The government today told the Parliament that a separate examination
for recruiting IPS officers was not required as the current practice of
recruitment through the Civil services, was fine.
"The
UPSC have stated that based on reports of various committees on reforms
in the Civil Services Examination, there is no need for a separate
programme for the selection of IPS officers de-linking it from the Civil
Services Examination. Keeping in view the feedback from states/UTs and
the UPSC, a separate examination for IPS officers is not desirable,"
Minister of State for Home RPN Singh told Lok Sabha in a written reply
today.
"The 161st Report on Demands for Grants (2012-13) made
a recommendation for exploring the possibility of conducting a separate
examination for IPS were the attitude and aptitude of the candidate
must be thoroughly tested, besides their mental makeup and inclination
for policing. The same was also reiterated in the 163rd Report of the
Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs
regarding Working of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy,
Hyderabad.
"The Department related Parliamentary Standing
Committee, in its subsequent (172nd) Report, has communicated that they
don't wish to pursue the said matter. The matter was also referred to
this Ministry by Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel National Police Academy
subsequent to the visit of the Parliamentary Standing Committee to the
academy.
The matter was consulted with the States/UTs, DoPT and
UPSC. Comments from 18 states/UTs have been received, out of which, only
six states have recommended for a separate exam. And the rest have
suggested no change in the current common exam," he added.
