Kiran Bedi became the first female IPS Officer in India

Kiran graduated from the Government College for Women in Amritsar in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English (Honors). She also graduated from Punjab University, Chandigarh, with a Master's Degree in Political Science in 1970. Kiran served as a lecturer at Khalsa College for Women in Amritsar after completing her postgraduate studies, where she taught political science classes. Meanwhile, Kiran frequented the Amritsar Service Club, where she met Senior Civil Servants who pushed her to pursue a career in the public sector. She passed the highly proficient Indian Civil Services Examination two years into her teaching career and became an Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer in 1972. She became the first woman in India to enter the renowned service as a result of the event.

Kiran Bedi received her education at Mussoorie's National Academy of Administration, where she was the only woman in a class of 80 men. In 1975, she began working as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). She served as the Chief of New Delhi Traffic Police, DIG of Police in Mizoram, Advisor to the Lt. Governor of Chandigarh, Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau, and Civilian Police Advisor for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations during her long career in the Indian Police Service. She voluntarily retired from the Indian Police Service on November 27, 2007, after 35 years of loyal service, to focus on academics and social work. Becoming the first female IPS officer in India is considered one of the major achievements of Kiran Bedi.