IAF Officer Honey Trapped – Held on Charges of Spying

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IAF OFFICER HONEY TRAPPED - CHARGES OF SPYING

An Indian Air Force officer, posted at the Air HQs here, has been taken into custody on charge of spying, sources said on Wednesday.

According to a source, during a routine counter intelligence surveillance carried out by the IAF’s Central Security and Investigation Team, the officer, who is a group captain, was found indulging in “unwanted activities through unauthorised electronic devices”.

The case, said the source, was of “honey trapping” after the officer is said to have befriended a woman on Facebook.

The source added that the officer has been taken into custody for further questioning.

The services have a strict code on engaging on social media, which restricts soldiers from sharing their identity, rank, posting and other professional details.

The restrictions include posting pictures in uniform.

In December, 2015, a dismissed IAF official was arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly passing on information to intelligence operatives suspected to be backed by Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).

–IANS

An IAF Officer detained from New Delhi for further questioning after he was found indulging in activities through unauthorised electronic devices during routine counter intelligence surveillance carried out by the IAF’s Central Security and Investigation Team.

— ANI (@ANI) January 31, 2018

21 Military Aptitude Questions For AFCAT 2020

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_21 MILITARY APTITUDE QUESTIONS FOR AFCAT 2018

A few days back we posted some AFCAT numerical ability questions for AFCAT 2020, it was liked by many candidates and in the same line, we are posting few Spatial ability and Military Aptitude questions and you will be facing similar questions in AFCAT 2018. You might face 10-15 such Spatial ability and Military Aptitude questions in AFCAT and by solving all of them correctly would easily fetch you 40+ marks.

If you like this content and it is helping you in your preparation for AFCAT, do let us know in the comment section so we can share such content often. Also, do share this with your friends who are preparing for the AFCAT 2018.

In these tests, you will find a question figure and four answer figures. You have to select one diagram from the answer figures which fits into the blank column in question figure in order to complete it.

Spatial ability and Military Aptitude — Answer figure (b) will complete the question figure

Find the figure which will come next in the series

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11 Items that you must carry in the SSB Interview

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11 ITEMS THAT YOU MUST CARRY IN THE SSB INTERVIEW

After you get the much-awaited SSB interview call letter, it is quite natural to get excited. However, due to this excitement many candidates forget some of the important items that are required while going for the interview. To ease out your work, we have prepared a list of things that you must carry in the SSB interview.

The call letter – You should carry at least three copies of your call letter. One call letter should be there in your hands while you report to the railway station and keep the other two copies safely in your bag.
Copy of the online application you filled – In some of the cases such as TGC and TES, the selection board may ask you for one or two copies of your online filled up form along with your attested photo. So, while filling the application form online you must read all the instructions carefully.
Original copy of your identity proof – You must carry your original ID cards with you. Your school or college identity cards and government issues identity cards such as Voter Card, Pan Card, Aadhar Card, driving license and UPSC admit card are all acceptable but they must have your photograph in it.
Certificates of your Education – Carry atleast 4 copies of original and attested copies of your Class 10^th mark sheet and matriculation certificate, class 12^th mark sheet and certificate and the mark sheet of each semester you have cleared during graduation and graduation/PG certificate (if applicable).
Certificates of your Extra activities – Also carry your original as well as authenticated copies of the certificates of sports, NCC and other co-curricular activities where you have either participated or won.
Photograph – It is advisable to carry alteast 10 stamp size and 25 passport size copy of your recent photographs with you. Your photos must be in either white or blue background. Those who have spectacles must be wearing it in their photo.

NOTE: Carry the originals of all the above-mentioned papers and documents along with 4 set of their duly attested copies. And if your original certificates are with your college or organization then produce a custodian certificate of that authority where it is stated that your original certificates are with them.

