Defenceinfo Bureau Report
The Prime Minister’s Office has opened the doors to allow Captain and Major-rank defence officers to sit for limited departmental examination to join the Indian Police Service to bridge the shortage of IPS officers. The Union Public Service Commission is expected to hold the limited competitive examination for assistant commandant and deputy superintendent of police-rank officers from 2012. The home ministry was earlier piqued at demands that army officers who join the IPS be ranked higher than other inductees from the police. As on January, 01, this year, there were 3,393 IPS officers against an authorised strength of 4,720, leaving a shortage of 1,477 IPS officers. Nearly 10,000 posts are lying vacant in Intelligence Bureau across the country.
While this is good news for the Police forces which will get some much needed discipline, one wonder how the Ministry of Defence will agree to the proposal given the massive shortfall of officers in the Defence services, especially so, in the targeted levels of Majors/Captains.
i personally feel its good opportunity. sor short service officers they wanna continue to wear uniform.. its good for police . atleast they will be more desipiline now onwards… its good step.. i wanna more irnformations abt it…
there is no shortfall of officers for subscribing such a recruitment, a large no of ssc officers are leaving the force every year & they could be allowed to appear, in the long run it will do army good
Would like to know if the same applies for naval and airforce officers if they can join the IPS
You may enquire from service HQs
Would like to know that SL officers who are under 35 having 14 yrs( 11yrs service in ranks+3 yrs commission service)of service can apply for LCE or not… As pre-commission service is accountable to earn pensionary benefits…
Thank you for the comment.
Please direct your query to AG, Branch AHQ through RTI
This lateral induction opportunity issue has been a demand for decades. It is nice to note we are finally moving in the right direction ! What is needed is a serious look at our policy on the Pension Deficit (It is already an issue in the US), Integration and Nationalism. We seem to come up with good ideas but thereafter somehow get embroiled in small turf wars of all kinds.
From where we can get full information for this. It’s a good step taken by the govt.
Adjutant Generals Branch, Army headquarters
Police will get disciplined after getting these loosers…. ha ha ha .
They don’t have even intellect to clear simple Bank clerical exam, now will become IPS.
“Happy go Lucky”
I hope you are aware that army officers are selected after a stringent UPSC examination and an interview over many days where leadership qualities are assessed by persons trained in human psychology. Police officers simply cram for an exam that is quite easy to crack.
A good move per se especially for SS offrs being released. However why would offrs with 11 yrs service & more would want to chuck the Army job & join Police force or any other job is a matter of concern & needs to be addsd at the highest level.