Given below are the ranks of the Indian Police Force. Arrange them in ascending order.
1. SP
2. IGP
3. DGP
4. ASP

The correct sequence is 4, 1, 2, 3.

Key Points

• An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) is a probationary rank in the Indian Police Force.
  • All Police officers start their career as an ASP.
• The Superintendent of Police (SP) is also known as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP).
  • The SP heads the police force of a district. 
  • He/she is responsible for maintaining the law and order in the district.
• The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) post is the third-highest rank in the Indian Police Force.
  • In many countries, it is the most senior officer of the entire national police force.
• Director-General of Police (DGP) is a high ranking police officer.
  • He/she is called State Police Chief.
  • He/she is appointed by the Cabinet from the Indian Police Service.

Additional Information

• The Indian Councils Act, 1861, by the British government laid the foundation of the Indian Police. It was called Superior Police Services, later known as the Indian Imperial Police.
• Following India's independence in 1947, it was renamed the Indian Police Service(IPS) in 1948.
• The IPS is one of the All India Services, along with the Indian Forest Service and Indian Administrative Service.
• Article 312(2) in part XIV of the Indian Constitution created the Indian Police force following independence.