Should there be a separate IPS exam?

GN Bureau | May 3, 2012



A parliamentary panel has suggested a separate examination for IPS where "attitude and aptitude" of aspirants are tested so that the quality of 'service' is not compromised. Until now, candidates joined as IPS only when they didn't get their choice as IAS or IFS. The panel, in its report, has put a question mark on the current examination system, observing that 'reluctant' entrants into the IPS may not do justice to their policing jobs.

The civil services examination recruits people for different post form a single exam. A separate examination for IPS to recruit the right person in the right place sounds good but also gives way to other services for a similar demand. What if people voice their demand for separate revenue, railway, postal and other such exams?

Do you think a separate exam for IPS is a viable option for right selection of persons in the policing job?
 

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