Procedure to become IPS after Graduation

I have completed graduation and now want to become IPS so please give me procedure with all important details?

[Quick Sam]

IPS (Indian Police Services) Officer is most coveted position in civil administration of the Indian Democratic setup.

Eligibility to be an IPS Officer:

Educational Qualification:
The candidate must possess a degree from an Indian University or an equivalent qualification. Those in the final year of a degree course can also appear in the Preliminary Examination taken every year by UPSC.

Age Limit:
The candidate must have attained the age of 21 years on 1st August of the year of examination and must not have attained 30 years of age on that date.

Age Relaxation:
The upper age limit will be relaxed by 3 years for OBC candidates and 5 years for SC/ST candidates.

The upper age limit is also relaxed in favor of Defense Services Personnel.

Nationality:
1. For IPS, the candidate must be a citizen of India.
2. For other services, a candidate must be either:
a citizen of India, or
a subject of Nepal, or
a subject of Bhutan, or
a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.


Procedure to become an IPS Officer:

Step 1:
Take “Application Form” along with “Information Brochure” from any of the “Head Post Offices or Post Offices” spread throughout the country and sent the filled Application form to:

The Secretary
Union Public Service Commission
Dholpur House
New Delhi - 110011

Step 2:
In the month of May or June the aspirants have to take the “Preliminary Exam” consisting of two papers.

Paper1:
• Current events of national and international importance
• History of India and Indian national movement
• Indian and World Geography- physical, social, economic geography of India and the world
• Indian Polity and governance – constitution, political system, panchayati raj, public policy, Rights issues, etc.
• Economic and social development – sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc
• General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change-that do not require subject specialization
• General science

Paper 2:
• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision making and problem solving
• General mental ability
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. –Class X level)
• English language comprehension skills (Class X level)


Optional subject for the second paper:
1 Agriculture
2 Animal Husbandry and veterinary science
3 Botany
4 Chemistry
5 Civil Engineering
6 Commerce
7 Economics
8 Electrical Engineering
9 Geography
10 Geology
11 Indian History
12 Law
13 Mathematics
14 Mechanical Engineering
15 Philosophy
16 Physics
17 Political Science
18 Psychology
19 Public Administration
20 Sociology
21 Statistics
22 Zoology


Step 3:
Those candidates who are declared qualified in the “Preliminary examination” are supposed to take the final exam held in the month of October.

Papers:
1 Essay type Indian Language Qualifying Paper
Marks: 300

1 English Qualifying Paper
Marks: 300

1 General Essay Type Paper
Marks: 200

2 General Studies Papers
Marks: 300

4 Optional Subjects Papers
Marks: 300

Step 4:
Once you are through, the final stage is the interview. The aspirants are called for interview to test their personality and mental ability.

Career Options:
Director General of Police
Inspector General of Police
Deputy Inspector General of Police
Additional Commissioner of Police
Superintendent of Police in selection grade with 13+ years of service
Additional Superintendent of Police
Assistant Superintendent in charge of sub-division
IPS Probationer

I have completed Graduation and want to become an IPS officer . What is the procedure to become an IPS officer ?

[Arun Vats]

To become an IPS officer applicants have to appear in Indian Police Service Exam held every year under the supervision of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

Eligibility:-

Applicants must hold a degree of any of Universities in any discipline .

Age Limit:- Applicants must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years.

Age Relaxation:-

(i) 5 years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.

(ii) 3 years in the case of applicants belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.

Paper Pattern

Preliminary Examination:-

(i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type

(ii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.

The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.

Main Examination:-

Paper-A (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution). 300 Marks

Paper-B English 300 Marks Papers to be counted for merit

Paper-I Essay 250 Marks

Paper-II General Studies-I 250 Marks

(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)

Paper-III General Studies -II 250 Marks (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)

Paper-IV General Studies -III 250 Marks

(Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)

Paper-V General Studies -IV 250 Marks (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)

Paper-VI Optional Subject - Paper 1 250 Marks

Paper-VII Optional Subject - Paper 2 250 Marks

Sub Total (Written test) - 1750 Marks

Personality Test - 275 Marks

Grand Total - 2025 Marks

Applicants have to choose any one of the optional subject
(i) History
(ii) Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
(iii) Anthropology
(iv) Economics
(v) Chemistry
(vi) Civil Engineering
(vii) Commerce and Accountancy
(viii) Botany
(ix) Electrical Engineering
(x) Geography
(xi) Geology
(xii) Agriculture
(xiii) Law
(xiv) Management
(xv) Mathematics
(xvi) Mechanical Engineering
(xvii) Medical Science
(xviii) Philosophy
(xix) Physics
(xx) Political Science and International Relations
(xxi) Psychology
(xxii) Public Administration
(xxiii) Sociology
(xxiv) Statistics
(xxv) Zoology
(xxv) Literature of any one of the following languages:

Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English ,Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada .