# Deputy Commandant

Deputy Commandant is a Group A Gazetted Officer rank in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), State Armed Police Forces and Indian Coast Guard. This rank is equivalent to the rank of Additional Superintendent of Police 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. This rank is also in use in state armed police forces of India.

## 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

| 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 (Commander's Scale) | Vice admiral (Commander's Scale) | Air marshal (Commander's Scale) | Director general |
| Additional director general (ADG) | Additional director general (ADG) | Lieutenant general (HAG) | Vice admiral (HAG) | Air marshal (HAG) | 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 (3-year seniority) |
| Commandant | Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) | Colonel | Captain | Group captain | Deputy inspector general |
| Second-in-Command | Superintendent of Police (SP) | Lieutenant colonel | Commander | Wing commander | Commandant |
| Deputy commandant | Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police/Additional Superintendent of Police | Major | Lieutenant commander | Squadron leader | Deputy commandant |
| Assistant commandant | Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) | Captain | Lieutenant | Flight lieutenant | Assistant commandant |
| Assistant commandant (Officer Trainee) | | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Flying officer | Assistant commandant (under probation) |

### 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.
| 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 |