Clothing – Pack atleast three pairs of formal clothes (tie and blazer are optional here) and shoes. Men need to carry atleast two pair of collared T-shirts and white shorts and women must carry two pairs of collared T-shirts and white lower pants. Also, carry a pair of white sports/PT shoes with white socks (3 pairs). Bring winter clothing if it’s required. And don’t forget to take your other clothing such as casuals, night dress, towels, undergarments etc.
Other Essential Items – Carry your slippers, grooming kit, lock and key, bathing kit and other miscellaneous items required for your general use. Also, carry some essential medicines and first aid with you.
Uniform – A uniform set (in season’s accordance) and a combat dress should also be carried by the personnel willing to serve the Army/Air Force/Navy/Coast Guard.
Adequate Writing Material – Carry atleast a set of 4 black and blue ball or gel pens along with a writing pad for your interview. You can also take plain white pages or a rough notebook with you.
Final Check – You must do a final check by tallying all the items you are carrying with the items mentioned in the call letter. You just think of it as a normal outing, so relax and pack things accordingly.

NOTE: Avoid carrying any valuable items with you such as expensive mobiles, laptops, and jewellery. Also, carry minimum cash with you and it will be better if you take an ATM with you instead of too much cash. Lastly, keep your journey tickets with you safely and in case this is the first time you are appearing for the SSB then don’t panic in case you forgot anything. Just inform the authorities, they are always ready to help you.

Real Story Behind Shopain Firing -Plot To Defame Army EXPOSED

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Source: Republic It was on Sunday that the Jammu-Kashmir police booked Major Aditya and the Army’s 10 Garhwal for murder and attempt to murder for the Shopian firing. The move came after a group of stone pelters attacked an army convoy in Shopian, after which the Army had to resort to retaliatory firing. Two civilians were killed in the firing.

Now, Republic TV has accessed an information that says the army convoy was under attack by the stone-pelters and the army fired at the pelters for self defence.

Real Story Behind Shopain Firing

10 Garhwal Rifles was being replaced by another unit.
They were supposed to move to Balapora and there were two routes. In one route, there was stone pelting in morning and hence the 20 vehicle convoy, including three QRT, decided to take Ganapura road. At one point in the route, the vehicles were to take a right turn.
However, three vehicles missed the turn and went ahead by about 100 metres. They then reversed and hence speed decreased.
This is when stone pelting started. A JCO got off the vehicle to assess the situation. He got hit in head and collapsed.
The crowd became more belligerent. The army personnel fired shot in the air. The crowd still did not go back and continued pelting stones. When the pelters came too close is when the Army opened fire.

Sources said that the army had indeed fired in air 3-4 times, however, it opened fire when the crowd was 10 metres away from the unconscious JCO.

Furthermore, Sources told Republic that Major Aditya was not even present at the spot at the time of the incident. Meanwhile, internet services have been blocked in Pulwama, Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian and curfew has been imposed in parts of the valley. The public transport in the valley and train services between Baramulla and Banihan have been suspended.

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AFCAT 1 2019 Admit Card [Download Now]

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Many candidates who have applied successfully for AFCAT 2 2018 online are waiting for the admit card. Candidates are required to download the admit card from afcat cdac website as and when it is available. As per the official website, the AFCAT 2 2018 admit cards will be available for download from 2nd August 2018 10:00 AM onward. Below we have mentioned the steps to download AFCAT 2 2018 admit card and other requirements.

Offical Statement: Admit Card for AFCAT 02/2018 is available for download through Candidate Login from 2nd August 2018 10:00 AM onward. Please verify the contents, read the instructions which are to be strictly adhered to, and carry a printout copy of the Admit Card along with other mandatory documents to the allotted exam center as per the scheduled date and time, as given in the Admit Card

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Admit Cards are available for download now.

The eligible candidates shall be issued with an e-Admit Card three weeks before the date of the examination. The e-Admit Card will be sent to the registered email IDs and will be also available at the website www.careerindianairforce.cdac.in of all candidates who successfully submitted their online application. No Admit Card will be sent by post. To download the e-Admit Card, a candidate should have his/her username and password. The candidate will be solely responsible for downloading his/ her e-Admit Card.

No candidate will be allowed to appear in the examination unless he/ she holds a downloaded e-Admit Card for the examination. If there is any error/ discrepancy in the e-admit card, please bring it to the notice of AFCAT-C-DAC Query Cell immediately (Telephone No. 020-25503105/ 06. E-Mail queries may be addressed to [email protected]).

