Process to Become IPS Officer

Hi I have completed graduation now I want to become IPS officer so tell me what is the procedure of it?

[Kiran Chandar]

To become IPS officer you have to clear IPS exam. Indian Police Service (IPS) is conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the different posts in Indian Civil Services.

IPS Eligibility:-

Degree from any recognized University.

Candidate age must be between 21 years to 32 years.

Age Relaxation:-

5 years for Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe candidates.

3 years for Other Backward Classes candidates.

No. of Attempts

GEN: 4 times
OBCs: 7 times
SC/ST: No limit

IPS 2015 Exam Date:-

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2015:-

Date of commencement of Examination:- 23.08.2015 (SUNDAY)

Duration of the Exam:- 1 DAY

Civil Services (Main) Exam 2015:-

Date of commencement of Examination:- 18.12.2015 (FRIDAY)

Duration of the Exam:- 5 DAYS

IPS 2015 Pattern:-

Preliminary Examination:-

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

Both the question papers will be of the objective type

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

Each paper will be of two hours duration.

Main Examination:-

Paper-A 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

Candidates may choose any one of the optional subject

List of optional subjects for Main Examination:

(i) Agriculture
(ii) Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
(iii) Anthropology
(iv) Botany
(v) Chemistry
(vi) Civil Engineering
(vii) Commerce and Accountancy
(viii) Economics
(ix) Electrical Engineering
(x) Geography
(xi) Geology
(xii) History
(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:

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

Contact details

Union Public Service Commission
New Delhi, Delhi (state) ‎
011 2338 5271

Map location

[MAP]Union Public Service Commission[/MAP]

Hi I have completed graduation now I want to become IPS officer so tell me what is the procedure of it?

[Pathak]

To become IPS officer you have to clear IPS exam. Indian Police Service IPS exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the recruitment of different posts in Indian Civil Services.

IPS 2015 Eligibility:-

Degree in any field or an equivalent qualification from recognised University.

Age Limit:-

Age must be between 21 years to 32 years.

Age Relaxation:-

5 years for Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.

3 years for Other Backward Classes

IPS 2015 Exam Date:-

Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2015:-

Date of commencement of Examination:- 23.08.2015 (SUNDAY)

Duration of the Exam:- 1 DAY

Civil Services (Main) Exam 2015:-

Date of commencement of Examination:- 18.12.2015 (FRIDAY)

Duration of the Exam:- 5 DAYS

IPS Syllabus 2015:

Paper I: General Studies
Paper II: Language Exam
Paper III: General English
Paper IV: Essay
Paper V, VI, VII, VIII and IX: Optional Subjects

Contact details

Union Public Service Commision
New Delhi, Delhi (state) ‎
011 2338 5271

Map location

[MAP]Union Public Service Commision Delhi[/MAP]