The Order of precedence is the protocol list in which the officials and functionaries are listed as per their rank and office in the Government of India.
| Rank 1 | President of India |
| Rank 2 | Vice President of India |
| Rank 3 | Prime Minister of India |
| Rank 4 | Governors of States in their respective States |
| Rank 5 | Former Presidents |
| Rank5(A) | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Rank 6 | Chief Justice of India. Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| Rank 7 | Cabinet Ministers of the Union |
| Chief Ministers of States in their respective States | |
| Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission | |
| Former Prime Ministers | |
| Leaders of Opposition in Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha | |
| Rank7(A) | Holders of Bharat Ratna decoration |
| Rank 8 | Ambassadors Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries accredited to India; Governors of States outside their respective States; Chief Ministers of States outside their respective States |
| Rank 9 | Judges of the Supreme Court |
| Rank9(A) | Chief Election Commissioner; Comptroller & Auditor General of India |
| Rank 10 | Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha |
| Deputy Chief Ministers of States | |
| Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha | |
| Members of Planning Commission | |
| Members of State of the Union (and any other Ministers in the Ministry of Defence for Defence Matters) | |
| Rank 11 | Attorney General of India |
| Cabinet Secretary | |
| Lt Governors in their respective Union Territories | |
| Rank 12 | Chiefs of Staff having the grade of full General/ equivalent rank |
| Rank 13 | Envoys Extraordinary & Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to India |
| Rank 14 | Chairmen & Speakers of State Legislatures within their respective States; Chief Justices of High Courts outside their respective jurisdictions |
| Rank 15 | Cabinet Ministers in States in their respective States |
| Chief Ministers of Union Territories | |
| Deputy Ministers of the Union | |
| Rank 16 | Officiating Chiefs of Staff having the rank of Lt. General or equivalent rank |
| Rank 17 | Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal |
| Chairman, Minorities Commission | |
| Chairman, SC & ST Commission | |
| Chairman, UPSC | |
| Chief Justices of the High Courts outside their respective jurisdictions | |
| Puisne Judges of the High Courts within their respective jurisdictions | |
| Rank 18 | Cabinet Ministers of the States outside their States |
| Chairmen & Speakers of State Legislatures outside their respective States Chairman MRTP Commission | |
| Deputy Chairmen & Deputy Speakers of State Legislatures within their States | |
| Ministers of Union Territories in their respective Union Territories | |
| Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of Union Territories in their Union Territories | |
| Rank 19 | Chief Commissioners of Union Territories not having Councils of Ministers, within their respective Union Territories Deputy Ministers of States within their respective States |
| Deputy Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of Union Territories within their respective Union Territories | |
| Rank 20 | Deputy Chairmen & Speakers of State Legislatures outside their States Ministers of State in States outside their respective States |
| Puisne Judges of High Courts outside their respective jurisdictions | |
| Rank 21 | Members of Parliament |
| Rank 22 | Deputy Ministers of States outside their States |
| Rank 23 | Army Commanders / Vice Chief of the Army Staff / equivalent in other services |
| Chief Secretaries to State Governments within their States | |
| Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities | |
| Commissioner for SC and ST | |
| Members, Minorities Commission | |
| Members, SC and ST Commission | |
| Officers of the rank of full General or equivalent rank | |
| Secretaries to the Government of India (including officers holding this rank ex-officio) | |
| Secretary, Minorities Commission | |
| Secretary, SC & ST Commission | |
| Secretary to President | |
| Secretary to Prime Minister | |
| Secretary Rajya Sabha & Lok Sabha | |
| Solicitor General | |
| Vice-Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal | |
| Rank 24 | Officers of the rank of Lt General / equivalent rank |
| Rank 25 | Additional Secretaries to the Government of India |
| Additional Solicitor General | |
| Advocate Generals of States | |
| Chairman, Tariff Commission | |
| Commissioners a pied & interim Chief Ministers of Union Territories outside their Union Territories | |
| Chief Secretaries of State Governments outside their States | |
| Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General | |
| Speakers of Legislative Assemblies of Union Territories | |
| Chairman Delhi Metropolitan Council outside their Union Territories | |
| Deputy Speakers of Legislative Assemblies of Union Territories outside their respective Union Territories | |
| Director, CBI | |
| Director General, BSF | |
| Director General, CRPF | |
| Director, Intelligence Bureau | |
| Lt Governors of Union Territories outside their respective Union Territories | |
| Members, Central Administrative Tribunal | |
| Members MRTP Commission | |
| Members, UPSC | |
| Ministers of Union Territories outside their respective Union Territories | |
| Principal Staff Officers of the Armed Forces and officers of the rank of Major General or equivalent rank | |
| Rank 26 | Joint Secretaries to the Government of India and officers of equivalent rank |
| Officers of the rank of Major General or equivalent rank |
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