Explanation:

Army - Air force - Navy - Police - Civil Admin

• Lieutenant - Flying Officer - Sub Lieutenant - DSP/ACP - SDO
• Captain - Flight Lieutenant - Lieutenant - No equivalence
• Major - Sqaudron Leader - Lieutenant Commander - ASP/DCP - ADM
• Lt Colonel - Wing Commander - Commander - SP - DM(small districts)
• Colonel - Group Captain - Captain - SSP/JCP - DM(large districts)
• Brigadier - Air Commodore - Commodore - DIG/Commissioner - Divisional Commissioner
• Major General - Air Vice Marshal - Rear Admiral - IGP - Joint Secretary to the Govt of India
• Lt General - Air Marshal - Vice Admiral - DGP - Secretary
• General - Air Chief Marshal - Admiral - No equivalence - Cabinet Secretary
• Field Marshal - Marshal of the Air Force - Admiral of the Fleet - NE - NE