Military ranks of Nepal
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The Military ranks of Nepal are the military insignia used by the Nepalese Army which is the only component of the Nepalese Armed Forces. Being a Landlocked country, Nepal does not have a navy. Nepali military rank structure is a mixture of Indian subcontinent and Nepal's own style.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Nepali[2] | महारथी (प्रधानसेनापती) | रथी | उपरथी | सहायक रथी | महासेनानी | प्रमुख सेनानी | सेनानी | सहसेनानी | उपसेनानी | सहायक सेनानी | ||||||||||||||
| Romanagari | Atirathī (pradhān senāpti) | Rathī | Uparathī | Sahaayak rathee | Mahāsēnānī | Pramukh senaanee | Senaanee | Sahasēnānī | Upasēnānī | Sahaayak senaanee | ||||||||||||||
| Literal translation | Great charioteer (Master commander) | Charioteer | Vice charioteer | Assistant charioteer | Great commander | Chief commander | Commander | Companion commander | Vice commander | Assistant commander | ||||||||||||||
| Official translation[2] | COAS General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | ||||||||||||||
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Former insignia
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| Nepali | अतिरथी | प्रधान सेनापति | महारथी | उपरथी | |
| Romanagari | Atimahārathī | Pradhān senāpti | Mahārathī | Uparathī | |
| Literal translation | Great charioteer | Master commander | Great charioteer | Vice charioteer | |
| English translation[3] | Field marshal | General of the army | General | Major general | |
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nepali[2] | प्रमुख सुवेदार | सुवेदार | जमदार | हुद्दा | अमल्दार | प्यूठ | सिपाही | फलोअर्स | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romanagari | Pramukh Suvēdār | Suvēdār | Jamadār | Huddā | Amaldār | Piyuth | Sipahi | Phaloars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal translation | Chief | Muster holder | Rank | Standard-bearer | Soldier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official translation[2] | Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer first class | Warrant officer second class | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | Followers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Subedar major | Subedar | Jamadar | Regimental sergeant major | Regimental quartermaster sergeant | Company sergeant major | Company quartermaster sergeant | Sergeant | Naik | Lance naik | Sepahi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||