IPS Exam 2023: Eligibility, Salary, Syllabus, Ranks, Preparation
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Indian Police Service (IPS) is the dream of lakhs of candidates. The IPS officer is solely responsible for the law and order of the area. All the police force of an area comes under hi jurisdiction. Let us see more aspects of IPS
IPS 2023
Indian Police Service is one of the three All-India Services. The candidates allocated to this service are called the IPS officers. The recruitment of the IPS officers is done through the Civil Service Exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The candidates are allocated to the Indian Police Service based on their ranks and preference given in the Detailed Application Form (DAF). The candidates can see here all the details about the IPS 2023 exam.
What is the IPS Full Form?
The full Form of IPS is the Indian Police Service (IPS). It is the only uniform service among the three All-India Services. Created in 1948 through the Act of the then Government. The Cadre controlling authority of IPS is the Ministry of Home. It means that the Ministry of Home will deal with all the service-related issues of IPS.
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IPS 2023 Exam
UPSC will conduct the Civil Service Exam 2023 on May 28. The application for the exam will start on February 1 and the last date to apply for the IPS 2023 exam will be February 20. The candidates will be required to qualify for each stage of the Civil Service Exam to get selected for IPS.
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Not only passing each stage will suffice, but the candidate will also be required to get a rank under 150 to get selected for the IPS. Besides this, the candidates will be required to be given IPS as their first service preference in the Detailed Application Form (DAF).
IPS Vacancies
The Home Minister announced in the Parliament that because of the Paucity of IPS officers in India, the Government will recruit 200 candidates for the IPS through the Civil Service Examination. The CSE 2022 was the first such exam, which will recruit 200 IPS officers. The candidates can see here the IPS vacancies.
IPS Officer
IPS officer is a person who belongs to the Indian Police Service. The Ministry of Personal allocates the candidates to the service after the declaration of results. After the allotment to the IPS, the Ministry of Home becomes the nodal ministry for the IPS officers.
IPS officer is responsible for the Law and Order of the designated area assigned to him or her. After some years of service, he is made responsible for the law and order situation of the area assigned to him. The nomenclature of the police hierarchy is different in different states. Some states follow the Constabulary system but in Metropolitan areas, the Commissionerate system is implemented to provide more powers to Police Officers. Accordingly, he is posted as the Assistant Commissioner of Police and Senior Superintendent of Police as per the state hierarchy. The candidates can see here the Police Ranks in India.
IPS Salary
The salary of the IPS officer is second only to the IAS officer. The IPS salary is at par with the IAS officer but at a higher level, the pay band is one lower than the IAS officer. The IPS officers are entitled to various allowances which form their salary in hand. The important allowances are
- Dearness Allowance
- House Rent Allowance
- Travelling Allowance
Apart from the above, there are various other allowances paid to the IPS officer. The candidates can see here the details about IPS Salary.
IPS Ranks
The ranks of the IPS officers depend on the time of service and accumulated seniority of the candidate. The initial posting of the IPS officer is Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy. SP). The IPS officer gets the new posts in two manners. Firstly, through the time-bound promotion or the out-of-turn promotion. Out-of-turn promotion is awarded for the exemplary work done in the position. The following are the posts of IPS officers.
| IPS Rank | Method of Appoitment |
|---|---|
| Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy. SP) | IPS in the initial years |
| Additional Superintendent of Police | IPS/PPS through promotion |
| Superintendent of Police | IPS/PPS through promotion |
| Senior Superintendent of Police | IPS through promotion |
| Deputy Inspector General of Police | IPS through promotion |
| Inspector-General of Police (IGP) | IPS through promotion |
| Additional Director General of Police (ADG) | IPS through promotion |
| Director-General of Police (DGP) | IPS through promotion |
The above ranks are almost similar in all the states.
IPS 2023 FAQs
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The minimum marks for IAS cannot be asertained as the cutoff for each year differs from year to year.