New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has revised the empanelment norms for Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for appointment as inspector general (IG) and equivalent posts at the Centre, introducing mandatory central deputation experience for officers of the 2011 batch onwards, officials aware of the details said on Saturday.

Under the modified guidelines issued on Friday, which HT has seen, IPS officers will now be required to have completed at least two years of central deputation at the level of superintendent of police (SP), deputy inspector general (DIG) or equivalent to be eligible for empanelment at the IG level. Earlier, central experience was not a compulsory condition for IG empanelment.

The revised eligi...