How many total majors are there in Indian Army?

A recent, credible, approximate breakdown (available on Quora) of the strength of officers is 60 Lieutenant Generals, 270 Major Generals, 850 Brigadiers, 4,500 Colonels, and 41,000 Lieutenant Colonels and lower, for an army cadre of 46,681 officers in all in a 1.3 million strong army.

Who are the majors in Indian Army?

Army Commanders (Commander-in-Chief Grade)

Post	Rank	Name
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command	Lieutenant General	Amardeep Singh Bhinder
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command	Raj Shukla
Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command**	Ajai Singh

What majors are in the army?

ACADEMIC MAJORS

• American Politics.
• Applied Statistics & Data Science.
• Chemical Engineering.
• Chemistry.
• Civil Engineering.
• Computer Science.
• Cyber Science.
• Defense and Strategic Studies.

How many soldiers are under major?

Majors are typically assigned as specialised executive or operations officers for battalion-sized units of 300 to 1,200 soldiers while in other nations, like Germany, majors are often in command of a company.

Is major a high rank in Indian Army?

The usual highest rank of the Indian Army is the rank of General which is held by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS)….Insignia For Commissioned Officers.

Indian Army Ranks – Commissioned Officers	Insignia Description	Collar Patch
Major	National emblem	–
Captain	Three five-pointed stars.	–
Lieutenant	Two five-pointed stars.	–

What rank is major in the Army?

In the United States Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, major is a field-grade military officer rank above the rank of captain and below the rank of lieutenant colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant commander in the other uniformed services.

Is major a high rank?

major, a military rank standing above captain. It is the lowest field-grade rank. The rank of major has always been below that of lieutenant colonel. In a regiment commanded by a colonel, the major was third in command; in a battalion commanded by a lieutenant colonel, the major was second in command.

Is major higher than colonel?

officer) and the hierarchy of the ranks. Each rank is listed from lowest to highest in the chain of command for each branch….Army Ranks.

Pay Grade	Title	Abbreviation
O-4	Major	MAJ
O-5	Lieutenant Colonel	LTC
O-6	Colonel	COL
O-7	Brigadier General	BG