The courses to which the candidates are admitted will be according to their eligibility as per age and educational qualifications and the course preferences given by them. The candidates should note that their admission to the examination will be purely provisional, based on the information given by them in the Application Form. On verification, in case the IAF finds that the information disclosed by the candidate is not correct or genuine, the candidature will be treated as canceled.

Candidates are to ensure that the personal information on the front side of the e-Admit card is as per the details provided by them during the registration process. They are also advised to read the instructions given at the rear of the e-Admit card beforehand.

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5 Ways to Deal With Failure in Your Career

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January 26, 2018

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5 WAYS TO DEAL WITH FAILURE IN YOUR CAREER

“The beauty of life is that whatever happens and however it happens, it goes on.”
Our lives are an amalgamation of ‘success’ and ‘failure’. For a child, his ‘success’ can be tying his shoelaces on his own. His ‘failure’ can be tripping over the same laces. But in hindsight, it is realized, that these were neither success nor failures, they were merely experiences.
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A failure or even a series of failures can impact you negatively. How you reassemble your thoughts and move on from that point on defines you as an individual.

Here are 5 ways to deal with failures:

Let it all out
We sometimes tend to think that no one will be able to understand our situation. We milk our problem for too long, all alone. But, if we just take the time out and start sharing our problem with people we trust, a clarity of mind begins to set in.
Failure is universal
By her own submission, JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, had her books being rejected by a number of publishers. Right now, it seems impossible for us to accept this fact as she is extremely famous. But, it did happen. Just imagine if she would have given up writing fearing more failures. It is by example that we should learn that failure is temporary. Faith and conviction in oneself and one’s talent should always keep one going.
Move onto the next project
Life is more than what today holds. Life is a sea of opportunities. These opportunities can only be availed by you if you act fast. If you hit a roadblock, don’t wait for the traffic to clear. Backup your vehicle and move along another road. Who knows you meet up with your destination via the other way?
Don’t let anyone get to you
There might be instances when someone tries to make us feel bad because of one bad experience. DO NOT let this get to you. You are not, in any way, lesser than any individual. All you have to do is work hard for the next opportunity. If your parents get worried, explain to them that this is just a small bad phase and with their support, you can ultimately achieve what you want.
It does not define you
It is human tendency to remember all the bad phases but forget the good phases. But we must always remember that any bad phase of your life does not define you. You are a good human being if your kind, respectful of the law, confident and headstrong. These are the only qualities you need to imbibe and repeat about yourself, over and over again.

“No matter how often you fail, you are not a failure as long as you don’t give up.”
True, indeed.

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60 Original TAT Pictures From All SSB Interview

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January 24, 2018

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TAT Thematic Apperception Test is the first test of phase-2 screening. It contains 11+1 pictures. The first 11 pictures contain a series of slides on which you’ll have to write stories on. And the last slide will be a blank slide out of which you can write any story but make sure the story will have your life experiences or problems you have faced and how you overcame those problems. One gets 30 seconds to see the picture and then 4 minutes for writing a story around it.

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TAT and PPDT Story Writing Tips

It’s not a test for beauty of expressions, so, do not use heavy-duty words and do not try to over show your ideas through writing. You just have to make a story around the picture.
The psychologist will test your personality using TAT, WAT, SRT, and self description.
All the tests are used for analyzing your personality and to check whether you have officers like quality.
Always remember, the answers of TAT, WAT, SRT and self description are compared with one another to find out the real personality of the candidate.

