Editing Commandant (section)

==India==

In the [[Indian Armed Forces]], 'Commandant' is not a rank but an appointment.
Commandant is the title of the heads of the Training establishments.
Examples include:
* [[Commandant of the National Defence Academy]]
* [[Commandant of the Indian Military Academy]]
* [[Commandant of the National Defence College]]
* [[Commandant of Indian Naval Academy]]

In the [[Indian Army]], the [[Commanding Officer]] of an armoured regiment or a [[Mechanized infantry]] regiment ([[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]], [[Brigade of The Guards]]) is known as the Commandant.

Commandant is a rank in the [[Central Armed Police Forces]] of India. It is equivalent to the rank of [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]/[[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]]/[[Group captain (India)|Group Captain]]. In the [[Indian Coast Guard]], ranks of Commandant and Commandant (Junior grade) exist. While Commandant is equivalent to Colonel/Captain/Group Captain, Commandant (Junior grade) is equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel/Commander/Wing Commander.<ref name="ICG ranks">{{cite web |title=Rank Structure - Officers |url=https://joinindiancoastguard.cdac.in/rank_structure_officers.html |website=joinindiancoastguard.cdac.in |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref>

In the [[State Armed Police Forces]], a Commandant serves as the head of an [[Armed Police Battalion|armed police battalion]]. The rank of Commandant is equivalent to that of a [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] (SP).