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Indian Police Service

National Emblem
Service Overview
Establishment	1948
Country	India
Training Ground	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy Hyderabad
Controlling Authority	Ministry of Home Affairs
Cadre Size	3899 Posts
Colour	Dark Blue and Red
Personnel
	Director Intelligence Bureau (IB)

The Indian Police Service (Devanāgarī: भारतीय पुलिस सेवा, Bhāratīya Polīce Sevā), simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India; other two being the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS). In 1948, a year after India gained independence from Britain, the Imperial Police (IP) was replaced by the Indian Police Service. The IPS is not a law enforcement agency in its own right; rather it is the body to which all senior police officers belong regardless of the agency for whom they work.

Objectives

The First Police Commission, appointed on 17th August, 1860, contained detailed guidelines for the desired system of police in India and defined police as a governmental department to maintain order, enforce the law, and prevent and detect crime. The Indian Police Service is not a force itself but a service providing leaders and commanders to staff the state police and all-India Para-Military Forces. Its members, who are all at least university graduates, are the senior officers of the police. With the passage of time Indian Police Service's objectives were updated and redefined, the roles and functions of an Indian Police Service Officer are as follows:

• To fulfill duties based on broader responsibilities, in the areas of maintenance of public peace and order, crime prevention, investigation, and detection, collection of intelligence, VIP security, counter-terrorism, border policing, railway policing, tackling smuggling, drug trafficking, economic offences, corruption in public life, disaster management, enforcement of socio-economic legislation, bio-diversity and protection of environmental laws etc.

• Leading and commanding the Indian Intelligence Agencies like Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI),Crime Investigation Department (CID) etc, Indian Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, Civil and Armed Police Forces in all the states and union territories.

• Leading and commanding the Para-Military Forces of India (PMF) Central Police Organisations (CPO) like Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Security Guard (NSG), Rashtriya Rifles , Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Vigilance Organisations, Indian Fedral Law Enforcement Agencies, Assam Rifles, etc.

• Serve at head of the departments in policy making in the Ministries and Departments of Central and State Governments and public sector undertakings both at centre and states, Government of India.

• To interact and coordinate closely with the members of other All India Services and Central Civil Services and also with the Indian Armed Forces.

• Last but not the least, to lead and command the force with courage, uprightness, dedication and a strong sense of service to the people.

• Endeavour to inculcate in the police forces under their command such values and norms as would help them serve the people better.

• Inculcate integrity of the highest order, sensitivity to aspirations of people in a fast-changing social and economic milieu, respect for human rights, broad liberal perspective of law and justice and high standard of professionalism.

History

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Reforms ordered by the Supreme Court (1996-2006)

Prakash Singh, one of the former Director Generals of Police of the states of Assam and subsequently Uttar Pradesh and finally Director General of the Border Security Force, initiated a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court of India, asking the court to investigate measures to reform the police forces across India in order to have the proper rule of law and significantly improve security across India.

Several measures were identified in order to professionalize the police in India:

• A mid or high ranking police officer must not be transferred more frequently than 2 years
• The state government cannot ask the police force to hire someone nor can they choose who the Chief Commissioner will be
• There must be separate departments and staff for investigation and a separate one for patrolling

3 new authorities will be created in each state, to prevent political interference in the police and also to make the police accountable for their heavy-handedness , which will include the creation of:

• A State Security Commission for policies and direction
• A Police Establishment Board, which will decide the selection, promotions and transfers of police officers and other staff
• A Police Complaints Authority, to inquire into allegations of police misconduct.

In 2006, due to a lack of action by all the state governments in India, the supreme court ordered the state governments to report to it why the reform measures outlined were not implemented. After being questioned in front of the judges of the Supreme Court of India, the state governments are finally starting to reform the police forces and give them the operational independence they need for fearless and proper law enforcement.

Examination and training

To serve in the IPS one has to pass the Civil Services Examination or be elevated from the state cadre, which is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, every year. This examination is a common examination conducted for selection to the other one of the other All India Services, as well as various other Group A and Group B services under the Central Government.

Taking the Civil Services Examination, a three-stage competitive selection process consisting of a preliminary exam, a main exam, and an interview is the only way to get in to IPS as with many other civil service bodies. This Civil Services Examination is administered by the Union Public Service Commission once a year.

