General Studies III · Subtopic
Police and specialized agencies
Official syllabus
Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.
UPSC CSE 2026 notification
What this covers
State police handle ordinary policing and public order within their jurisdiction; specialized central bodies address defined investigative or technical tasks. Assistance, coordination and case transfer have rules that cannot be inferred from an agency's name.
Key ideas
- State police
- Specialized investigation
- Cyber incident response
- Financial intelligence
- Forensic support