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I have been informed by a friend that there could be an increase in number of IPS vacancies by about 30 this year as against last year's 150 posts. Does anyone have any information regarding this? Please share.
Govt always wish to increase the no.of posts . But the problem is National Police Academy has intake capacity of 120 to max 160 candidates per year [ Source : read it from frontline years back plus from my IPS friends] . Hope they plug the shortage without compromising the quality ..
the justification my friend gave was that with the Limited Competitive Exam being stayed this was the only option left to fill the shortfall.
but, with the recruitment being done either way - LCE or CSE - doesn't it require an increased capacity at NPA? How did the govt plan to train the increased intake from LCE then?
Well, I have to say, the number of openings need not be filled completely.
2012, the number of declared openings 1091 but the final rank list featured just 998 people.
So, I am not so sure of how the increase in openings can benefit us rather than create a false perception of better chance as UPSC is not compromising on some standard of quality and leaving a lot of posts open. Reserve list would also run out with not all posts getting filled year after year.
Also, it is a known fact that there is dearth of IFS and IPS officers in India, we have 900 IFS officers for a population of 1.2Bn, Singapore also has similar number. And also one of the worst police to people ratio too. UPSC and for that matter Govt has just continues to take in 30 IFS and 120-150 IPS every year
Added to @Vibin, with no increase in capacity I am not sure increased openings add any value.
@Thor i'm not sure if I understood you correctly buddy but if you meant that by featuring only 998 people in the final list UPSC is not filling all the 1091 declared openings then you are mistaken as the remaining posts would be filled up through the reserve list.
As far as the overall shortfall in IAS, IPS and IFS officers is concerned you are right. The difference between IAS/IPS shortfall vis-a-vis IFS though is that in case of IAS/IPS it is reflected in terms of the difference between sanctioned and current strength of the service. In case of IFS, as acknowledged recently by Khursheed himself there is a huge dearth of IFS officers in our country but this yet to be reflected in terms of an increased sanctioned strength vis-a-vis the current strength of IFS officers - Correct me if i'm wrong.
An increase in IPS intake through CSE, assuming NPA could provide for the increased capacity - which seems to be the case considering that the additional intake from LCE would have also trained there - would if we manage to get into the final list at least increase our chances of getting a top service like IPS.
UPSC said it has 1091 openings - then why declare 998 in main list and then put up a reserve list which is not more than 100 anyways.
Reserve list - the purpose is to fill any shortfall due to rejection by appointees in the main list, not create a shortfall by declaring a smaller main list and then put in candidates from reserve list. Hope you are getting my point.
Govt. can anyways create newer facilities and increase the training capacity as you said.
@firefist - I don't think LCE stay caused any adverse affect on recruitment. The sole objective of LCE was to replace the current system of "direct recruitment" of State Police officers as IPS with a competitive exam. At present almost 1/3rd of total recruitment in IPS happens through "direct recruitment of state police" and rest 2/3rd through CSE.
Senior DSPs in various states (some even at the age of 50) dream to get this direct ticket and become IPS. The LCE exam posed serious challenge as it asked for age<35 and pave entry for young blood. I am assuming that they had full support of state administrative services as well because babus would have been next in line after police.
... Senior DSPs in various states (some even at the age of 50) dream to get this direct ticket and become IPS. The LCE exam posed serious challenge as it asked for age<35 and pave entry for young blood. I am assuming that they had full support of state administrative services as well because babus would have been next in line after police.</blockquote> Forget 50 years old persons , there are persons in my State got IPS rank even after their retirement ..
... Senior DSPs in various states (some even at the age of 50) dream to get this direct ticket and become IPS. The LCE exam posed serious challenge as it asked for age<35 and pave entry for young blood. I am assuming that they had full support of state administrative services as well because babus would have been next in line after police.</blockquote> Forget 50 years old persons , there are persons in my State got IPS rank even after their retirement ..
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but, with the recruitment being done either way - LCE or CSE - doesn't it require an increased capacity at NPA? How did the govt plan to train the increased intake from LCE then?
2012, the number of declared openings 1091 but the final rank list featured just 998 people.
So, I am not so sure of how the increase in openings can benefit us rather than create a false perception of better chance as UPSC is not compromising on some standard of quality and leaving a lot of posts open. Reserve list would also run out with not all posts getting filled year after year.
Also, it is a known fact that there is dearth of IFS and IPS officers in India, we have 900 IFS officers for a population of 1.2Bn, Singapore also has similar number. And also one of the worst police to people ratio too. UPSC and for that matter Govt has just continues to take in 30 IFS and 120-150 IPS every year
Added to @Vibin, with no increase in capacity I am not sure increased openings add any value.
As far as the overall shortfall in IAS, IPS and IFS officers is concerned you are right. The difference between IAS/IPS shortfall vis-a-vis IFS though is that in case of IAS/IPS it is reflected in terms of the difference between sanctioned and current strength of the service. In case of IFS, as acknowledged recently by Khursheed himself there is a huge dearth of IFS officers in our country but this yet to be reflected in terms of an increased sanctioned strength vis-a-vis the current strength of IFS officers - Correct me if i'm wrong.
An increase in IPS intake through CSE, assuming NPA could provide for the increased capacity - which seems to be the case considering that the additional intake from LCE would have also trained there - would if we manage to get into the final list at least increase our chances of getting a top service like IPS.
UPSC said it has 1091 openings - then why declare 998 in main list and then put up a reserve list which is not more than 100 anyways.
Reserve list - the purpose is to fill any shortfall due to rejection by appointees in the main list, not create a shortfall by declaring a smaller main list and then put in candidates from reserve list. Hope you are getting my point.
Govt. can anyways create newer facilities and increase the training capacity as you said.
Senior DSPs in various states (some even at the age of 50) dream to get this direct ticket and become IPS. The LCE exam posed serious challenge as it asked for age<35 and pave entry for young blood. I am assuming that they had full support of state administrative services as well because babus would have been next in line after police.