INDIAN ARMY
- The President of India is the supreme commander of the Indian defence system
- The whole administrative control of the Armed forces lies in the Ministry of Defence
- The Defence Minister (Raksha Mantri) is responsible to Parliament for all matters concerning defence of the country.
- Indian defence system has been divided into three services-
- Army
- Navy
- Air Force
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no..,organization,Head
1,Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
2,Navy Chief ,Admiral RK Dhowan
3,Army Chief ,Lt. Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag
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Other forces
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no.,Force name,Established year,Headquarters,current cheif
1,ASSAM RIFLE,1835,SHILLONG,
2,CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCE(CRPF),1939,NEW DELHI,
3,HOME GUARDS,1946,EVERY STATE,–
4,NATIONAL CARDED CORE (NCC),1948,NEW DELHI,–
5,INDO-TIBBATIEN BORDER POLICE(ITBP),1962,NEW DELHI,
6,BORDER SECURITY FORCE(BSF),1965,NEW DELHI,
7,CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE(CISF),1969,NEWDELHI,
8,COAST GUARDS,1978,NEW DELHI
9,NATIONAL SECURITY GUARDS(NSG),1984,NEW DELHI
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Training institute of –
Army
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Institute,place
National defence academy(NDA),khadakwasla Pune
Indian military academy(IME) ,Dehradun
Infantry school,Mau
Artilary school,Devlali
National defence college,New Delhi
Defence Services of college, velington
Armed center,Ahemadnagar
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AIR FORCE
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Institute,place
Air force Administrative college,Coimbatore
Paratrooper training college,Agra
Airforce Technical college,Jalahali(Bengluru)
Airforce Academy ,Hydrabad
Alimentary flying school,Bidar
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Navy
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Institute,place
INS Chilka,bhubneshwar
INS Tisirkas,Vishakhapatnam
INS Shivaji, lonawala
IN Bindurathi,Cochi
Indian Naval academy,Cochi
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RANK COMPARISON BETWEEN ALL THREE FORCES
| Indian Army | Indian Navy | Indian Air Force |
|---|---|---|
| Field Marshal | Admiral of the Fleet | Marshal of the 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 |