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As policing is a state subject, the structure and organization of police forces vary across states. In most state police forces, ranks below Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) are considered subordinates, while DSP and above are supervisory ranks. [1] These officers are organized in a structured hierarchical order.
DSP/Dy.SP Note: Gazetted officers in State Police Services (SPS) begins from DSP and above. [57] In the Indian Police Service (IPS), rank starts from Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), which is equivalent to DSP in state services.
Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) is a rank used by several police forces in the Commonwealth and formerly in the British Empire. The rank is usually above assistant superintendent and below superintendent .
Meanwhile, state governments conduct recruitment for DSP rank through Public Service Commission examinations. Both ASP and DSP serves as the head of a sub-division. However, it takes 10 to 12 years for a DSP to be promoted to the SP rank, whereas an ASP can achieve this promotion within three years. An ASP is a gazetted officer. [6]
Both DSP and Add. SP rank officers can serve as SDPOs. [8] [9] DANIPS officers may also be promoted to the Indian Police Service (IPS), after which they can be appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in Delhi. [10] IPS officers in the UTs are placed in the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre. [6]
The Additional SP rank positioned above the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP/DSP) or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and below the Superintendent of Police (SP). In police commissionerate system, Addl. SP is appointed in the post of additional commissioner of police (Addl.CP), who heads a zone, division or a unit.
Note 1: The equivalent rank to the ASP in State Police Services is the deputy superintendent of police (DSP/DySP). Note 2: The commissioner of police is a post typically held by IG and above rank officers.
A Police district in Delhi is headed by an IPS officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police/ DCP (equivalent to Senior Superintendent of Police/ SSP). As of January 2019, Delhi Police has 66 police subdivisions and 178 'territorial' police stations.