At stage one, there is an objective type examination called the Preliminary examination. This is a qualifying examination and only the candidates who clear this can appear for the next stage called the Main examination. In the Main examination each candidate has to select two optional subjects, apart from which all candidates have to take a General Studies, Essay and compulsory language paper and English paper. Preliminary examination consists of General Studies & Optional 1. On clearing this candidate would be allowed to write mains, which consists of nine papers.

After being selected for the IPS, candidates are allocated to their Cadres. There is one cadre in each Indian state, except for three joint cadres: Assam-Meghalaya, Manipur-Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT).

Each state and union territory of India has a state police force, headed by the Commissioner of Police (State) or Director General of Police (DGP). It is controlled by the Chief Minister and Home Minister of the state/union territory. The state police is responsible for maintaining law and order in townships of the state and the rural areas. States such as Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have taken steps to get their police force trained by advanced police training schools notably the Atlanta City Police of the USA and the World Police Academy of Canada. The Tamil Nadu state police is at the forefront of advancement with the Tamil Nadu Police Academy which now is seeking university status. The advanced training that the Tamil Nadu Police undergo vary from fraud investigation to advanced patrol training. This training when completed will make the Tamil Nadu Police one of the most advanced police forces in India. The World Police Academy and the Atlanta City Police USA are known across the world for their excellence in police training. The World Police Academy Canada has been spoken of as being nation specific and is therefore focussed on the specific requirements of the Indian Police. City Police Services on the other hand are known for their one lesson fits all attitude. The Indian Police Forces are to be commended for their determination and focus at securing the best possible training provided to their officers.

Designations & Pay Scales

IPS officers pay scales, according to the Sixth Central Pay Commission:

Ranks and insignia

The Indian Police Service (IPS) uses military insignia on its shoulder flashes, similar to United Kingdom police forces.

Indian Police Service gazetted officers rank insignia

Insignia

Rank

Director general of police

Additional director general of police

Inspector general of police

Deputy inspector general of police

Senior superintendent of police

Superintendent of police

Additional superintendent of police

Assistant superintendent of police

Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for two years)

Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for one year)

Abbreviation

DGP

ADGP

IGP

DIG

SSP

SP

Addl. SP

ASP

ASP

ASP

Note 1: The equivalent rank to the ASP in State Police Services is the deputy superintendent of police (DSP/DySP). Note 2: The commissioner of police is a post typically held by IG and above rank officers.

Ranks and insignia of Gazetted Officers

• National Emblem above One star above Crossed Sword and Baton (same insignia as a General in the Indian Army)

• Director, Intelligence Bureau (Government of India)

• National Emblem above Crossed Sword and Baton (same insignia as a Lieutenant-General in the Indian Army)

• Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (Government of India)
• Director General, National Investigation Agency (Government of India)
• Director General, Central Reserve Police Force (Government of India)
• Director General, Border Security Force (Government of India)
• Director General, Central Industrial Security Force (Government of India)
• Director General, Railway Protection Force (Government of India)
• Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (Government of India)
• Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (Government of India)
• Director General, National Security Guards (Government of India)
• Secretary(ies) (R), Cabinet Secretariat, (Government of India)
• Director General, Bureau of Police Research & Development (Government of India)
• Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau (Government of India)
• Director, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (Government of India)
• Director, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (Government of India)
• Director, Special Protection Group (Government of India)
• Director General, Security (Government of India)
• Director General, National Emergency Force & Civil Defence (Government of India)
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, National Capital Territory of Delhi
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Jammu & Kashmir
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Andhra Pradesh
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Jharkhand
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Himachal Pradesh
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Karnataka
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Kerala
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Gujarat
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Assam
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Tripura
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Uttarakhand
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Maharashtra
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Madhya Pradesh
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, West Bengal
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Tamil Nadu
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Rajasthan
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Punjab
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Orissa
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Haryana
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Bihar
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Arunachal Pradesh
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Chhattisgarh
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Goa
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Manipur
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Meghalaya
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Mizoram
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Nagaland
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Sikkim
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Uttar Pradesh
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Chandigarh
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Daman and Diu
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Lakshadweep
• Director General of Police or Commissioner of Police, Puducherry
• Director, National Crime Records Bureau (Government of India)
• Special or Additional Secretar(ies) (R), Cabinet Secretariat (Government of India)
• Special or Additional Directors, Intelligence Bureau (Government of India)
• Special or Additional Directors, Central Bureau of Investigation (Government of India)
• Additional Director Generals of Police or Special Commissioner of Police, state police forces
• Additional Director Generals of Police or Special Commissioner of Police, Union Territories

