The Indian Police Service was established under British Rule , when the vast majority of its members were Europeans.
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The ranks follow the British pattern, the only difference being that the State Emblem replaces the crown motif.
- State Emblem above one star above crossed sword and baton
- ---Director, Intelligence Bureau
- State Emblem above crossed sword and baton
- ---Director, Central Bureau Of Investigation
- ---Director General, Central Reserve Police
- ---Director General, Border Security Force
- ---Director General, Security
- ---Director General and Inspector General of Police, States of Andhra Pradesh , Assam , Bihar , Gujarat , Jammu And Kashmir , Himachal Pradesh , Karnataka , Kerala , Maharashtra , Madhya Pradesh , Orissa , Punjab , Rajasthan , Tamil Nadu , Uttar Pradesh , and West Bengal
- One star above crossed sword and baton
- ---Inspector General of Police, Other States
- --- Commissioner of Police, Delhi
- ---Additional Inspector General, Bureaus
- ---Joint Director, Intelligence Bureau
- ---Additional Director, Central Bureau of Investigation
- ---Joint Director, Central Bureau of Investigation
- --- Commandant , Central Forensic Institute
- ---Director, National Police Academy
- ---Inspector General, Border Security Force
- ---Inspector General, Central Industrial Security Force
- ---Inspector General, Central Reserve Police
- ---Special Inspector General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police
- State Emblem above three stars in a triangle
- ---Inspector General of Police, Union Territories
- ---Other officer above selection grade
- State Emblem above two stars
- --- Superintendent of Police in selection grade
- ---Other officer on senior time scale with 15 years service or more
- State Emblem above one star
- ---District Superintendent of Police
- ---Commandant of Battalion
- ---Other officer on senior time scale with between 10 and 15 years service
- State Emblem
- ---Other officer on senior time scale with 10 years service or less
- Three stars
- --- Assistant Superintendent in charge of sub-division
- ---Assistant Superintendent not in charge of sub-division with 5 years service or more
- Two stars
- ---Assistant Superintendent not in charge of sub-division with between 2 and 5 years service
- One star
- ---Assistant Superintendent not in charge of sub-division with less than 2 years service
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