Deputy Commandant

Deputy Commandant is a Group A Gazetted Officer rank in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF),[1] State Armed Police Forces and Indian Coast Guard.

[2] This rank is equivalent to the rank of Additional Superintendent of Police and in the Indian Armed Forces it is a title given to the officer in charge or chief instructor of a military (or other uniformed service) training establishment or academy.

[citation needed] This rank is also in use in state armed police forces of India.

Deputy Commandant in CAPF has varied job profile.

They are either posted as Adjutant of the battalion or command service companies.