• One Star above Crossed Sword and Baton (same insignia as a Major-General in the Indian Army)

• Director, Bureau of Police Research & Development (Government of India)
• Joint Director, Intelligence Bureau (Government of India)
• Joint Secretar(ies) (R), Cabinet Secretariat, (Government of India)
• Joint Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (Government of India)
• Director, Central Forensic Institute (Government of India)
• Joint Director, SVP National Police Academy (Government of India)
• Inspector Generals of Police or Joint Commissioners of Police, state police forces
• Inspector Generals, or Joint Commissioners of Police Union Territories
• Inspector Generals, Central Reserve Police Force (Government of India)
• Inspector Generals, Border Security Force (Government of India)
• Inspector Generals, Central Industrial Security Force (Government of India)
• Inspector Generals, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (Government of India)

• National Emblem above three Stars in a triangle (same insignia as a Brigadier in the Indian Army)

• Deputy Inspector Generals of Police or Additional Commissioner of Police, state police forces
• Deputy Inspector Generals of Police or Additional Commissioners of Police, Union Territories
• Director(s) (R), Cabinet Secretariat, (Government of India)
• Deputy Inspector Generals of Police, Central Reserve Police Force (Government of India)
• Deputy Inspector Generals of Police, Border Security Force (Government of India)
• Deputy Inspector Generals of Police, Central Industrial Security Force (Government of India)
• Deputy Inspector Generals of Police, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (Government of India)
• Deputy Director (SVP National Police Academy) (Government of India)

• National Emblem above two Stars (same insignia as a Colonel in the Indian Army)

• Senior Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police (Selection grade) in selection grade with 13+ years of service
• Deputy Secretary(ies) (R), Cabinet Secretariat, (Government of India)
• Other officers above selection grade

• National Emblem above one Star (same insignia as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army)

• Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police
• Under Secretary(ies) (R), Cabinet Secretariat, (Government of India)
• Commandant of Battalion
• Other officer on Junior Administrative Grade with between 9 and 13 years service

• National Emblem (same insignia as a Major in the Indian Army)

• Additional Superintendent of Police or Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police
• Other officers on senior time scale with 9 years service or less

• Three Stars (same insignia as a Captain in the Indian Army)

• Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) or Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)
• Circle Officer (CO) in the states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
• Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO)

Ranks and insignia of Non-Gazetted Officers

• Three stars with a red and blue ribbon at the outer edge of the shoulder straps (Same insignia as a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army who wears a red and yellow ribbon bar, but perhaps more closely equivalent to the rank of Subedar-Major who dons the national emblem with similar ribbons)

• Inspector of Police

• Two stars with a red and blue ribbon at the outer edge of the shoulder straps (Same insignia as a Subedar in the Indian Army)

• Sub-Inspector of Police

• One Star with a red and blue ribbon at the outer edge of the shoulder straps (Same insignia as a Naib Subedar in the Indian Army)

• State Police Service Probationary Rank
• State Police Officers are first appointed as ASIs when in probationary period (a time span of 2 years) and in the 3rd year officers are promoted to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) or Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) immediately as their probationary period ends.
• Assistant Sub-Inspector not in charge of sub-division with less than 2 years service

• Three chevrons points facing downwards / Navy Blue colored epaulettes with three golden stripes on the Shoulder (Same insignia as a Havildar in the Indian Army)

• Head Constable or Police Sergent.

• Two chevrons points facing downwards / Navy Blue colored epaulettes with two golden stripes on the Shoulder (Same insignia as a Naik in the Indian Army)

• Senior Police Constable or Police Constable (Selection Grade) or Police Naik.

• No rank insignia (equivalent to Sepoy in the Indian Army)

• Police Constable

See also

• Kolkata Police
• Indian Administrative Service
• Indian Forest Service
• Indian Foreign Service
• Indian Revenue Service
• Indian Penal Code
• Law enforcement in India

External links

• Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
• Articles And Information On Indian Police
• Decision of the Government on Sixth Central Pay Commission Recommendations
• Website for Indian Civil Service Examination Preparation
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy
• Punjab Police Academy
• Union Public Service Commission
• GKToday for Indian Civil Service Examination

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