Paramilitary forces of India

From 1986 to 2011 the Central Armed Police Forces were considered as Central Police Organisations (CPOs).^[2] However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces.^[3][4]

Paramilitary Forces[1]
Paramilitary force	Active Strength	Governing Body	Area
Assam Rifles	63,747[5]	Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative) Ministry of Defence (operational)[6]	Northeast India, India–Myanmar border
Border Security Force	265,000[5]	Ministry of Home Affairs	India–Pakistan border and India–Bangladesh border[7]
Central Industrial Security Force	163,590[5]	Ministry of Home Affairs	Industries, public sector undertakings, space installations, airports and seaports
Central Reserve Police Force	313,634[5]	Ministry of Home Affairs	Counter-insurgency and general elections All India Force
Indo-Tibetan Border Police	89,432[5]	Ministry of Home Affairs	India–China border[8]
National Security Guard	10,000	Ministry of Home Affairs	Counter-terrorism
Railway Protection Force	76,563	Ministry of Railways	Indian Railways
Sashastra Seema Bal	94,261[9]	Ministry of Home Affairs	India–Nepal border and India–Bhutan border[10]
Special Frontier Force	10,000[9]	Cabinet Secretariat[11]	Covert operations
Special Protection Group	3,000[9]	Cabinet Secretariat	Executive Protection
Total	1,090,623

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Assam Rifles[12][13] v t e					Director-general[note 1] - Special director-general[note 2] - Additional director-general[note 3] -
							Inspector general[note 4] -		Deputy inspector-general[note 5] -		Commandant[note 6] -		Second-in-command[note 7] -		Deputy commandant[note 8] -		Assistant commandant[note 9] -
Central Industrial Security Force[14][15] v t e					Director-general - Special director-general - Additional director-general -
							Inspector general -		Deputy inspector-general -		Senior commandant -		Commandant -		Deputy commandant -		Assistant commandant -
Central Reserve Police Force[16][17] v t e					Director-general - Special director-general - Additional director-general -
							Inspector general -		Deputy inspector-general -		Commandant -		Second-in-command -		Deputy commandant -		Assistant commandant -
National Security Guard[18] v t e
					Director general -	Additional director general -	Inspector general -		Deputy inspector general -		Group commander -		Second in command -		Deputy commander -		Team commander -
Sashastra Seema Bal[19] v t e
					Director-general -	Additional director-general -	Inspector general -		Deputy inspector-general -		Commandant -		Second-in-command -		Deputy commandant -		Assistant commandant -
Special Frontier Force v t e
									Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet

Personnel below officer rank

Rank group	Junior commissioned officers										Other ranks
Assam Rifles[20] v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर						Subedar सूबेदार		Naib subedar नायब सूबेदार		Warrant officer -						Havildar[note 10] हवलदार												Rifleman[note 11] -
Central Industrial Security Force[14][15][21] v t e																			No insignia
	Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक		Head constable हवलदार														Constable -
Central Reserve Police Force[16][17] v t e																									No insignia
	Subedar major -						Inspector -	Sub-inspector -	Assistant sub-inspector -		Head constable -														Constable -
National Security Guard[18] v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर						Assistant commander-1 -	Assistant commander-2 -	Assistant commander-3 -		Ranger grade I -												Ranger grade II -						Combatised tradesmen -
Sashastra Seema Bal[19] v t e																													No insignia
	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
	Subedar Major						Subedar		Naib Subedar		Havildar												Naik				Lance Naik		Sepoy
Rank group	Junior commissioned officers										Other ranks

• Indian Armed Forces
• Central Armed Police Forces
• State Armed Police Forces
• Special forces of India

• India's Paramilitary Forces @ Bharat-Rakshak.Com

• Assam Rifles official site
• Analysis of the PMF
• An informative article on the PMF
• Global Security article on Border Security Force