The Director General functions from Police Directorate, located in the DGP headquarters in Hyderabad. DGP is assisted by a team of senior officers from the ranks of Additional DG & IG of Police to Assistant Inspector General of Police. Below is the TSP SI Career Progression.

Telangana Police organization is divided into police districts, subdivisions, circles and police station jurisdictions. The district is under control of a Superintendent of Police. A subdivision is headed by a Dy SP or an Addl DSP (called as Sub divisional police officer). A division has a few circles under it. A Circle is usually under the control of a Police Circle Inspector. There could be several police stations in a circle, which are headed by officers of the rank of Police Inspectors or Sub-Inspectors.
TSP SI Career Progression - Promotion Order
The Police Circle inspector is the immediate higher post to SI and then comes the Assistant Superintendent of Police.
1. Non gazetted hierarchy (Recruited through state level entrance exam through Telangana Police Recruitment Board or state public service commission):

• SI (Subinspector of Police)


• CI( Police Circle inspector)

2. Gazetted ranks ( Recruited either by UPSC or by Telangana state public service commission):

• ASP(Assistant Superintendent of Police)


• DySP(Deputy Superintendent of Police)


• Addl SP(Additional Superintendent of Police)


• SP(Superintendent of Police)


• ACP(Assistant Commissioner of Police)


• DCP(Deputy Commissioner of Police)


• CP(Commissioner of Police)


• DIG(Deputy Inspector General of Police)


• IG(Inspector General of Police)


• Additional DGP(Additional Director General of Police)


• DGP (Director General of Police)