Indian Police Service (IPS)

 Indian Police Service

1. Indian Police Service is the one among the three All India Services.
2. IPS officers are trained at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad.
3. The IPS officers occupy senior positions in Police service.
4. The IPS officers occupy senior positions in RAW, IB, CBI etc.

Pattern of the UPSC IPS Prelim Exam:-

1. The Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) and General Studies are the two papers that make up the IAS Preliminary Examination.
2. Multiple-choice questions will be included in each of these exam papers.
3. The IPS mains and preliminary exam lasts for two hours.
4. Candidates must achieve at least 33% on the Preliminary Examination (CSAT) in order to advance.
5. There are two 200-mark papers in the preliminary round.
6. There will be Hindi and English versions of the exam papers.
7. However, questions on English Language Comprehension would only be offered in English.

Pattern of the UPSC IPS Mains Exam:-

Those who clear the IPS preliminary exam are invited to take the main exam. Candidates are selected for in-person interviews based on their results on the main exam. The final result is the sum of the cumulative marks from the IPS Main exam and the interview. The following papers are included in the written mains examination:

Qualifying Papers:-

Paper	Subject	Total Marks
Paper A	One of the Indian Language to be chosen by the students from the Languages comprised in the 8th Schedule to the Indian Constitution	300
Paper B	English	300

Mains Examination:-

Paper	Subject	Total Marks
Paper-I	Essay	250 Marks
Paper-II	General Studies 1 (Indian Heritage and Culture, Geography of the World and Society and History)	250 Marks
Paper-III:	General Studies 2 (Governance, Polity, Social Justice, Constitution, and International relations)	250 Marks
Paper-IV	General Studies 3 (Technology, Bio-diversity, Economic Development, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)	250 Marks
Paper-V	General Studies 4 (Ethics, Aptitude and Integrity)	250 Marks
Paper-VI	Optional Subjects – Paper 1	250 Marks
Paper-VII	Optional Subjects – Paper 2	250 Marks
Sub Total (Written Test)	1750 Marks
Personality Test	275 Marks
Grand Total	2025 Marks

Paper I Syllabus (General Studies – I)

• Current affairs of national and global importance
• The Indian National Movement and History of India
• Indian and World Geography-Social, Physical, Economic Geography of India and the World
• Indian Polity and Governance – Political System, Constitution, Panchayati Raj, Rights Issues, Public Policy etc
• Economic and Social Development – Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Sustainable Development, Social Sector initiatives,
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Climate Change and Bio-diversity 

Syllabus for Paper-II (General Studies – II/CSAT)

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal aptitudes, including interaction skills
• Analytical ability and logical reasoning
• Decision-making and problem-solving
• General mental ability
• Basic numeracy (orders of magnitude, numbers and their relationships) and data interpretation (graphs, tables, charts, and data sufficiency)

IPS Mains Exam Syllabus

Paper A – Modern Indian Languages – 300 Marks

The following subjects are ones in which the candidates must continue to excel:

• Precise Writing
• Comprehension of given passages
• Usage and Vocabulary
• Short Essay
• Translation from English to the other Indian language and vice-versa

Paper B – English – 300 Marks

Pupils need to continue being proficient in the following areas:

• Comprehension of given passages
• Precise Writing
• Usage and Vocabulary
• Short Essay