Two-year central posting now mandatory for IPS officers to qualify as IG

New Delhi: The union government has made it mandatory for Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the 2011 batch and onwards to have a minimum of two years of experience at the superintendent of police (SP) or deputy inspector general (DIG) level on central deputation to be empanelled as inspector general (IG) at the Centre, an official order said.

The move aims to ensure that vacancies at SP and DIG rank at the Centre are filled and further senior officers have adequate ground-level working experience at the Centre, explained an official.

In the order issued recently, the home ministry said, "A minimum of two years of central experience at SP/DIG or equivalent level shall be mandatory for empanelment of IPS officers at IG/eqvt. level at the Centre from the 2011 batch onwards".


While a similar requirement existed for Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers deputed to the Centre, there was no such mandatory requirement for IPS officers posted to Central Armed Police Forces and other positions at the IG level at the Centre.