Nepal Police Rank List: 14 Ranks in English, Nepali & Badges

Quick answer

Nepal Police has 14 ranks. From the top: Inspector General (IGP), Additional Inspector General (AIG), Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Senior Superintendent (SSP), Superintendent (SP), Deputy Superintendent (DSP), Inspector, Senior Sub-Inspector, Sub-Inspector (SI), Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Senior Head Constable, Head Constable, Assistant Head Constable and Constable (प्रहरी जवान).

A Nepal Police rank is worn as stars, crossed khukuris, a crest or chevrons on a navy slide — and the same number of stars is three different ranks, depending on what sits beside them. Below is the Police's own list in order, in English and Nepali, how to read every badge, the 2083/84 starting pay, and the Army rank each is at par with.

On this page

Nepal Police ranks in order
How to read a Nepal Police rank badge
1 star, 2 star and 3 star police ranks in Nepal
Nepal Police ranks at par with the Army
Badges, rank by rank

Nepal Police ranks in order

Highest first, as Nepal Police list them. Starting pay is the basic salary a month on the scale from 1 Shrawan 2083, before grades and allowances — the Nepal Police salary page has the grades and the total for each rank.

#	Rank	नेपाली	Starting pay
1	Inspector General of Police (IGP)	प्रहरी महानिरीक्षक	रु 79,290
2	Additional Inspector General of Police (AIG)	प्रहरी अतिरिक्त महानिरीक्षक	रु 79,290
3	Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)	प्रहरी नायव महानिरीक्षक	रु 67,045
4	Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)	प्रहरी वरिष्ठ उपरीक्षक	रु 62,466
5	Superintendent of Police (SP)	प्रहरी उपरीक्षक	रु 57,507
6	Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)	प्रहरी नायव उपरीक्षक	रु 53,611
7	Police Inspector	प्रहरी निरीक्षक	रु 48,058
8	Senior Sub Inspector of Police (Senior SI)	प्रहरी वरिष्ठ नायव निरीक्षक	रु 45,098
9	Sub Inspector of Police (SI)	प्रहरी नायव निरीक्षक	रु 38,203
10	Assistant Sub Inspector of Police (ASI)	प्रहरी सहायक निरीक्षक	रु 36,142
11	Police Senior Head Constable	प्रहरी वरिष्ठ हवल्दार	रु 31,372
12	Police Head Constable	प्रहरी हवल्दार	रु 30,373
13	Police Assistant Head Constable	प्रहरी सहायक हवल्दार	रु 29,209
14	Police Constable	प्रहरी जवान	रु 28,690

How to read a Nepal Police rank badge

Every officer's badge is one device, nearest the collar, with up to three stars beside it. The device says the set; the stars say the step.

Nepal Police rank badges · नेपाल प्रहरीको दर्ज्यानी चिह्न

Inspectors General · महानिरीक्षक

IGPमहानिरीक्षक
AIGअतिरिक्त महानिरीक्षक
DIGनायव महानिरीक्षक

Superintendents and Inspector · उपरीक्षक, निरीक्षक

SSPवरिष्ठ उपरीक्षक
SPउपरीक्षक
DSPनायव उपरीक्षक
Inspectorनिरीक्षक

Sub-inspectors · नायव निरीक्षक

Senior SIवरिष्ठ नायव निरीक्षक
SIनायव निरीक्षक
ASIसहायक निरीक्षक

Head constables and Constable · हवल्दार, जवान

Senior Head Constableवरिष्ठ हवल्दार
Head Constableहवल्दार
Assistant Head Constableसहायक हवल्दार
Constableजवान

careerkyt.com/guides/nepal-police-ranks · simplified drawings

Drawn by CareerKyt from the badges on Nepal Police's rank page, simplified: the shapes, the counts and their order are the Police's, the artwork is not.

Stars alone — the sub-inspectors: one for an Assistant Sub-Inspector, two for a Sub-Inspector, three for a Senior Sub-Inspector.
Crossed khukuris — an Inspector; with one, two or three stars a DSP, an SP and an SSP.
The crest, crossed khukuris on a blue disc in a wreath — a DIG; with one star an AIG, with two the IGP.
Chevrons — two for an Assistant Head Constable, three for a Head Constable, three and a bar for a Senior Head Constable.
A Constable wears no rank mark, only the blue, red and yellow band.

1 star, 2 star and 3 star police ranks in Nepal

Count the stars, then look at what sits beside them. Each count is up to three ranks:

Stars	Stars alone	With crossed khukuris	With the crest
1 star	Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI)	Deputy Superintendent (DSP)	Additional Inspector General (AIG)
2 stars	Sub-Inspector (SI)	Superintendent (SP)	Inspector General (IGP)
3 stars	Senior Sub-Inspector	Senior Superintendent (SSP)	—

Nepal Police ranks at par with the Army

Nepal Police's page gives no comparison. The Armed Police Force's rank page does, for ranks with the same names and the same pay as the Police's: each is set at par with an Army rank, in a civil-service class.

