Military ranks of Nepal

Last updated January 23, 2024

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			Officer cadet
Nepali Army ^[2] v t e												No insignia
		महारथी (प्रधानसेनापती) Mahārathī (pradhānasēnāpatī)	रथी Rathī	उपरथी Uparathī	सहायक रथी Sahaayak rathee	महासेनानी Mahāsēnānī	प्रमुख सेनानी Pramukh senaanee	सेनानी Senaanee	सहसेनानी Sahasēnānī	उपसेनानी Upasēnānī	सहायक सेनानी Sahaayak senaanee	अधिकृत क्याडेट Adhikr̥ta kyāḍēṭa
		COAS General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Officer cadet
Nepalese Army Air Service ^[2] v t e												No insignia
					सहायक रथी Sahaayak rathee	महासेनानी Mahāsēnānī	प्रमुख सेनानी Pramukh senaanee	सेनानी Senaanee	सहसेनानी Sahasēnānī	उपसेनानी Upasēnānī	सहायक सेनानी Sahaayak senaanee	अधिकृत क्याडेट Adhikr̥ta kyāḍēṭa
					Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Officer cadet
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet

Former insignia

Rank group	General/flag officers
Nepali Army ^[3]
	अतिरथी Atirathī	प्रधानसेनापती Pradhānasēnāpatī	महारथी Mahārathī	उपरथी Uparathī
	Field marshal	General of the army	General	Major general

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Nepali Army ^[2] v t e							No insignia	No insignia
	प्रमुख सुवेदार Pramukh Suvēdār	सुवेदार Suvēdār	जमदार Jamadār	हुद्दा Huddā	अमल्दार Amaldār	प्यूठ Piyuth	सिपाही Sipahi	फलोअर्स Phaloars
	Chief warrant officer	Warrant officer first class	Warrant officer second class	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private	Followers
Nepalese Army Air Service ^[2] v t e							No insignia	No insignia
	प्रमुख सुवेदार Pramukh Suvēdār	सुवेदार Suvēdār	जमदार Jamadār	हुद्दा Huddā	अमल्दार Amaldār	प्यूठ Piyuth	सिपाही Sipahi	फलोअर्स Phaloars
	Chief warrant officer	Warrant officer first class	Warrant officer second class	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance corporal	Private	Followers
Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs		Enlisted

Other rank insignia^[3]

	Sergeant Major	Master Sergeant	Sergeant First Class	Staff Sergeant

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References

↑ Makeig, Douglas C. (1993). "National Security". In Savada, Andrea Matles (ed.). Nepal: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 221. LCCN 93012226 . Retrieved 11 January 2022.
1 2 3 4 Nepali Army. "Nepali Army Rank Structure". Nepalarmy.mil.np. Nepali Army. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
1 2 Makeig 1993, p. 222.

External links

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

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[1] Makeig, Douglas C. (1993). "National Security". In Savada, Andrea Matles (ed.). Nepal: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 221. LCCN 93012226 . Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[Nepal-2] 1 2 3 4 Nepali Army. "Nepali Army Rank Structure". Nepalarmy.mil.np. Nepali Army. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[FOOTNOTEMakeig1993222-3] 1 2 Makeig 1993, p. 222.

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