Appear for IPS entrance exam after 28 Years

Tell me can a 28 years old person appear for IPS entrance exam or not, please provide details???

[Kiran Chandar]

Yes, of course 28 years old person can appear for IPS entrance exam.

IPS stands for Indian Police service. Union public service commission conducts the IPS Exam every year.

To be eligible for the civil services exams:

You must be at least 21 years of age at the time of filling the Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam form and not more than 30 years of age.

You must possess a graduate degree in any discipline of any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of Central or State legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.

Selection procedure:
Selection is based on following Examination.
Exam will comprise 2 components viz;

Written Examination and
Interview for Personality Test


The written exam consists of the following papers-

Paper I: Objective Type (200 Marks)

Paper II: Objective Type (200 Marks)

Paper III: English Language (Descriptive Type) 200 Marks

Paper IV: Essay Writing (Descriptive Type) 200 Marks

Paper V: General Studies (Descriptive Type) 200 Marks

The next part of the exam is Interview also of 200 Marks.

Prelim syllabus;
Paper I - (200 marks) Duration : Two hours

• 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 II-(200 marks) Duration : Two hours

• 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).