Centre Mandates Two-Year Central Deputation For IPS Officers

The government has made a two-year Central experience mandatory for Indian Police Service (IPS) officers at the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP) and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) to be eligible for posting as Inspector General of Police (IGP) with the Union Government. The Union Home Ministry has written a letter to all the Chief Secretaries of the state governments in this regard. The Ministry said that this directive will be applicable to IPS officers from the 2011 batch onwards. (UPDATED ON 31ST JANUARY 2026)