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{{short description|Military and paramilitary rank}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
'''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,{{fact|date=December 2021}} 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<ref>{{cite web | url=http://upsc.gov.in/general/cpo.htm | title=Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination : (Overview) | accessdate=3 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105133517/http://upsc.gov.in/general/cpo.htm | archive-date=2014-01-05 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and are called directly appointed [[Gazetted Officer (India)|gazetted officers]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://crpfacademy.gov.in/DAGOs_batch_profile.php | title=CRPF Academy | publisher=Department of CRPF Academy, Kadarpur, Gurugram, Haryana, India. at present 48th batch of DAGOs is undergoing training in [[Academy]]. | accessdate=3 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103172355/http://crpfacademy.gov.in/DAGOs_batch_profile.php | archive-date=3 January 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Assistant commandants are mandated to command companies and direct action teams (DATs) in various CAPFs and law enforcement agencies, They are also sent on deputations to serve in various important organizations such as [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]], [[National Security Guard|NSG]], [[Special Protection Group|SPG]], [[National Investigation Agency|NIA]], [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|IB]], [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]], [[National Disaster Response Force|NDRF]], [[Narcotics Control Bureau|NCB]], [[State Armed Police Forces|state armed police force]] (DRG, [https://www.jhpolice.gov.in/STF#:~:text=2008%20sanctioned%20the%20creation%20of,of%20JJ%2C%20subsequently%20the%20Govt. Jharkhand Jaguars], Bihar military police, IRB, UP/MP STF, etc.), and Indian Army on deputation. Their role and performance therefore assumes a enormous significance because of 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 leading operations while on attachment with the state police forces of India.
{| class="wikitable"
!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]]<br>[[Lieutenant General|(Commander's Scale)]]
|[[Vice Admiral]]<br>[[Vice Admiral|(Commander's Scale)]]
|[[Air Marshal]]<br>[[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 (rank)|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|Lieutenant Colonel]]
|[[Commander]]
|[[Wing commander|Wing Commander]]
|[[commandant]] (Jr grade).
|-
|[[Deputy Commandant]]
|[[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police]]/[[Additional Superintendent of Police]]
|[[Major]]
|[[Lieutenant Commander]]
|[[Squadron Leader]]
|[[Deputy Commandant]]
|-
|[[Assistant Commandant]]([[Trainee|Officer Trainee]])/[[Assistant Commandant]]
|[[Assistant Commissioner of Police|Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)]] / [[Deputy superintendent of police|Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)]]
|[[Lieutenant]] / [[Captain#:~:text=Captain is a title for department, election precinct, etc.|Captain]]
|[[Sub Lieutenant]]
|[[Flying Officer]]
|[[Assistant Commandant]]
|}

=== Promotional avenues for gazetted officers ===
After joining service as assistant commandant the following promotional avenues are available to cadre officers:-
{| class="wikitable"
!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 commandants in CAPFs ==
{| class="wikitable"
!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 2,15,986.
|Pay Band 4
|-
|Commandant
|INR 78,800 - INR 2,09,200
|Pay Band 3
|-
|Deputy Commandant
|INR 67,700 - INR 2,08,870
|Pay Band 3
|-
|Assistant Commandant
|INR 56,100 - 1,77,500
|Pay Band 3
|}

=== Subordinate officers (SOs) ===
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 inspectors, sub inspectors, assistant sub inspectors, head constables, constables etc.

==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|assistant commandant of the Marine Corps]].<ref>{{UnitedStatesCode|10|5044}} Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.</ref>

==References==

{{reflist|refs=http://www.successcds.net/UPSCExam/upsc-central-forces-assistant-commandants-exam.html

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[[Category:Police ranks of India]]
[[Category:Central Armed Police Forces of India]]
[[Category:Indian Coast Guard]]

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