Story

Ranjit, a 6 year old child of Subedar Major Ratan Singh and Srimati Sukma Singh, has been an active child and very enthusiastic. Subedar Major Ratan Singh was commissioned in the armored division and Srimati Sukma Singh played the role of a home maker. Subedar Major Ratan Singh had photography as his hobby and never left an opportunity to capture the childhood memories of Ranjit. Ranjit was always awestruck when he used to see his father in uniform and the portrait of grandfather who also has been serving the forces. Every day after school, Ranjit used to play with his toys, which included mostly the battlefield collectibles like tanks, soldier pieces and anticraft etc. His mother observing the degree of excitement and enthusiasm decided to send him to Sainik school once he qualifies the age. Years passed by and Ranjit gathered a tinge in sports and extracurricular activities that helped him getting an admission to Sainik School. His yearly report was decorated by appreciations from the instructors on the grounds of academics, participation in group activities, cultural forte and representation as a monitor for outstation activities. Ranjit qualified the exam of National Defence Academy and secured All India Rank 34 thereby making his parents proud over their decision. In the present day, Srimati Sukma Singh is going through the childhood album clicked by Subedar Major Ratan Singh. As a mother, she becomes extremely nostalgic over this picture taken a decade back and is taking immense pride over the achievements of her son.

Interpretation:

Officer Like Qualities	Relevance to the mentioned story
Effective Intelligence	In this story Ranjit shows effective intelligence during his tenure in Sainik School, participation in various activities, academics, clearing the National Defence Academy exam with merit etc.
Reasoning Ability	From the story it shows that Ranjit inherited this during his experience of taking part in versatile situations and extra activities.
Power of expression	The story in itself displays clarity of events in sequence which is a trait of ability to express something in a proper way. Going forward Ranjit inculcates these qualities by his participation in Sainik School and engaging in various activities
Self Confidence	This story depicts self-confidence. One towards the mother who was confident that someday her son would be an officer and thereby deciding to send him to the Sainik School. Second is the self-confidence of Ranjit which he inculcated during his school tenure of Sainik School by engaging in various activities. These things made him clear the National Defence academy examination at one go.
Determination	This quality is also shown by both the mother and son. The mother is determined that at the right age of qualification she would send Ranjit to Sainik School for him to become an officer in future. Ranjit is also determined to win, learn to the best of his ability where he proved by the annual report exceeding in all his grades.
Organising Ability	In this story, the sequential arrangement of events, Ranjit’s participation in the extra activities, being a monitor in the camps demonstrates the organizing capabilities he had and he inculcated.
Cooperation	Team work is the essence of any officer like quality. Here it Ranjit’s exposure in outside team activities and trips, shows that he was cooperative both as a leader and as a team mate
Sense of Responsibility	Being a monitor shows that he was entrusted with a sense of responsibility and hence was offered that position
Group influencing Ability	By virtue of his participation and exposure as a monitor he inculcated. These traits helped him getting recommended in first attempt

Liveliness

Ranjit winning accolades at all the time at all grounds be it academics, extra activities, outside trips, cordial relations with parents and other members of the society shows that he had tinge of liveliness towards everything.

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Indian Army SSC Tech Entry 2018 Eligible Branch

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January 24, 2018

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INDIAN ARMY SSC TECH ENTRY 2018 ELIGIBLE BRANCH

As we all know SSC Tech entry is a special entry for engineering graduates for both male and female, to join the Indian army. Indian army publishes the SSC tech notification two times every year. Candidates who are studying in the final year or completed their graduation can apply for this entry, though, there are some conditions you must fulfil. We are going to mention few important criteria you must keep in mind before applying for this entry. As many engineering candidates apply for this entry and go for SSB interview, few of them who are not eligible are sent back on the same day without any testing. So, to save your time and money, you need to make sure if you are eligible for this entry or not.
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We are not going to talk about the age limit etc which is you can easily read in the official notification and decided, we are going to talk about the educational qualification, your branch, and percentage.

Eligible engineering branches for SSC Tech 2018

As per the latest notification, below are the eligible engineering branches for the SSC Tech 52 and SSCW 23.

If your branch is not mentioned but a similar branch is mentioned below, you need to get a branch equivalency certificate from the university. For example branch A is eligible but your branch B which is similar to branch A is not mentioned. If you want to apply with your branch B, you need to get an equivalency certification from your university which proves that Branch A is similar to Branch B.

As per the latest notification, below are the eligible engineering branches for the SSC Tech 51 and SSCW 22.

If your branch is not mentioned but a similar branch is mentioned below, you need to get a branch equivalency certificate from the university. For example branch A is eligible but your branch B which is similar to branch A is not mentioned. If you want to apply with your branch B, you need to get an equivalency certification from your university which proves that Branch A is similar to Branch B.

