Indian Police Service Age Limit

Hello sir I want to become IPS officer and therefore want to apply for Indian Police Service Exam so will you please tell me what is the Age Limit for this Exam??

[Pathak]

The Indian Police Service (IPS) is one of the most prestigious services in India next only to the Indian Administrative Services (IAS).
This is conducted by the union public service commission under the civil services extermination for requiting police officer in different departments.


Eligibility Criteria required for this Exam is:

Age Limit:

The candidates must be at least 21 years of age at the time of filling the Civil Services,(Preliminary).

General-The maximum age for a candidate is 32 years.
OBC- The maximum age for a candidate is 35 years.
SC/ST- The maximum age for a candidate is 37 years.
Physically handicapped- The maximum age for a candidate is 42,45 and 47 years for general, OBC, SC/ST respectively.

Nationality: Indian

Academic Qualification:
Candidates must have a degree from recognized university in any discipline.
Candidates who are writing their final degree exam can also apply for this exam.

Physical Standards:
-Height: A minimum height of 165 cm for men and 150 cm for women. The minimum height is relaxable to 160 and 145 cm for men and women respectively in the case of candidates belonging to ST and to races such as Gorkhas, Garhwalias, Assamese, Kumaonis, Nagaland Tribals, etc.
-Chest: The minimum chest girth, fully expanded: 84 cm for men and 79 cm for women. Expansion of 5 cm for both men and women.
-Eyesight: A distant vision of 6/2 or 6/ 9 for worse eye and 6/6 or 6/9 vision for good eye. Near vision of J2 for worse eye and J1 for good eye
-The physical standards are essential for IPS, which includes weekly run for 10kms in 60 minutes, rope climbing, horse riding, PT obstacles etc
-Ladies should not be pregnant at the time of medical test.
-Nasal: candidate should not stammer while speaking

Number of attempts:
General- 6 attempts
OBC- 9 attempts
SC/ST- unlimited number of attempts
Physically handicapped- 9 attempts for general and OBC, while unlimited for SC/ST