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===Field formations===

R&AW has 10 field formations all over India, known as Special Bureaus. These Bureaus have an area of responsibility targeted towards the countries that share land [[Borders of India|border with India]]. They are largely located in major cities near or along the borders:<ref>[https://madc.mizoram.gov.in/uploads/attachments/856e9770c9b8e63e7bb0bcd428555d31/posts-259-mara-reih-athaipa-chata-rai-ruapa.pdf Recruitment Notice for Field Assistant (GD)], R&AW Headquarters, 13 March 2020, forwarded to District Magistrate, Saiha, Mizoram by Deputy Commissioner, Special Bureau, Aizawl on 2 July 2020, see list of recipients on page 5 of the file, [https://web.archive.org/web/20210820030427/https://madc.mizoram.gov.in/uploads/attachments/856e9770c9b8e63e7bb0bcd428555d31/posts-259-mara-reih-athaipa-chata-rai-ruapa.pdf archived copy]</ref>

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|-
! Zone 
! Headquarters
! Rank of Zonal Head
! Equivalent rank in R&AW
|-
|Northern Zone
|Jammu
|Additional Secretary
|Additional Secretary 
|-
|Eastern Zone
|Kolkata
|Commissioner
|Joint Secretary
|-
|South-Western Zone
|Mumbai
|Commissioner
|Joint Secretary
|-
|North-Eastern Zone
|Shillong
|Commissioner
|Joint Secretary
|-
|Southern Zone
|Chennai
|Additional Commissioner
|Director
|-
|Central Zone
|Lucknow
|Additional Commissioner
|Director
|-
|Western Zone
|Jodhpur
|Deputy Commissioner
|Deputy Secretary
|}