Civil services examination / UPSC Exams
IPS Indian Police Service
The Indian Police Service (IPS) is one of the
three All India Services of the Government of India. The IPS was formed in the
year 1948. The cadre controlling authority for the IPS is the Ministry of Home
Affairs.
Qualification :
Any Graduate
Age Limit : 21 -
32 years
No. of Attempts Allowed :
6 - 9 Attempts
IPS Exam
The Indian Police Service examination is a part
of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) which is conducted by the Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC) each year.
|
Exam |
Civil Services
Examination |
|
Exam level |
National |
|
Organising body |
Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC) |
|
Exam type |
Pen and paper-based
(offline) |
|
Number of
services |
24 |
|
Number of
attempts |
6 attempts |
|
Number of
Vacancies |
Approximately 800 |
|
Expected
registration |
Approximately 8
lakh |
Eligibility Criteria
1. Physical Criteria
The
physical criteria for eligibility of the IPS officer is as follows:
Minimum Height - Men
- 165cm
Women - 150cm
Relaxable
minimum height is 160cm (men) and 145cm (women) for candidates belonging to ST
and races such as Gorkhas, Garhwalias,
Assamese, Kumaonis, Nagaland Tribals,
etc.
Minimum Chest Girth - Men/Women: 84cm 79cm
Myopia (including
cylinder) should not exceed minus 4.00D
Hypermyopia (including cylinder) should not exceed plus
4.00D
1. The presence of Squint is a disqualification
2. Spectacles are permitted
3. Distant vision for better eye(Corrected Vision)
should be 6/6 or 6/9
4. Distant vision for the worse eye(Uncorrected
Vision) should be 6/12 or 6/9
5. Near vision should be J1 and J2 respectively
6. High grade color vision
is required and Binocular vision is needed
2. Nationality:
Nationality of a candidate must be either of the following:
1. Citizen of India
2. Subject of Nepal
3. Subject of Bhutan
4. A Tibetan refugee who came to India before January
1, 1962 for permanent settlement in India.
5. Migrant from any of the following countries for
permanently settling in India:
Pakistan,
Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United
Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam
2. Educational Qualification:
A
candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree from any of the universities recognised
by the UGC or possess an equivalent qualification.
3. Age Limit :
Candidate
should fulfill the age limits mentioned below:
1. Minimum age 21 years
2. Maximum age 32 years as on 1st of August in the
year of examination.
Relaxable age limit is
as follows:
1. Up to max. 5 years for SC/ST candidates.
2. Up to max. 3 years for OBC candidates.
3. Up to max. 5 years for a candidate from the State
of Jammu & Kashmir
4. Up to max. 5 years for Defence Services personnel
5. Up to max. 5 years for Ex-servicemen including
Commissioned officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years Military
Service and have been released.
6. Up to max. 5 years for ECOs/SSCOs who have
completed an initial period of assignment of 5 years of Military Service.
7. Up to max. 10 years for Blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons
4. Number of attempts:
Restriction
on the maximum number of attempts is effective since 1984:
1. For General Candidates: 6 attempts (Up to 32 Years)
2. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Candidates
(SC/ST): No Limits (Up to 37 Years)
3. Other Backward Classes (OBC): 9 attempts (Up to 35
Years)
4. Physically handicapped- 9 attempts for general and
OBC, while unlimited for SC/ST