Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal


TypeMilitary award
Awarded forDistinguished Service
Country India
Presented byIndia President of India
EstablishedJanuary 26, 1960
Precedence
Next (higher) Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak[1]
Equivalent Uttam Yudh Seva Medal[1]
Next (lower) Vir Chakra[1]
← Vishisht Seva Medal, Class II

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM, lit.'very distinguished service medal') is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime Distinguished Service decoration.

The award can also be granted posthumously. Subsequent awards are represented by a bar worn on the ribbon. The awardee can use "AVSM" as post-nominal letters.

  1. ^ a b c "Precedence Of Medals". indianarmy.nic.in/. Indian Army. Retrieved 9 September 2014.