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Police Services : Introduction
The Police force in any country is entrusted with the
responsibility of
maintenance of public order and prevention and detection of
crimes. A
career in Police or Law Enforcement
Service holds huge prospects
for courageous and dedicated candidates. The constant increase in crime
rates, and
the resulting security conscious society, has increased the demand for
police jobs in India and across the
world. It has opened a lot of opportunities for those who are ready to
serve
the country as police force.
IPS is the premier
and apex police service of the country. The Indian Police Service
(IPS) is one of the three All India Services. The other two are the
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS).
The Indian Police Service (IPS) was formed in the year of
1948 under the cadre Ministry of Home Affairs.
There are two ways of getting into IPS (i) passing
Civil Service Exam (ii) promotion from state cadre police
service. A candidate recruited in the IPS has to undergo a tough
schedule of training at the Police Academy, and within 4 to 5 years one
can expect to be the Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commissioner of
Police. IPS Officers, in due course of service may expect to rise to
the levels of Director General of Police in a State or DG of any other
Central para-military force. Entry into IPS is through the All-India Civil Services Examination conducted by
Union Public Service Commission.
After IPS comes the State Police Service (SPS). Police is a state subject
under the constitution of India, and every state and union territory
has its own Police Force headed
by a Director
General of Police (DGP). The recruitment to SPS is also on the
same
pattern as that for IPS. The only difference is that the recruitment of
SPS
officers is made by the State Public Service Commission concerned,
through
usually a combined competitive examination for State Civil Services.
However, in case of Union Territory,
recruitment to SPS is also made by Union Public Service Commission
through the
Civil Services Examination as one of the Group-B Services. The
candidates selected for the State Police Service
(SPS) are usually posted as Deputy Superintendents of Police (Deputy
SP) or Asstt. Commissioner of Police (ACP). On prescribed satisfactory
service in the SPS, the officers are nominated to the IPS.
Almost all the States have Subordinate Police Services under
which recruitment is made to the posts of Asst. Sub-Inspector (ASI),
Sub-Inspector (SI) and Inspectors of Police. In addition to the regular
police force, Indian Police Service has
various
para-military forces or central organisations like the Border Security
Force (BSF),
the Central Bureau of Investigation, Indo-Tibetan Border force, the
Central
Reserve Police Force (CRPF), National Security Guards, Railway
Protection Force (RPF) etc.
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