SPS Full Form
What is the full form of SPS?
The full form of SPS is the State Police Services. There are police forces who work under the supervision of the State government and union territories. Every state government does recruitment of SPS through the process of the State Public Service Commission. Staff in state police are selected by the conduct of exams all over India. Some candidates are chosen by their qualifications also. The selection of SPS is also conducted in the same pattern as that of IPS. According to the population of the state, the state governments do recruit as per their requirement in specific fields.
SPS Examination
The only difference between SPS and IPS examinations is that SPS is conducted at the state level and IPS is selected on exams done on all India Civil Services Examination also called Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Even Union Tretirories SPS are also chosen through UPSC examinations. Selection is based on the choice and merit of the candidate.
SPS Training
After the selection of candidates, they undergo a training session. Once the training session completes, they are posted as Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) or Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).
SPS Ranking
Gazetted officers rank in India:
RANK | Additional Superintendent of Police | Deputy Superintendent of Police |
ABBREVIATION | Addl. Sp | DSP/Dy. SP |
Non-Gazetted officers in India
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
RANK | Inspector | Assistant Inspector | Sub Inspector | Assistant Sub Inspector |
ABBREVIATION | INS/CI | API | SI | ASI |
5 | 6 | 7 |
Head Constable | Police Nail | Constable |
HC/SCPO | SC | PC/CPO |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
SPS stands for State Police Services which are also known as state police. These are the police forces who work under the supervision of the State government and union territories.
Every state government does recruitment of SPS through the process of the State Public Service Commission. Staff in state police are selected by the conduct of exams all over India. Some candidates are chosen by their qualifications also.
The only difference between SPS and IPS examinations is that SPS is conducted at the state level and IPS is selected on exams done on all India Civil Services Examination also called Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Even Union Territories SPS are also chosen through UPSC examinations. Selection is based on the choice and merit of the candidate.
Once the training session completes, they are posted as Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) or Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).
