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Rank structure and pay scales of army officers

Written by Neha Dubey on Feb 20, 2013

Want to join Indian army as an officer and looking for rank structure? Salary of Indian army officers will increase according to their rank. Read on to know about pay scales or pay bands, grade pay and MSP of Indian army officers.

Salary and ranks of Indian Army officers

Rankwise salary of Indian Army officers

Ranks and salary of Indian Army officers
Indian army is one of the best defence forces in this world. Army recruits young men and women as officers frequently. Here is the rank structure along with pay scale/pay band, grade pay and MSP applicable for serving Indian army officers.
 

Lieutenant rank

Lieutenant rank is the first rank given for the candidates who have successfully completed the prescribed training of Indian army. Pay band or scale of an officer in the rank of Lieutenant is 15600 - 39100 which lies in the pay band 3. Lieutenant gets grade pay of 5400 rupees per month and Military Service Pay  or MSP of six thousand rupees per month. Thus if total allowances and pay included an officer working in Indian Army in the rank of Lieutenant gets salary of around 65000 rupees per month.
 

Captain rank of Indian Army officers

Second rank of Indian Army officers is captain rank. After two years of service as commissioned officer, an officer of Indian Army gets rank of captain. An officer in the rank of captain gets pay band or pay scale of 15600 - 39100 which lies in the pay band 3 of revised pay scale by sixth pay commission. A captain receives 6100 rupees grade pay, 700 rupees more than that of a lieutenant. MSP of a captain is  6000 rupees per month.
 

Major rank of Indian Army

After captain rank, major rank is given to Army Officers. A major of Indian Army gets pay band or pay scale is 15600 - 39100. Apart from the pay band or pay scale, major receives 6600 rupees per month as grade pay. Also MSP of six thousand rupees per month is admissible for a major. In general an Indian Army officer serving in Major rank gets around one lakh rupees per month.
 

Lieutenant Colonel rank of Indian Army officers

A major is appointed as a Lieutenant Colonel after promotion. Pay band of Lieutenant Colonel changes to pay band four and pay scale range changes to 37400-67000 rupees. Also an officer in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel gets eight thousand rupees per month and six thousand rupees as MSP pay. All in all an officer of Indian Army in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel gets around two lakh rupees per month as payment.
 

Colonel rank of Indian Army

A lieutenant colonel is promoted to the rank of Colonel. Colonel of Indian Army gets pay band or pay scale of 37000-67000 rupees. An officer in the rank of colonel gets 8700 rupees grade pay and 6000 rupees as MSP monthly. Thus, a colonel of Indian Army gets two and half lakh rupees to three lakh rupees per month.
 

Brigadier rank

Brigadier rank is given to the Indian Army officers who are serving in the rank of colonel and considered for further promotion. A brigadier of Indian Army has pay band or pay scale of 37400 - 67000 rupees. Also a brigadier receives 8900 rupees as grade pay and 6000 rupees as MSP monthly. So Indian Army brigadier gets around three and half lakh rupees per month.
 

Major General rank of Indian Army

A brigadier is promoted as Major General in Indian Army. A major general gets 37400 - 67000 rupees. Also an officer of Indian Army in the rank of Major General gets ten thousand rupees per month as grade pay. A major general of Indian Army gets around four lakh rupees per month.
 

Lieutenant General rank

Lieutenant General of Indian Army gets pay band or pay scale of 67000 - 79000 rupees.  Lieutenant general of Indian Army does not get any grade pay or MSP. All in all an Indian Army officer working in the rank of Lieutenant General gets around four and half lakh rupees.
 

General rank of Indian Army

Highest rank of Indian Army is General. General's pay band is fixed at ninety thousand rupees per month. The General of Indian Army gets around more than six to seven lakh rupees per month. Up to Lieutenant General rank, all Indian Army officers gets three percent annual increment in their pay band or pay scale.

Apart from the above mentioned pay band or pay scale, Indian Army officers do get various allowances and facilities which makes officer cadre career of Army as one of the best options to choose.

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