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Indian Police Service

    Indian Police Service

    The Indian Police Service (IPS) is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India. It was formed in the year 1948. The cadre controlling authority for the IPS is the Ministry of Home Affairs. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became independent from the British Raj. IPS exam is part of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) which is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) each year.

    The elite Indian Police Service is not a security force but provides commanders to take higher-level posts in the state police machinery and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).

    IPS Exam - Recruiting IPS Officers

    There are two recruitment modes to the IPS (Indian Police Service):

    1. Promotion of State Police Service Officers
    2. Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission

    The UPSC conducts the Civil Services Exam for which almost 5-8 lakh aspirants appear every year. The same exam recruits officers for the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Revenue Service, Indian Audit and Accounts Service, etc.

    The IPS exam (UPSC CSE 2024) will be held in three stages:

    1. Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam – May 2024
    2. Civil Services (Main) Exam – October 2024
    3. UPSC Personality Test – To be notified

    Indian Police Service - Roles and responsibilities of IPS Officers

    The Indian Police Service comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The roles and responsibilities of the IPS officers are as follows:

    1. Border responsibilities and duties
    – Counter-terrorism
    – Border policing

    2. Maintaining public peace and order
    – Crime prevention
    – Investigation, detection and collection of intelligence

    3. VIP security

    4. Railway policing

    5. Anti-smuggling and drug trafficking

    6. Tackling Economic Offences
    – Corruption in public life

    7. Disaster Management
    – Biodiversity and protection/enforcement of environmental laws, etc

    8. Enforcement of socio-economic legislation

    9. High-level posts in the Indian Intelligence Agencies
    – CBI | R&AW | IB | CID

    10. Interact and coordinate closely with
    – Other All India Services
    – The Indian Army. and Armed Forces in general

    11. Leading and commanding the Indian Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
    – Civil and Armed Police Forces in all the union territories and states
    – CAPF – Central Armed Police Forces
    i. CPO – Central Police Organisations
    ii. CPF – Central Paramilitary Forces
    BSF | ITBP| CRPF | NSG | CISF

    12. Serve as HoDs in policymaking
    – In the Ministries and Departments of Central and State Governments
    – Public sector undertakings (PSUs) both at the centre and states

    Indian Police Service - Roles and responsibilities of IPS Officers

    For the new IPS officers, there is almost two years of training or probationary period. The first part of the Foundation Course is of three months duration and is common to all the new UPSC CSE recruits. After the foundation course at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, the IPS probationers go to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), Hyderabad.

    Apart from the district training for IPS officers, the different indoor and outdoor subjects are:

    Outdoor Subjects Marks Allotted
    Drill (comprising Ceremonial Drill and Sword Drill) 100
    Drill (comprising Ceremonial Drill and Sword Drill) 80
    Equitation 40
    Field Craft Tactics and Map Reading 200
    First Aid and Ambulance Drill 20
    Physical Fitness 80
    Swimming 25
    Unarmed Combat 30
    Yoga 25
    Indoor Subjects Marks Allotted
    Police in Modern India 75
    Indian Evidence Act, 1872 100
    Indian Penal Code, 1860 100
    Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 100
    Special Laws 50
    Crime Prevention & Criminology 75
    Investigation – I 75
    Investigation – II 75
    Indoor Subjects Marks Allotted
    Forensic Medicine 50
    Forensic Science (Theory & Practical) 75
    Maintenance of Public Peace and Order 75
    Internal Security 75
    Police Leadership and Management 100
    Ethics and Human Rights 75
    Information & Communication Technology 100

    IPS Ranking

    The ranks, posts and designations of IPS officers vary from state to state as law and order is a state matter.

    1. DIB – The Director of the Intelligence Bureau (DIB) is the chief executive of the Intelligence Bureau.
    2. DGP – The Director General of Police (DGP) is the highest ranking police officer in an Indian State or Union Territory.
    >> ADGP – The Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) is an Indian Police Service rank. Though having the maximum possible 3-star police rank just like Director General of Police.
    3. IGP – An Inspector General of Police (IGP) is a senior police officer in the police force or police service of several nations.
    4. DIG – A Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) is a high-ranking official position in Police in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Nigeria and Sri Lanka.
    5. SSP – In India, a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in metropolitan, highly populated or naxal-affected districts.
    >> SP – The Superintendent of Police in smaller districts heads the police force of a district.
    >> Additional SP – In metropolitan areas having a police commissionerate system (like in Delhi Police, Mumbai Police, Bangalore City Police or Hyderabad Police) the head of district police is called deputy commissioner of police, and he or she holds the rank of a superintendent.
    6. ASP – The Assistant Superintendent of police (ASP), is a rank that was used by police forces in the British Empire and is still used in many police forces in the Commonwealth.
    >> Assistant Superintendent of Police is a probationary rank 2 years of service.
    >> Assistant Superintendent of Police is a probationary rank 1 year of service.

    IPS Insignia

    Rank and insignia of IPS officers is given in the table below.

    Director of the Intelligence Bureau (DIB)

    Director General of Police (DGP)

    Additional Director General of Police (ADGP)

    Inspector General of Police (IGP)

    Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)

    Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)

    Superintendent of Police

    Additional Superintendent of Police

    Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)

    Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)
    (Probationary rank 2 years of service)

    Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)
    (Probationary rank 1 year of service)

    IPS Pay scale

    The IPS officers in India get a starting monthly salary of Rs 56,100. This is after the 7th Pay Commission recommendation. IPS salary as per the ranks of IPS officers is given in the table below.

    Designation or IPS Rank Salary as per 7th Pay Commission
    Director General of Police INR.2,25,000
    Additional Director General of Police INR.2,05,400
    Inspector General of Police INR.1,44,200
    Deputy Inspector General of Police INR.1,31,100
    Senior Superintendent of Police INR.78,800
    Additional Superintendent of Police INR.67,700
    Deputy Superintendent of Police INR.56,100

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