Can A Final Year Student Apply for SSC Tech

A final year student and one who has completed the engineering can apply for this entry if they full different eligibility criteria. For the final year candidates, it is very important to submit their certificate before the date of joining or the date mentioned in the notification, if you are not able to submit your documents in time, you are not eligible for the entry. For example, if the course date is Oct 2018, but you won’t be able to complete your engineering before Oct 2018, you are not eligible.

Candidates who have passed the requisite Engineering Degree course or are in the final year of Engineering Degree course are eligible to apply.
Candidates studying in the final year of Engineering degree course should be able to submit proof of passing by 01 Oct 2018 and produce the Engineering Degree Certificate within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Such candidates will be inducted on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training at Officers Training Academy (OTA) as notified from time to time as well as stipend and pay & allowances paid.
Candidates must note that for induction to Pre Commission Training Academy, after final selection, the minimum educational qualification is passing BE/B.Tech degree in the Engineering streams notified above.
To become eligible for induction into SSC (T)-51 (Men) and SSC (T)-22 (Women) course at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, candidates studying in final year of engineering must ensure that he/she submits the proof of passing engineering degree exam by 01 Oct 2018 to Directorate General of Recruiting, failing which his/her candidature will be cancelled.

If your branch is not mentioned and you do not have an equivalent certificate, you won’t be considered eligible. Also, if you are not going to complete your engineering before the course date mentioned in the notification, you won’t be able to join the academy even if you clear the SSB interview and merit because to become eligible you have to provide your graduation certificates.

How to prepare for SSC Tech

As you all know, SSC tech entry is a famous entry and lakhs of candidates apply for it every year. The reason behind the popularity is the direct entry, through this entry you will directly face the SSB interview unlike written exams like NDA, CDS, AFCAT etc. But it also makes this entry difficult to crack as many candidates apply and attend the SSB interview. For a normal entry say CDS you might find 10-12 people in a group in PPDT round but in case of technical entries, you will find a group of 20-24 candidates in PPDT. But it doesn’t mean you can not crack it, if you prepare for the SSB interview with full dedication, it will not only help you for tech entries but also for different entries. Below are few books we would suggest you go through.

Get Sena Jal Army Water By AWWA For Just 6 Rupees

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January 23, 2018

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When it came to living, water is an important part of our lives. No one on this planet can live without water. But when how many times has it happened with you that you feel very thirsty and you have to buy costly packaged drinking water from outside just for those 2-3 sips. Not anymore! The Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) had launched “Sena Jal”, the packaged water which costs just 6 rs!
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The History:

Sena Jal was inaugurated on October 11, 2017 and since then, they are updating their services from time to time. It’s almost 3 months of Inauguration and the word is already out in the public.

The Sena Jal:

Sena Jal is ozonised and purified bottled water which is being developed by AWWA. It just costs 6 rs per bottle. There is also a different variant which costs 10 rs and will be sufficient for a small family. Sena Jal is totally hygienic and absolutely healthy to drink.

The Profit:

The Profit of these Sena Jal water will go towards the welfare of soldiers & their families. At least in this way, everyone can contribute something towards the welfare of Indian Army.

The AWWA:

AWWA is being headed by Madhulika Rawat, General Bipin Rawat’s wife. It is one of the largest voluntary organizations in India which aims at social empowerment and skill building of wives and children of Army personnel. AWWA aims at the holistic development and well-being of Army Wives including their children and rehabilitation of war widows and differently-abled children.

It also contributes Central and State Governments’ efforts towards national re-construction aimed at improving the living conditions of rural poor and protecting the human rights violation against the Army personnel and their families. AWWA provides emotional support and financial reliefs to widows of martyrs.

