Paramilitary forces of India

India maintains 10 paramilitary forces.

List of paramilitary forces
From 1986 to 2011 the Central Armed Police Forces were considered as Central Police Organisations (CPOs). However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces.

The paramilitary forces are made up of:
 * Central Armed Police Forces
 * Border Guarding Forces
 * Assam Rifles (AR)
 * Border Security Force (BSF)
 * Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
 * Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
 * Special Task Force
 * National Security Guard (NSG)
 * Forces for Internal Security
 * Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
 * Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
 * Railway Protection Force
 * Special Frontier Force
 * Special Protection Group

Ranks and insignia

 * Officers


 * Personnel below officer rank