Indian Police Service Career Path

Tell me the name of posts in Indian Police Service? What are the workings and the functions of the employees of Indian Police Service? Tell me the salary structure of various post of it? I have to clear IPS exam to join it?

What would be the career scope for Indian Police Service, as I would like to join IPS?

[Raman Vij]

IPS officers in India work as senior police officers. IPS officers maintain public peace and order, prevent crime, investigate, collect intelligence, provide security to VIPs, and tackle terrorism and a range of other crimes.

Career Scope of an IPS office:

As an IPS officer you may allotted to a state police department or to the central police department.

At the state level, you move from being Assistant Commissioner to Deputy Commissioner to Additional Commissioner to Joint Commissioner to Special Commissioner.

At the centre, you will move from being Additional Superintendent to Superintendant, Senior Superintendant, Deputy Inspector General, Inspector General, Additional Director General to Director General.

How one can join IPS:

To become an IPS officer, one has to pass the Civil Services Exam.

IPS aspirants can take the civil services exam after they complete their graduation.

Graduates from various disciplines can become IPS officers.