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The Indian Police Service was established under British rule, when the vast majority of its members were Europeans. The British Raj (also simply known as the Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Bhutan, were under the colonial authority of the British. ...

Modern ranks and rank badges

The All India Police Memorial in Delhi.

The ranks follow the British pattern, the only difference being that the State Emblem replaces the crown motif. This article deals with the metropolis of Delhi. ...

• State Emblem above one star above crossed sword and baton
  • Director, Intelligence Bureau
• State Emblem above crossed sword and baton
  • Director, Central Bureau of Investigation
  • Director General, Central Reserve Police
  • Director General, Border Security Force
  • Director General, Security
  • Director General and Inspector General of Police, States of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal
• One star above crossed sword and baton
  • Inspector General of Police, Other States
  • Commissioner of Police, Delhi
  • Additional Inspector General, Bureaus
  • Joint Director, Intelligence Bureau
  • Additional Director, Central Bureau of Investigation
  • Joint Director, Central Bureau of Investigation
  • Commandant, Central Forensic Institute
  • Director, National Police Academy
  • Inspector General, Border Security Force
  • Inspector General, Central Industrial Security Force
  • Inspector General, Central Reserve Police
  • Special Inspector General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police
• State Emblem above three stars in a triangle
  • Inspector General of Police, Union Territories
  • Other officer above selection grade
• State Emblem above two stars
  • Superintendent of Police in selection grade
  • Other officer on senior time scale with 15 years service or more
• State Emblem above one star
  • District Superintendent of Police
  • Commandant of Battalion
  • Other officer on senior time scale with between 10 and 15 years service
• State Emblem
  • Other officer on senior time scale with 10 years service or less
• Three stars
  • Assistant Superintendent in charge of sub-division
  • Assistant Superintendent not in charge of sub-division with 5 years service or more
• Two stars
  • Assistant Superintendent not in charge of sub-division with between 2 and 5 years service
• One star
  • Assistant Superintendent not in charge of sub-division with less than 2 years service

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External links

• IPS Uniform Rules