Military ranks of Nepal

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]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Nepali [2]	महारथी (प्रधानसेनापती)				रथी		उपरथी		सहायक रथी		महासेनानी		प्रमुख सेनानी		सेनानी		सहसेनानी		उपसेनानी			सहायक सेनानी
Romanagari	Atirathī (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]

Former insignia

Rank group	General/flag officers
Nepali	महारथी	प्रधान सेनापति	महारथी	उपरथी
Romanagari	Atimahārathī	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]

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
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

1991

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Nepali Army [3]
	Subedar major				Subedar	Jamadar	Regimental sergeant major	Regimental quartermaster sergeant	Company sergeant major	Company quartermaster sergeant	Sergeant												Naik				Lance naik								Sepahi

References

1. Makeig 1993, p. 221.
2. Nepali Army. "Nepali Army Rank Structure". Nepalarmy.mil.np. Nepali Army. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
3. Makeig 1993, p.  222.

Works cited

• Makeig, Douglas C. (1993). "National Security". In Savada, Andrea Matles (ed.). Nepal and Bhutan: Country studies. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. LCCN   93012226 . Retrieved 11 January 2022.

External links

• "Nepal". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 11 January 2022.