Carrers in police services

1. Careers
In
Police Services
Introduction
Eligibility
Job Prospects
Remuneration
Institutes
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2. Introduction
A police force is a constituted body of persons
empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect
property, and limit civil disorder. Their powers include
the legitimized use of force. The term is most
commonly associated with police services of a
sovereign state that are authorized to exercise
the police power of that state within a defined legal or
territorial area of responsibility. Police forces are often
defined as being separate from military or other
organizations involved in the defense of the state
against foreign aggressors; however, gendarmerie are
military units charged with civil policing.
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3. Eligibility
To be eligible for becoming an IPS officer, the candidate
must possess a degree from an Indian University or an
equivalent qualification. Those in the final year of a
degree course can also appear in the Preliminary
Examination taken every year by UPSC.
The candidate must have attained the age of 21 years on
1st August of the year of examination and must not have
attained 30 years of age on that date.
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4. Job Prospects
There are diverse areas of police work, such as the Criminal
Investigation Department, Firearms Unit, Dogs Section, Air
Operations, Security and more. There are also other branches
like the air unit, drug trafficking and narcotics unit, cyber
crime cell, administrative services etc.
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5. An Assistant Commissioner has pay scale starting from
basic Rs.12,000/- while that of a sub-inspector starts from
Rs.5,000/- basic. Constables earn Rs.4,500/- basic in
addition various other benefits/allowances. However,
experience, qualification and promotion are the ultimate
deciding factors.
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6. Institutes
Punjab Police Academy, Jalandhar, Punjab
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7. Institutes
Punjab Police Academy, Jalandhar, Punjab
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