Template:Indian State Police Officer Ranks

Superior officers

**State Police Services rank insignia**^[1]
Insignia
Rank	Superintendent of police	Additional superintendent of police	Deputy superintendent of police
Abbreviation	SP	Addl.SP	DSP/Dy.SP

Note: Gazetted officers in State Police Services begins from DSP and above.^[2] In the Indian Police Service (IPS), rank starts from Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), which is equivalent to DSP in state services.

Junior officers/Subordinate officers

**State Police Services rank insignia**^[3]^[4]
Insignia
Rank	Inspector	Assistant inspector^[a]
Abbreviation	INSP/PI	API

Note: In certain states, Inspector and Assistant Inspector is also included in State Police Services.^[5] Note: Colour pattern and size of chevrons may vary according to different State Police Services.

Notes

^
- "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- "Kerala: Cops unhappy over promotion delay". The Times of India. January 6, 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- "Can SP be a non-IPS". sylendrababu.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- Kumar, S. Vijay (March 14, 2018). "Non-cadre postings irk IPS officers". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
^ "Nuh Police, Government of Haryana". mewat.haryanapolice.gov.in. Haryana Police. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
^ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
^ "Police Rank – Ratnagiri Police". Ratnagiri Police. Retrieved 14 May 2024.