The Indian Police Service
(IPS) is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India. The IPS was formed in the year 1948. The cadre controlling authority for the IPS is the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Indian Police Service
In the year 1948, an ad hoc committee was appointed to consider the issue of the merger of police services in India. The committee recommended the merger of the Special Police Establishment, the Railway Protection Force, the Prisons Department, the Contingent Service and the Indian Frontier Constabulary. These were initially put under the administrative control of the Home ministry. However, in the year 1950, these were transferred to the Home Affairs ministry. Over the years, there have been five IPS reforms – each with a change in the hierarchical structure. First, the IPS was divided into two autonomous wings – the IPS Branch and the IPS Service. Second, after the reorganisation in 1965, the IPS was divided into four sections – Infantry, General Duty, Medical, and Commercial.
What is IPS Full Form?
IPS Full Form is a document which is issued by the cadre controlling authority to a cadre officer. The IPS Full Form includes basic information about the officer including his or her date of joining the IPS and his or her qualifications and experience. It also contains information about the name of his or her immediate parent household, father's name, mother's name, date of joining and other details. In case of applicants belonging to the SC/ST/OBC categories, the full form also contains the names of their spouse and their date of joining. However, as per the recent changes made by the Central government in the form of a notification issued on December 19, 2018, the name of the spouse will now not be included in the IPS Full Form.
Features of the IPS
From 1948, the IPS has evolved into one of the best career avenues. The young aspirants begin their journey with an interview and a probation period. The IPS is divided into three services — I, II and III. The services are named after three countries that were part of the British Empire — India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The rank structure of the IPS is as follows: Executive branch Rising to the rank of a Commissioner/Lieutenant General/Air Marshal/Commander of Navy or equivalent seniority. Administrative branch Rising to the rank of a Secretary/Special Secretary/Commissioner/Admiral/Air Chief Marshal/DG ISI/DG R&AW/GOC-in-C Northern Command/Home Secretary/CIG India or a high commissioner or envoy.
Recruitment for the IPS
Following are the three steps to get into the IPS Step 1: Basic Military Training (BMT) at the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Dehradun. Step 2: Physical Standard Test (PST) at the Army Headquarters in New Delhi. Step 3: Personal Interviews (PI) at the UPSC. Basic Military Training (BMT) There are various selection process for recruitment to the IPS which are; Admit Card BMT written examination (which is on Form 4) Advanced Written Examination (AUW) (which is on Form 6) Physical Standard Test (PST) Trial Investigation Unit (TIU) Portfolio Examination (PE) Personal Interviews (PI) Portfolio Examination (PE) Interview After the above all the candidates get the rank for the next stage of the selection process.
Conclusion
The IPS is one of the highest positions in the police department and every police officer dreams of occupying that position. This means that many of the elite schools in the country has implemented IPS selection courses. However, to qualify, you will need to qualify for a higher-level entrance test. Since there are only 20,000 openings, it is highly advisable to do a year of training at a police academy before applying.
