Paramilitary forces of India

India maintains 10 paramilitary forces.

List of Paramilitary forces

From 1986 to 2011 the Central Armed Police Forces were considered as Central Police Forces (CPF). However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces.

Paramilitary Forces
Paramilitary force	Active Strength	Governing Body	Area
Assam Rifles	63,747	Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative) Ministry of Defence (operational)	Northeast India, India–Myanmar border
Border Security Force	273,476	Ministry of Home Affairs	India–Pakistan border and India–Bangladesh border
Central Industrial Security Force	148,371	Ministry of Home Affairs	Industries, public sector undertakings
Central Reserve Police Force	324,340	Ministry of Home Affairs	Counter-insurgency and general elections
Indo-Tibetan Border Police	89,567	Ministry of Home Affairs	India–China border
National Security Guard	10,000	Ministry of Home Affairs	Counter-terrorism
Railway Protection Force	76,563	Ministry of Railways	Indian Railways
Sashastra Seema Bal	97,244	Ministry of Home Affairs	India–Nepal border and India–Bhutan border
Special Frontier Force	10,000	Cabinet Secretariat	Covert operations
Special Protection Group	3,000	Cabinet Secretariat	Protection of significant persons
Total	886,579

Ranks and insignia

Officers

Rank group

General/flag officers

Field/senior officers

Junior officers

Officer cadet

Assam Rifles^[14]^[15]


Director-General^{[note 1]} –	Special Director-General^{[note 2]} –	Additional Director-General^{[note 3]} –

Inspector General^{[note 4]}
–

Deputy Inspector-General^{[note 5]}
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Commandant^{[note 6]}
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Second-In-Command^{[note 7]}
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Deputy Commandant^{[note 8]}
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Assistant Commandant^{[note 9]}
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Central Industrial Security Force^[16]^[17]


Director-General –	Special Director-General –	Additional Director-General –

Inspector General
–

Deputy Inspector-General
–

Senior Commandant
–

Commandant
–

Deputy Commandant
–

Assistant Commandant
–

Central Reserve Police Force^[18]^[19]


Director-General –	Special Director-General –	Additional Director-General –

Inspector General
–

Deputy Inspector-General
–

Commandant
–

Second-In-Command
–

Deputy Commandant
–

Assistant Commandant
–

National Security Guard^[20]

Director general
–

Additional director general
–

Inspector general
–

Deputy inspector general
–

Group Commander
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Second In Command
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Squadron Commander
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Team Commander
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Sashastra Seema Bal^[21]

Director-General
–

Additional Director-General
–

Inspector General
–

Deputy Inspector-General
–

Commandant
–

Second-In-Command
–

Deputy Commandant
–

Assistant Commandant
–

Special Frontier Force

Major general

Brigadier

Colonel

Lieutenant colonel

Major

Captain

First Lieutenant

Second Lieutenant

Rank group

General/flag officers

Field/senior officers

Junior officers

Officer cadet

Enlisted ranks

Rank group	Junior commissioned officers				Non commissioned officer		Enlisted
Assam Rifles^[22] v t e										No insignia
Assam Rifles^[22] v t e	Subedar Major सूबेदार मेजर	Subedar सूबेदार		Naib Subedar नायब सूबेदार	Warrant officer –	Havildar^{[note 10]} हवलदार				Rifleman^{[note 11]} –
Central Industrial Security Force^[16]^[17] v t e										No insignia
Central Industrial Security Force^[16]^[17] v t e	Subedar Major सूबेदार मेजर	Inspector –	Sub inspector –	Assistant Sub inspector –	Head Constable –		Naik नायक			Constable –
Central Reserve Police Force^[18]^[19] v t e								No insignia
Central Reserve Police Force^[18]^[19] v t e	Subedar Major –	Inspector –	Sub-inspector –	Assistant Sub-inspector –	Head Constable –			Constable –
National Security Guard^[20] v t e										No insignia
National Security Guard^[20] v t e	Subedar Major सूबेदार मेजर	Assistant Commander-1 –	Assistant Commander-2 –	Assistant Commander-3 –	Ranger Grade I –		Ranger Grade II –			Combatised tradesmen –
Sashastra Seema Bal^[21] v t e										No insignia
Sashastra Seema Bal^[21] v t e	Subedar Major सूबेदार मेजर	Inspector –	Sub inspector –	Assistant Sub inspector –	Head Constable –		Naik नायक		Lance Naik लांस नायक	Constable –
Special Frontier Force v t e										No insignia
Special Frontier Force v t e	Subedar Major	Subedar		Naib Subedar	Havildar		Naik		Lance Naik	Sepoy
Rank group	Junior commissioned officers				Non commissioned officer		Enlisted