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Indianisation

Indianisation was a process introduced in the later (early 20th century) period of British India whereby Indian officers were promoted to more senior positions in government services, formerly reserved for Europeans.

In the Indian police, the rank of Deputy Superintendent

Deputy Superintendent

Deputy Superintendent, or Deputy Superintendent of Police , was a Military rank used by police forces of the British Empire. In some territories it was called Deputy District Superintendent of Police ....
was introduced to prepare Indian officers for promotion to higher rank.

In the Indian Army

British Indian Army

The Indian Army was the principal army of the British Raj in India during the last half-century before the Partition of India of India in 1947....
, certain battalion

Battalion

A battalion is a military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven company and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel....
s were selected to be Indianised.

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Deputy Superintendent

British Indian Army

The Indian Army was the principal army of the British Raj in India during the last half-century before the Partition of India of India in 1947....
, certain battalion

Battalion

A battalion is a military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven company and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel....
s were selected to be Indianised. They were reorganised on the British Army

British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
model, with King's Commissioned Indian Officer

King's Commissioned Indian Officer

A King's Commissioned Indian Officer was an Indian officer of the British Indian Army who held a full King's Commission after training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, as opposed to the Indian Commissioned Officers , who were trained at the Indian Military Academy at Dehra Dun, and the Viceroy's Commissioned Officers , who held posit...
s at every officer level and Indian Warrant Officer

Warrant Officer

A Warrant Officer is a member of a military organisation holding one of a specific group of military rank.The rank was first used in the English Royal Navy and is today used in many other countries, essentially the Commonwealth and USA....
s replacing Viceroy's Commissioned Officer

Viceroy's Commissioned Officer

A Viceroy's Commissioned Officer was a senior Indian member of the British Indian Army. VCOs held appointments approximately equivalent to Warrant Officers in the British Army, but held a commission issued by the Governor-General of India....
s.

Indianisation was introduced in the 1920s, but was suspended at the outbreak of the Second World War

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, at which point only a handful of military units had been Indianised. The process was never reintroduced, as in 1947 India became independent and Indian officers immediately started to fill senior appointments.