Become an AWWA authorized dealer:

To help families of soldiers, you can become a dealer of Sena Jal. If you want to become a dealer, you can contact AWWA at Defence Headquarters, New Delhi. Alternatively, you can contact them using the following approaches:

AWWA SECRETARIAT210, SOUTH

BLOCK INTEGRATED HQ OF DEFENCE (ARMY) DHQ,

PO, NEW DELHI – 110011

TELEPHONE: 011- 23018183

FAX: 011- 23012897

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: www.awwa.org.in

Sena Jal In Pictures:

Conclusion:

So, the next time you are going to purchase a water bottle, we highly recommend you to go for a Sena Jal instead of other packaged drinking water. It’s the Least we can do from our side to support our army.

Please share it as much as possible to support our great Indian Army.

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What are Equivalent Ranks of Civil Services, IPS and Defence Officers?

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There has been a lot of resistance from the defence forces officers after the October 2016 MoD letter which downgraded the rank status of defence officers as compared to their civilian and IPS counterparts.

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There can be many criteria for obtaining equivalence between the services of India such as pay scale, functioning, status, etc. If going with pay scale, military officers have an upper hand due to the extra allowance to them as Military Service Pay (MSP) when compared to IPS and Civil Service officers.

Equivalence according to 7^th CPC:

The equivalent ranks between Tri-Services, Civil Services and IPS according to their pay scale are as follows:

CAPFs Ranks	Police Ranks	Army Ranks	Navy Ranks	Air Force Ranks	Coast Guard Ranks.
Director General (Apex Scale of the Indian Police Service)	C.P, Director General of a State Police Force	Lieutenant General (Army Commander’s Scale)	Vice Admiral (FOC-in-C’s Scale)	Air Marshal (AOC-in-C’s Scale)	Director General
Special Director General (HAG+ scale of Indian Police Service)	C.P, Special Director General	Lieutenant General(HAG+ Scale)	Vice Admiral(HAG+ Scale)	Air Marshal(HAG+ Scale)	Additional Director General (HAG+ Scale)
Additional Director General (HAG Scale of the IPS cadre, also available to BSF cadre)	C.P, ADG	Lieutenant General (HAG)	Vice Admiral(HAG)	Air Marshal(HAG)	Additional Director General (HAG Scale)
Inspector General	Joint C.P, IG	Major General	Rear Admiral	Air Vice Marshal	Inspector General
Deputy Inspector General	Additional C.P, DIG	Brigadier	Commodore	Air commodore	Deputy Inspector General
Commandant	DCP(Selection grade)/SSP	Colonel	Captain	Group Captain	commandant
2 I/C	DCP(Jr grade)/SP	Lt.Colonel	Commander	Wing Commander	commandant (Jr grade)
Deputy Commandant	Addl.DCP/Addl.SP	Major	Lt.Commander	Sqn Leader	Deputy Commandant
Assistant Commandant	Assistant Commissioner of Police/ Deputy Superintendent of Police	Captain	Lieutenant	Flight lieutenant	Assistant Commandant

With Levels

Level 10	Lieutenant	Assistant SP	Assistant collector
Level 10A	Captain	Addl.SP	Sub Collector
Level 11	Major	SP	Collector
Level 12/12A	Lt. Colonel	SP
Level 13	Colonel	SP	Collector(selection grade)
Level 13A	Brigadier	DIG	–
Level 14	Major General	IG	Secy(state govt.)
Level 15	Lt. Gen(HAG)	ADGP	Principal Secy(state govt.)
Level 16	Lt Gen(Corps Commander)	DG (HAG+)	Addl. Chief Secretary/Spl. Chief Secretary
Level 17	Lt Gen(Army Commander)	DGP (HoPF)	Chief Secretary
Level 18	General	–	Cabinet Secretary

Far from Reality:

These equivalence are far from reality. Because if the pay scale were to be considered, defence officers get extra Military Service Pay that makes them superior to their IPS and Civil counterparts, which is clearly not the case.

Also, the time frame for promotion of IAS officers were not reduced. This basically means that an IAS officer, after 14 years of service, would be granted the pay-scale of a Maj Gen, having 33 years of service. While this does not mean that an IAS officer with 14 years of service becomes equivalent in status to a Maj Gen, since only those IAS officers in the super time scale who are empanelled and holding posts of Joint Secy to Govt of India can be equated with a Maj Gen, still the monetary package granted to IAS officers with 14 years of service would be the same as Major Generals.

