance in CRPF. Generally, a Deputy Commandant will be posted in a battalion headquarters to assist the Commandant to discharge his duties effectively.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 Vice Admiral Air Marshal Director General
Additional Director General (ADG) Additional Director General (ADG) Lieutenant General Vice Admiral Air Marshal 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 commandant
Second-in-Command Superintendent of Police (SP) No Equivalent - Lt Colonels are considered senior to Superintendent of Police/Second in Command due to higher pay band given to Lt Cols as per Pranab Mukherjee Committee report. Second in Command pay level is 12 whereas Lt Col is pay level 12 A in the defence pay matrix No Equivalent No Equivalent commandant (Jr grade).
Deputy Commandant Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police/Additional Superintendent of Police Major Lieutenant Commander Squadron Leader Deputy Commandant
Assistant Commandant Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) / Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Lieutenant / Captains, Lieutenants (Indian Navy), Flight Lieutenants are considered senior to Asst Supdt of Police/Asst Commandants as pay level of Defence officers here is 10B whereas of Asst Supdt of Police & Assistant Commandants in Pay level 10 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.

Rank Qualifying service for Promotion.
Dy. Commandant. 5 years as Asstt. Commandnat.
Second-In-Command 5 years as Dy.Commandant (with total 10 years Group ‘A’ service).
Commandant 5 years as Second-In-Command (with 15 years Group ‘A’ service)
DIGP 3 years as Commandant (with 20 years Group ‘A’ service)
IGP 3 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.[5]

Rank Pay Scale Pay Band
Director-General INR 2,25,000 Apex Fixed
Additional Director General INR 1,82,200 to INR 2,24,100 HAG
Inspector General INR 1,44,000 to INR 2,18,000 Pay Band 4
Deputy Inspector General INR 1,31,000 - INR 2,15,900 Pay Band 4
Sr. Commandant INR 1,31,000 - INR 2,15, 900. Pay Band 4
Commandant INR 78,800 - INR 2,09,200 Pay Band 3
Deputy Commandant INR 67,700 - INR 2,08,700 Pay Band 3
Assistant Commandant INR 56,100 - 1,77,500 Pay Band 3

See also

References
  1. "Maoists gun down CRPF deputy commandant in Bihar". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 4 July 2014.
  2. "Officer ranks in Indian Army, Air Force and Navy". www.indiatoday.in. 25 February 2019.
  3. "Deputy Commandant, Chief Instructor's parade held in Dehradun". www.aninews.in. 9 June 2020.
  4. "Infantry School Deputy Commandant Rana retires". www.hindustantimes.com. 2 November 2006.
  5. "BSF payscale". www.bsf.gov.in.
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