The Military ranks of Nepal are the military insignia used by the Nepalese Army which is the only component of the Nepalese Armed Forces. Being a Landlocked country, Nepal does not have a navy. Nepali military rank structure is a mixture of Indian subcontinent and Nepal's own style. [1]
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nepali [2] | महारथी (प्रधानसेनापती) | रथी | उपरथी | सहायक रथी | महासेनानी | प्रमुख सेनानी | सेनानी | सहसेनानी | उपसेनानी | सहायक सेनानी | ||||||||||||||
Romanagari | Mahārathī (pradhān senāpti) | Rathī | Uparathī | Sahaayak rathee | Mahāsēnānī | Pramukh senaanee | Senaanee | Sahasēnānī | Upasēnānī | Sahaayak senaanee | ||||||||||||||
Literal translation | Great charioteer (Master commander) | Charioteer | Vice charioteer | Assistant charioteer | Great commander | Chief commander | Commander | Companion commander | Vice commander | Assistant commander | ||||||||||||||
Official translation [2] | COAS General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||
Nepali Army [2] |
Rank group | General/flag officers | ||||
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Nepali | महारथी | प्रधान सेनापति | महारथी | उपरथी | |
Romanagari | Mahārathī | Pradhān senāpti | Mahārathī | Uparathī | |
Literal translation | Great charioteer | Master commander | Great charioteer | Vice charioteer | |
English translation [3] | Field marshal | General of the army | General | Major general | |
Nepali Army [3] |
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nepali [2] | प्रमुख सुवेदार | सुवेदार | जमदार | हुद्दा | अमल्दार | प्यूठ | सिपाही | फलोअर्स | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Romanagari | Pramukh Suvēdār | Suvēdār | Jamadār | Huddā | Amaldār | Piyuth | Sipahi | Phaloars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal translation | Chief | Muster holder | Rank | Standard-bearer | Soldier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official translation [2] | Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer first class | Warrant officer second class | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | Followers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nepali Army [2] | No insignia | No insignia |
Other rank insignia [3] | ||||||||||
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Subedar major | Subedar | Jamadar | Regimental sergeant major | Regimental quartermaster sergeant | Company sergeant major | Company quartermaster sergeant | Sergeant | Naik | Lance naik | Sepahi |
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