Also, since the Cabinet Secretary is the highest civil servant of India, his status is higher than the General of Indian Army.

The Correct Equivalence – The Order of Precedence:

The correct equivalence however, only virtually exists. The status of various officer holders are given below in the decreasing order of precedence. And this defines their status equivalence in All India Services. This means that person below the status of preceding person must salute/greet the person with higher status:

Rank	Officer
1	President
2	Vice-President
3	Prime Minister
4	Governors of States
5	Former Presidents
5A	Deputy Prime Minister
6	Chief Justice Speaker of the Lok Sabha
7	Cabinet Ministers of the Union Chief Ministers of States Deputy Chairman of the NITI Aayog Former Prime Ministers Leaders of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha
7A	Holders of the Bharat Ratna
8	Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and the High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries accredited to India Chief Ministers of States (when outside their respective States) Governors of States (when outside their respective States)
9	Judges of the Supreme Court of India
9A	Chairman, Union Public Service Commission Chief Election Commissioner Comptroller and Auditor General
10	Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chief Ministers of States Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha Members of the NITI Aayog Ministers of States of the Union
11	Lieutenants Governor of Union Territories (within their respective Union Territories) Attorney General Cabinet Secretary
12	Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank
13	Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to India
14	Chief Justices of States Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures (within their respective States)
15	Chief Ministers of Union Territories (within their respective Union Territories) Cabinet Ministers in States (within their respective States) Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi (within their respective Union Territories) Deputy Ministers of the Union
16	Officiating Chiefs of Staff holding the rank of Lieutenant-General or equivalent rank
17	Judges of High Courts, Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal Chairman, Minorities Commission Chairman, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission
18	Cabinet Ministers in States (outside their respective States) Chairmen and Speakers of State Legislatures (outside their respective States) Chairman, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission Deputy Chairmen and Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures (within their respective States) Ministers of State in States (within their respective States) Ministers of Union Territories and Executive Councillors of Delhi (within their respective Union Territories) Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (within their respective Union Territories)
19	Chief Commissioners of Union Territories not having Councils of Ministers (within their respective Union Territories) Deputy Ministers in States (within their respective States) Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories Deputy Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (with in their respective Union Territories)
20	Deputy Chairmen and Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures (outside their respective States) Ministers of State in States (outside their respective State)
21	Members of Parliament
22	Deputy Ministers in States (outside their respective States)
23	Secretaries to Government of India Army Commanders/Vice Chief of the Army Staff or equivalent in other Services Chief Secretaries to State Governments (within their respective States) Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Members, Minorities Commission Members, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission Officers of the rank of full General or equivalent rank Secretary, Minorities Commission Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission Secretary to the President Secretary to the Prime Minister Secretary, Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha Solicitor General Vice-Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal
24	Lieutenant Generals Air Marshals Vice Admirals
25	Additional Secretaries to Government of India Advocate Generals of States Additional Solicitor Generals Chairman, Tariff Commission Charge Affairs and Acting High Commissioners a pied and ad. interim. Chief Ministers of Union Territories (outside their respective Union Territories) Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi (outside their respective Union Territories) Chief Secretaries of State Governments (outside their respective States) Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (outside their respective Union Territories) Deputy Chairman of Delhi Metropolitan Council (outside their respective Union Territories) Director of the Intelligence Bureau Director, Central Bureau of Investigation Director-General, Border Security Force Director-General, Central Reserve Police Force Lieutenants Governor of Union Territories (outside their respective Union Territories) Members, Central Administrative Tribunal Members, Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission Members, Union Public Service Commission Ministers of Union Territories and Executives Councillors of Delhi Principal Staff Officers of the Armed Forces of the rank of Major General or equivalent rank Speakers of Legislative Assemblies in Union Territories
26	Joint Secretaries to Government of India Major Generals Rear Admirals Air Vice Marshals

Conclusion:

It is very hard to define exact rank equivalence of defence officers with their other counterparts as there are many criterion to be considered. However, the one that should be followed is the order of precedence that defines the status of the personnel in the order.

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