India maintains 10 paramilitary forces.^[1]

List of Paramilitary forces

From 1986 to 2011 the Central Armed Police Forces were considered as Central Police Forces (CPO).^[2] However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces.^[3][4]

Paramilitary Forces[1]
Paramilitary force	Active Strength	Governing Body	Area
Assam Rifles	63,747[5]	Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative) Ministry of Defence (operational)[6]	Northeastern States
Border Security Force	63,747[7]	Ministry of Home Affairs	Indo-Pakistani border, Indo-Bangladeshi border, others[8]
Central Industrial Security Force	148,371[9]	Ministry of Home Affairs	Industries, PSUs
Central Reserve Police Force	324,340	Ministry of Home Affairs	Counter-insurgency & General Elections
Indo-Tibetan Border Police	89,567	Ministry of Home Affairs	India-China Border[10]
National Security Guard	10,000	Ministry of Home Affairs	Counter-terrorism
Railway Protection Force	76,563	Ministry of Railways	Indian Railways
Sashastra Seema Bal	97,244[11]	Ministry of Home Affairs	Indo-Nepal Border and Indo-Bhutan Border[12]
Special Frontier Force	10,000[11]	Cabinet Secretariat[13]
Special Protection Group	3,000[11]	Cabinet Secretariat	Protection of significant VIPs
Total	886,579

Ranks and insignia

Officers

Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Assam Rifles[14][15] v t e
					Lieutenant general लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल		Major general मेजर - जनरल		Brigadier ब्रिगेडियर		Colonel कर्नल		Lieutenant colonel लेफ्टिनेंट - कर्नल		Major मेजर		Captain कप्तान		Lieutenant लेफ्टिनेंट
Border Security Force v t e					Director-General - Special Director-General - Additional Director-General -
							Inspector General -		Deputy Inspector-General -		Commandant -		Second-In-Command -		Deputy Commandant -		Assistant Commandant -		Assistant Commandant/Officer Trainee -
Central Industrial Security Force v t e
					Director-General -	Additional Director-General -	Inspector General -		Deputy Inspector-General -		Senior Commandant -	Commandant -			Deputy Commandant -		Assistant Commandant -
Central Reserve Police Force v t e					Director-General - Special Director-General - Additional Director-General -
							Inspector General -		Deputy Inspector-General -		Commandant -		Second-In-Command -		Deputy Commandant -		Assistant Commandant -		Assistant Commandant/Officer Trainee -
National Security Guard[16] v t e
					Director General -	Inspector General -		Deputy Inspector General -		Group Commander -		Second In Command -		Squadron Commander -		Team Commander -
Sashastra Seema Bal v t e
					Director-General -	Special Director-General -	Inspector General -		Deputy Inspector-General -		Commandant -		Second-In-Command -		Deputy Commandant -		Assistant Commandant -
Special Frontier Force v t e
					Major general				Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant
Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet

Enlisted ranks

Rank group	Junior commissioned officers										Non commissioned officer												Enlisted
Assam Rifles v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar Major						Subedar		Naib Subedar		Havildar												Naik				Lance Naik		Sepoy
	सूबेदार मेजर						सूबेदार		नायब सूबेदार		हवलदार												नायक				लांस नायक		सिपाही
Border Security Force v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar Major -						Inspector -	Sub inspector -	Assistant Sub inspector -		Head Constable -												Senior Constable -						Constable -
Central Industrial Security Force v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar Major -						Inspector -	Sub inspector -	Assistant Sub inspector -		Head Constable -																		Constable -
Central Reserve Police Force v t e																									No insignia
	Subedar Major -						Inspector -	Sub inspector -	Assistant Sub inspector -		Head Constable -														Constable -
National Security Guard[16] v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar Major						Assistant Commander-1	Assistant Commander-2	Assistant Commander-3		Ranger Grade I												Ranger Grade II						Combatised tradesmen
	-						-	-	-		-												-						-
Sashastra Seema Bal v t e																													No insignia
							Inspector -	Sub inspector -	Assistant Sub inspector -		Head Constable -																		Constable -
Special Frontier Force v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar Major						Subedar		Naib Subedar		Havildar												Naik				Lance Naik		Sepoy
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted