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Deputy Commandant is a Group A Gazetted Officer rank in the
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(CAPF),
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. This rank is equivalent to the rank of
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and in the
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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


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.


Pay Scale of Deputy commandant CAPF

The basic pay of deputy commandant is INR 67,700 falls under Pay Band 3.


See also

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Border Security Force The Border Security Force (BSF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for guarding India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It was formed in the wake of the Indo-Pak War of 196 ...
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Central Industrial Security Force The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. CISF's primary mission is to provide security to large institutions, be it state or privately-owned. It was set up unde ...
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Central Reserve Police Force The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The CRPF assists states and Union Territories in maintaining law and order and internal security. It is composed of the Cent ...
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Indo-Tibetan Border Police The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is a Central Armed Police Forces, central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs (India), Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for guarding Border guard, India’s border with ...
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Sashastra Seema Bal The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB; ) is a Central Armed Police Forces, central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs (India), Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for guarding Border guard, India’s borders with Indi ...


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