As many as six IPS officers of 1988 batch have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Govt of India. Accordingly,
- Ms. Sivagami Sundri Nanda (UT cadre)
- Utkal Ranjan Sahoo (Rajasthan cadre)
- Arvind Kumar (Madhya Pradesh cadre)
- Anil Kant (Kerala cadre)
- Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta (Assam-Meghalaya cadre)
- Pranab Nanda (UT cadre)