Police ranks and insignia of India
Appearance
Gazetted officers include all the Indian Police Service officers. They are Class I officers of the cadre and all State Police Services officers of and above the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. All are arranged in a hierarchical order.
Ranks of law enforcement in India
[change | change source]The ranks, posts and designations of all police officers vary from state to state as law and order is a state matter. But, generally the following pattern is observed:
Gazetted officers
[change | change source]Insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Director General of Police | Additional Director General of Police[note 1] | Inspector General of Police | Deputy Inspector General of Police | Assistant Inspector General of Police / Senior Superintendent of Police | Superintendent of Police | Additional superintendent of police | Deputy superintendent of police | Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationary Rank: 2 years of service) | Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationary Rank: 1 year of service) | |||||||||||||||||
Abbreviation | DGP | ADGP | IGP | DIG | AIG/SSP | SP | Addl. SP | DSP | ASP | ASP | |||||||||||||||||
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Non-Gazetted officers
[change | change source]Insignia | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Inspector | Assistant inspector[note 2] | Sub-inspector | Assistant sub-inspector | Head constable[note 3] | Senior police constable Police Naik[note 3] |
Constable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abbreviation | INS | API | SI | ASI | HC | SC | PC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Rank insignia of DGP is similar to additional DGP.
- ↑ This rank only exists in the Maharashtra Police.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved August 15, 2017.