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title: "Which is the highest civilian award of India?"  
description: "Which is the highest civilian award of India?"  
author: "Ravi Vishwakarma"  
published: 2026-09-21  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/117252/which-is-the-highest-civilian-award-of-india  
category: "general knowledge"  
tags: ["GK", "indian government", "awards"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Which is the highest civilian award of India?

I keep seeing references to various honors in news and competitive exam materials, but I'm never entirely sure which one sits at the top. When people talk about the highest civilian award in India, are they referring to the [Bharat Ratna](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40274/which-indian-prime-minister-was-the-first-to-be-awarded-the-bharat-ratna-posthumously), or is there another distinction I should know about?


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