Deputy Superintendent of Police is what DSP stands for. This is the grade of a police officer at the Indian police force. The Deputy Superintendent of Police is the representative of the police of state. The DSP directs the police officers of the state.
This is the rank symbol of the police officer, which is also known as the national symbol applied on the strap of the should go just above the one star. DSP is similar to the assistant commissioner of police (ACP). According to the state government’s law, they may also be elevated to the IPS after performing their duty for several years.
To achieve the DSP rank, students need to pass the annual examination to appoint as DSP from the IPS level. Sometimes the inspector is also promoted to the Deputy Superintendent of Police after performing several years of service.
What Are the Roles of the Deputy Superintendent of Police?
The Deputy Superintendent of Police has certain rights in handling the police officers of the state government. They also have certain administrative rights and various financial powers. The Deputy Superintendent of Police is in charge of the state police, order security matters, and handling other administrative control in particular areas.
The prime duties of the Deputy Superintendent of Police are to control the duties of the police officers and supervisions.
What Are the Eligibility criteria for Deputy Superintendent of Police?
The eligibility criteria to become the Deputy Superintendent of police are as follows:
- The Deputy Superintendent of Police applicant must be a resident of India.
- The candidate who applies to become the Deputy Superintendent of Police must have graduated from reputable educational institutions in any subject stream.
- The candidates who are applying must have ages between 21 and 30 years. However, the 5 years relaxation will be given to the upper age limit for the candidate belonging to SC/ST.
- The candidate must have the height of at least 168 centimeters of the male and 155 centimeters of the female applicants.
- The expected chest size of the men will be 84 centimeters with a minimum expansion of five centimeters.
What is the Process of Selection of Deputy Superintendent of Police?
The candidates who are applying to become the Deputy Superintendent of Police need to participate in the state-level test, which is carried out by the SPSC (State Public Service Commission). However, the applicant who passes the exam further undergo provisional training before getting appointed as the Deputy Superintendent of Police. The process of selection of the Deputy Superintendent of Police are as follows:
- Preliminary and Main Written Examination
- PET (Physical efficiency test)
- Medical test and interview.
What Are the Facilities Offered to the Deputy Superintendent of Police?
The Deputy Superintendent of Police get various kind of benefits which are as follows:
- The government will pay the resident bills and electricity bills
- Other residential facilities were also given to the DSP, such as telephonic connections bills.
- The government vehicle was provided to the Deputy Superintendent of Police with the driver
- The government will provide the staff quarter without paying any cost
- The high-level arrangement also provided during the official visits
- The government also provides the pension to the spouse
- Other domestic help like cooking, security guards and gardeners were also provided.
FAQs
Q. what is the average salary of the Deputy Superintendent of Police?
A. According to the recent pay scale of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, the average salary ranges between 20,000 to 40,000 INR. In addition to the salary, the DSP also gets several financial securities like pensions and others.
Q. What is the qualification of the Deputy Superintendent of Police?
A. The educational qualification of the Deputy Superintendent of Police must be graduation from the authorized university. However, the educational qualification must be at least 12th class passed. Moreover, the candidate must have an average 55% score in any stream.
Q. Who is the higher Superintendent of Police (SP) or Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)?
A. The SP is the senior post than the Deputy Superintendent of Police. The SP is the head office of the division, and the DSP has to follow the orders of the Superintendent of Police. SP can also give the command to the police officer of the state.