Assistant commandant

Assistant Commandant is a title often given to the second-in-command of a military, uniformed service, training establishment or academy. This usage is common in English-speaking nations and in some countries it may be a military or police rank.

India

The rank of Assistant Commandant is equivalent to the ranks of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and Captain in the Indian Army. This rank is a Group-A gazetted officer rank in the Central Armed Police Forces of India.

Assistant commandants in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) are appointed through a Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) selection process[1] and are called directly appointed gazetted officers.[2]

Assistant Commandant is empowered to command a Company/Unit/Direct Action Team consisting 140-160 personnel and is responsible for the overall operation of the company/Direct Action Team/Unit.Assistant Commandants are also trained to serve various important organisations such as RAW, NSG, SPG, NIA, IB, CBI, NDRF, NCB,STATE ARMED POLICE FORCE(DRG,Jharkhand Jaguars,Bihar Military police,IRB,UP/MP STF etc.) and Indian Army on deputation. Their role and performance, therefore, assumes a great significance due to the special features of an emergency force which is pressed in aid to civil power to perform multiple roles in extremely difficult situations.They are also known for ENCOUNTER SPECIALIST among Police forces of India with modern arms & ammunition.

COMPARATIVE RANKS TO ASSISTANT COMMANDANT(AC)

CAPFs ranks Police ranks Army ranks Navy ranks Air Force ranks Coast Guard ranks
Director General (Apex Scale) Director General of State Police Force Lieutenant General

(Commander's Scale)

 Vice Admiral

(Commander's Scale)

 Air Marshal

(Commander's Scale)

 Director General
Additional Director General (ADG) Additional Director General (ADG) Lieutenant General (HAG) Vice Admiral (HAG) Air Marshal (HAG) Additional Director General
Inspector General (IG) Inspector General (IG) Major General Rear Admiral Air Vice Marshal Inspector General
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Brigadier Commodore Air commodore Deputy Inspector General
Commandant Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Colonel Captain Group Captain commandant
Second-in-Command Superintendent of Police (SP) Lieutenant Colonel Commander Wing Commander commandant (Jr grade).
Deputy Commandant Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police/Additional Superintendent of Police Major Lieutenant Commander Squadron Leader Deputy Commandant
Assistant Commandant(Officer Trainee)/Assistant Commandant Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) / Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Lieutenant / Captain Sub Lieutenant Flying Officer Assistant Commandant

Promotional Avenues for Gazetted Officers

After joining service as Asstt.Commandant the following promotional avenues are available to cadre officers:-

Rank Qualifying service for Promotion.
Dy. Commandant. 5 years as Asstt. Commandnat.
Second-In-Command 5 years as Dy.Commandant (with total 10 years Group ‘A’ service).
Commandant 5 years as Second-In-Command (with 15 years Group ‘A’ service)
DIGP 3 years as Commandant (with 20 years Group ‘A’ service)
IGP 3 years as DIG (24 years Group ‘A’ service)
ADG 30 years of Group 'A' service.

Pay Scale of Assistant commandant CAPF
Rank Pay Scale Pay Band
Director-General INR 2,25,000 Apex Fixed
Additional Director General INR 1,82,200 to INR 2,24,100 HAG
Inspector General INR 1,44,000 to INR 2,18,000 Pay Band 4
Deputy Inspector General INR 1,31,000 - INR 2,15,900 Pay Band 4
Sr. Commandant INR 1,31,000 - INR 2,15, 900. Pay Band 4
Commandant INR 78,800 - INR 2,09,200 Pay Band 3
Deputy Commandant INR 67,700 - INR 2,08,700 Pay Band 3
Assistant Commandant INR 56,100 - 1,77,500 Pay Band 3

Subordinate officers[edit]

Sub Inspectors are recruited through competitive examination conducted by Staff Selection Commission and they are referred to as DASOs (Directly Appointed Subordinate Officers). DESOs (Departmental Entry Subordinate Officers) are those officers who have been promoted through departmental exams conducted internally for Constables, Head Constables, and Assistant Sub Inspectors.

United States

In the United States, assistant commandant is an appointment, not a rank. A common use of the term is for the position of assistant commandant of the Marine Corps.[3]

References
  1. "Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination : (Overview)". Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. "CRPF Academy". Department of CRPF Academy, Kadarpur, Gurugram, Haryana, India. at present 48th batch of DAGOs is undergoing training in Academy. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. 10 U.S.C. § 5044 Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
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