How Are IPS Officers Promoted? What Is The Best Age To Qualify UPSC Civil Services To Become DGP?

UPSC Civil Services exam is conducted every year to recruit candidates for four major jobs of Indian Administration- IAS, IPS, IRS, IFS.  IPS are the most sought after services after IAS in the country.  Check the rank and promotion insignia of IPS in India.  Check the promotion criteria and the highest promotions possible in case you get selected in Indian Police Services and how quickly you need to qualify for the exam so that you reach the highest post in Police Services below. 

The UPSC Prelims 2021 Results have just been announced and the candidates are now preparing for UPSC Mains. 

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Indian Police Services (IPS) Promotion Stages & Chances:

IPS are selected through UPSC Civil Services and work under Indian Administration in All India Services. These services had replaced Indian Imperial Police in 1948. 

These services along with IAS and Indian Forest Services  (IFS) are the All India Services. The officers are thus appointed by the Indian Union and States both. 

The lowest rank at which an IPS officer is selected or he/she enters the services is of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) which is then promoted to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP). The pay scale of both these services has very few differences. DSP is pay level 10 and ASP is ‘pay level 11’. When an IPS is appointed in Delhi, he/she may get the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police or Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police. 

The highest rank an IPS officer would get in a state would be of the Director General Of Police (DGP). The DGP is the head of the State Police Forces. On a similar pay scale, the promotion of any IPS as compared to other services in the Government of India would be of the Director of Intelligence Bureau or Secretary in the Cabinet. The equivalence would be the same. 

The pay scale is of level 17 at this position and the pay would be almost INR 225000. 

Take a look at the table below to understand the rankings of any IPS Officer in India from higher to lower levels. 

Generally, IPS officers in IB and CBI etc are on deputation but it is a mandatory practice followed by the agencies of the Government of India to appoint the highest-ranking IPS Officers as their heads. 

What is the best age to qualify UPSC CSE to get to the highest IPS rank?

UPSC Exams can be attempted from the age of 21 in the country as per its rules. The candidates who get selected in their first or second attempt which means by the age of 25 years have the highest chances of getting the highest ranks on being promoted. It is said that 30 years of service is required for any IPS Officer along with an exemplary service record to reach the level of DGP or in Central Government as Special Director of IB or CBI or as a Cabinet Secretary. 

UPSC Prelims Result is just out now on upsc.gov.in and one can check the results and How to Prepare for UPSC Mains 2021 by referring to the article shared below. 

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