Nepal Police	Army rank at par	Class	Police pay	Army pay
IGP	Lieutenant General	Gazetted Special Class	रु 79,290	रु 81,643
AIG	Major General	Gazetted Special Class	रु 79,290	रु 79,290
DIG	Brigadier General	Gazetted 1st Class	रु 67,045	रु 67,045
SSP	Colonel	Gazetted 1st Class	रु 62,466	रु 62,466
SP	Lieutenant Colonel	Gazetted 2nd Class	रु 57,507	रु 57,507
DSP	Major	Gazetted 2nd Class	रु 53,611	रु 53,611
Inspector	Lieutenant	Gazetted 3rd Class	रु 48,058	रु 49,613
Senior SI	Subedar Major	Non Gazetted 1st Class	रु 45,098	रु 45,098
SI	Warrant Officer First Class	Non Gazetted 1st Class	रु 38,203	रु 38,203
ASI	Warrant Officer Second Class	Non Gazetted 2nd Class	रु 36,142	रु 36,142
Senior Head Constable	Sergeant	Non Gazetted 3rd Class	रु 31,372	रु 31,372
Head Constable	Corporal	Non Gazetted 3rd Class	रु 30,373	रु 30,373
Assistant Head Constable	Lance Corporal	Non Gazetted 3rd Class	रु 29,209	रु 29,297
Constable	Private	Non Gazetted 4th Class	रु 28,690	रु 28,690

Badges, rank by rank

The same badges in words, for anyone who cannot see the drawings or wants to search for one.

Rank	नेपाली	Badge
IGP	प्रहरी महानिरीक्षक	The crest and two stars
AIG	प्रहरी अतिरिक्त महानिरीक्षक	The crest and one star
DIG	प्रहरी नायव महानिरीक्षक	The crest
SSP	प्रहरी वरिष्ठ उपरीक्षक	Crossed khukuris and three stars
SP	प्रहरी उपरीक्षक	Crossed khukuris and two stars
DSP	प्रहरी नायव उपरीक्षक	Crossed khukuris and one star
Inspector	प्रहरी निरीक्षक	Crossed khukuris
Senior SI	प्रहरी वरिष्ठ नायव निरीक्षक	Three stars
SI	प्रहरी नायव निरीक्षक	Two stars
ASI	प्रहरी सहायक निरीक्षक	One star
Police Senior Head Constable	प्रहरी वरिष्ठ हवल्दार	Three chevrons and a bar
Police Head Constable	प्रहरी हवल्दार	Three chevrons
Police Assistant Head Constable	प्रहरी सहायक हवल्दार	Two chevrons
Police Constable	प्रहरी जवान	A blue, red and yellow band; no rank mark

Common questions

How many ranks are there in Nepal Police?

14 on Nepal Police's own list, from the Inspector General of Police (IGP) down to the Police Constable (प्रहरी जवान).

What is the highest rank in Nepal Police?

The Inspector General of Police (प्रहरी महानिरीक्षक, IGP), whose badge is the crest and two stars. The IGP starts on रु 79,290 a month on the 2083/84 scale.

Who is the 2 star rank in police?

In Nepal Police, three ranks wear two stars: a Sub-Inspector (two stars alone), a Superintendent of Police (crossed khukuris and two stars) and the Inspector General (the crest and two stars). What sits beside the stars tells them apart.

Which police rank has 1 star in Nepal?

An Assistant Sub-Inspector (one star alone), a Deputy Superintendent (crossed khukuris and one star) and an Additional Inspector General (the crest and one star).

Which police rank has 3 stars in Nepal?

A Senior Sub-Inspector (three stars alone) and a Senior Superintendent of Police (crossed khukuris and three stars). No crest badge has three.

What is the DSP rank in Nepal Police?

Deputy Superintendent of Police (प्रहरी नायव उपरीक्षक), the sixth rank from the top: crossed khukuris and one star. A DSP starts on रु 53,611, the same as an Army Major, and the APF lists its DSP at par with a Major in Gazetted 2nd Class.

What is a Hawaldar in Nepal Police?

A Head Constable (प्रहरी हवल्दार), with three chevrons. Above is the Senior Head Constable (three chevrons and a bar), below the Assistant Head Constable (two chevrons) and then the Constable.

Are Nepal Police and APF ranks the same?

The names and the pay are: the Armed Police Force has the same 14 ranks on the same starting salaries, plus Followers. The badges differ below the Inspector — the APF's Senior Sub-Inspector wears two stars between gold bars, and its head constables wear bars where the Police wear chevrons.

In this topic