General (India)

General is a four-star general officer rank in the Indian Army. It is the highest active rank in the Indian Army. General ranks above the three-star rank of lieutenant general and below the five-star rank of field marshal, which is largely a war-time or ceremonial rank. A general may be referred to as a full general or four-star general to distinguish them from lower general officer ranks like lieutenant general and major general. The equivalent rank in the Indian Navy is admiral and in the Indian Air Force is air chief marshal. As of 2026, there are two serving full generals in the Indian Armed Forces, General N. S. Raja Subramani, the Chief of Defence Staff and Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, and General Dhiraj Seth, the Chief of the Army Staff.