Indian Police Service
This article is about the civil service,the Indian Police Service. For the police in India, see Law enforcement in India.
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1905 (As the Imperial Police) 1948 |
| Preceding | |
| Type | All India Service |
| Jurisdiction |  Republic of India |
| Employees | 4730 |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executives | |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Training Academy | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad |
| Service colour | Red and Dark blue |
| Uniform colour | Khaki[3] |
The Indian Police Service (Bhāratīya Pulis Sevā) or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India. It has replaced the Indian (Imperial) Police in 1948, a year after India gained independence from Britain.
History
Prior to Independence, senior police officers belonging to the Imperial Police (IP) were appointed by the Secretary of State on the basis of a competitive examination. The first open civil service examination for admission to the service was held in England in June 1893 and the ten top candidates were appointed as probationers in the Indian (Imperial) Police. It is not possible to pinpoint an exact date on which the Indian Police came formally into being. Around 1907, the Secretary of State's officers were directed to wear the letters "IP" on their epaulettes in order to distinguish them from the other officers not recruited by the Secretary of State through examination. In this sense, 1907 could be regarded as the starting point. In 1948, a year after India gained independence; the Imperial Police was replaced by IPS.
In 1972, Kiran Bedi joined the IPS, becoming the first woman IPS officer.
Selection
IPS officers are recruited from the state police cadres and from the rigorous Civil Services Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission every year.[8] Due to an ongoing shortage of police officers in India, the Ministry of Home Affairs proposed the creation of an Indian Police Service Limited Competitive Examination to be conducted byUPSC.
The Civil Services Examination has a three-stage competitive selection process. At stage one, there is an objective type examination called the preliminary exam. This is a qualifying examination. It consists of a General Studies paper and an aptitude test. Only the candidates who pass this can appear for the "Main Examination" which consists of nine papers. Each candidate has to qualify a 2 languages paper and four general studies papers select an optional subject (two paper). This is followed by an interview.
After selection for the IPS, candidates are allocated to a cadre. There is one cadre in each Indian state, with the exception of three joint cadres: Assam-Meghalaya, Manipur-Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT). Two-thirds of the strength of every cadre is filled directly by IPS officers and the remaining are promoted from the respective states cadre officers.
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