Indian Police Service

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The Indian Police Service is one of India’s premier All India Services, responsible for leading and managing the country’s policing, law enforcement, and internal security at both the central and state levels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf All India Service
civil service
cadreControllingAuthority Ministry of Home Affairs, India
surface form: Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
cadresAllocatedBy Government of India
country India
established 1948
governedBy All India Services Act, 1951
Indian Police Service (Recruitment) Rules
surface form: Indian Police Service (Cadre) Rules

Indian Police Service (Recruitment) Rules
hasCadreSystem true
mottoEmphasizes service to the people
officersPostedTo central armed police forces on deputation
central government ministries on deputation
central police organisations
intelligence agencies on deputation
paramilitary forces on deputation
state police forces
operatesAtLevel central
state
partOf All India Services
primaryFunction internal security
law enforcement
maintenance of public order
policing
recruitedThrough Civil Services Examination
recruitmentConductedBy Union Public Service Commission
replaced Indian Imperial Police
responsibleFor VIP security
border policing support
counter-terrorism operations support
crime investigation
crime prevention
disaster and riot management
intelligence coordination at state level
traffic management supervision
scope national
selectionBasis all-India merit
seniorRank Additional Director General of Police
Deputy Inspector General of Police
Inspector General of Police
Superintendent of Police
serviceType uniformed service
shortName IPS
topCentralRank Director General, Border Security Force
Director General, Central Reserve Police Force
Director, Central Bureau of Investigation
Director, Intelligence Bureau
National Security Adviser
surface form: National Security Advisor (occasionally from IPS background)
topStateRank Director General of Police
trainingDurationApprox about two years including field training
trainingInstitute Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy
trainingLocation Hyderabad
typicalEntryRank Assistant Superintendent of Police
underAuthorityOf Ministry of Home Affairs, India
surface form: Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
worksWith Indian Administrative Service
Indian Forest Service

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Government of India employs Indian Police Service
Border Security Force hasRankStructureSimilarTo Indian Police Service
All India Services Act, 1951 providesFrameworkFor Indian Police Service
All India Services Act, 1951 relatedTo Indian Police Service
this entity surface form: Indian Police Service officers
Indian Foreign Service worksWith Indian Police Service