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{{short description|Rank in Indian navy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox military rank
| name = Admiral
| image = [[File:Admiral-ensign-Indian-Navy.svg|border|100px]]
| image_size =
| caption = Flag of [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] of the Indian Navy
| image2 = [[File:14-Indian_Navy-ADM.svg|50px]] [[File:British_Royal_Navy_(sleeves)_OF-9.svg|50px]]
| image_size2 =
| caption2 = Shoulder and sleeve stripes of an admiral in the Indian Navy
| image3 = 4 star gold template.png
| image_size3 = 100
| caption3 = Star insignia of an admiral in the Indian Navy
| country = {{flag|India}}
| service branch = {{navy|India}}
| abbreviation = Adm
| rank = [[Four-star rank]]
| NATO rank =
| Non-NATO rank =
| formation =
| abolished =
| higher rank = [[Admiral of the fleet]]
| lower rank = [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice admiral]]
| equivalents = [[General (India)|General]] ([[Indian Army]])<br />[[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air chief marshal]] ([[Indian Air Force]])
| history =
}}
'''Admiral''' is a [[Four-star rank|four-star]] naval [[flag officer]] rank in the [[Indian Navy]]. It is the highest active rank in the Indian Navy. Admiral ranks above the [[three-star rank]] of [[Vice Admiral (India)|vice admiral]] and below the [[five-star rank]] of [[admiral of the fleet]], which has never been awarded or held.

An admiral may be referred to as a full admiral or four-star admiral to distinguish them from lower [[flag officer]] ranks like [[Vice Admiral (India)|vice admiral]] and [[rear admiral]].

The rank is held by the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] (CNS), the professional head of the [[Indian Navy]], since 1968. The rank may also be held by the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] (CDS) if the holder is a serving Indian Navy flag officer. Admiral [[Adhar Kumar Chatterji]] was the first Indian officer to hold the rank of full admiral.<ref>{{cite web |title=Admiral AK Chatterji Fellowship Book Release {{!}} Indian Navy |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/admiral-ak-chatterji-fellowship-book-release |website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref> The current [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] (CNS) and only full admiral in the [[Indian Armed Forces]] is Admiral [[R. Hari Kumar]].

The equivalent rank in the [[Indian Army]] is [[General (India)|general]] and in the [[Indian Air Force]] is [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|air chief marshal]].

==Insignia==
The flag of an admiral is a [[Saint George's Cross]] upon which is superimposed a navy-blue ''[[Dharmachakra]]'' (''Wheel of Law'').<ref name="History">{{Cite web |title=REPUBLIC OF INDIA NAVAL ENSIGNS, FLAGS & PENNANTS 1950-2001 & SINCE 2004 |url=https://tmg110.tripod.com/india1.htm |website=tmg110.tripod.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904160803/https://tmg110.tripod.com/india1.htm |archive-date=4 September 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton over four eight-pointed stars and the [[State Emblem of India|Ashoka emblem]] above, on a golden shoulder board. An admiral wears [[gorget patches]] which are golden patches with four white stars and additional oak leaves under them. In addition to this, the double-breasted [[reefer jacket]] has four golden sleeve stripes consisting of a broad band with three narrower bands.

==Appointment and term length==
Appointments to the office of CNS are made by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC), which is chaired by the [[Prime Minister of India]].

The term length of the Chief of Naval Staff is three years or until the age of 62 of the holder, whichever is earlier.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DelhiDecember 29 |first1=Manjeet Singh Negi New |last2=December 29 |first2=Manjeet Singh Negi New |last3=Ist |first3=Manjeet Singh Negi New |title=Maximum age limit for Chief of Defence Staff put at 65 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/army-rules-changed-cheif-of-defense-staff-new-age-for-retirement-nuclear-facility-1632415-2019-12-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gurung |first1=Shaurya Karanbir |title=Government amends rules to allow Chief of Defence Staff to serve up to maximum age of 65 years |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/maximum-age-limit-for-chief-of-defence-staff-put-at-65/articleshow/73019479.cms?from=mdr |website=The Economic Times |date=29 December 2019}}</ref>

==Order of precedence==
An admiral ranks at No. 12 on the [[Indian order of precedence]], along with the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|CDS]] and the Chiefs of Staff of the [[Indian Army]] and [[Indian Air Force]] (the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|COAS]] and the [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|CAS]]).<ref name="rajyasabha">{{cite web |work=Office of the President of India |publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] |accessdate=2010-08-05 |date=1979-08-26 |url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf |title=President's Secretariat}}</ref> An admiral is at pay level 18, equivalent to [[Cabinet Secretary of India]] (at No. 11 on the warrant of precedence), with a monthly pay of ₹250,000 (US$3,500).<ref>{{cite web|date=20 November 2015|title=Report of the Seventh Central Pay Commission|url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|archive-date=20 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=DelhiJune 29 |first1=India Today Web Desk New |last2=June 29 |first2=India Today Web Desk New |last3=Ist |first3=India Today Web Desk New |title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets-16980-2016-06-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]]
* [[List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy]]
* [[Naval ranks and insignia of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{citation|first1=Anup|last1=Singh|title=Blue Waters Ahoy!: The Indian Navy 2001-2010 |year=2018|isbn=978-9353025526|publisher= HarperCollins Publishers India}}

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