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SAY ME ABOUT UPSC and Eligibility of IPS,IAS

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Answer 1

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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.

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.

IPS Officer

An IPS (Indian Police Service) officer carries out his/her responsibilities by

An IPS (Indian Police Service) officer carries out his/her responsibilities by safeguarding public

IPS Officer serves for the state & central as well. Their primary duty is to maintain peace among public

The IPS gives more importance to law and order, which, at the district level, is a collective responsibility of IPS and IAS officers; detecting and preventing crime; and traffic control, preventing drug, accident prevention, and management etc.

Their main role is to lead and commanding the Indian Intelligence Agencies like Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Criminal Investigation Department (CID) etc., Indian Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, Civil and Armed Police Forces in all the states and union territories

Branches in IPS

In order to fulfil these functions efficiently, responsibly and systematically, the IPS service is divided into various functional departments such as Crime Branch, Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Home Guards, Traffic Bureau.

IPS Exam Highlights  

The Indian Police Service (IPS) selection will be made through the Civil Services Examination (CSE) conduct by the UPSC along with more than 20 services. The application process and selection process is common for all the services. Approximately, over eight lakh candidates apply for the IPS exam every year.

Eligibility Criteria

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

The presence of Squint is a disqualification

Spectacles are permitted

Distant vision for better eye(Corrected Vision) should be 6/6 or 6/9

Distant vision for the worse eye(Uncorrected Vision) should be 6/12 or 6/9

Near vision should be J1 and J2 respectively

High grade color vision is required and Binocular vision is needed

Nationality:

Nationality of a candidate must be either of the following:

Citizen of India

Subject of Nepal

Subject of Bhutan

A Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962 for permanent settlement in India.

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

Educational Qualification:

A candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree from any of the universities recognised by the UGC or possess an equivalent qualification.

Age Limit :

Candidate should fulfill the age limits mentioned below:

Minimum age 21 years

Maximum age 32 years as on 1st of August in the year of examination.

Relaxable age limit is as follows:

Up to max. 5 years for SC/ST candidates.

Up to max. 3 years for OBC candidates.

Up to max. 5 years for a candidate from the State of Jammu & Kashmir

Up to max. 5 years for Defence Services personnel

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.

Up to max. 5 years for ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of 5 years of Military Service.

Up to max. 10 years for Blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons

Number of attempts:

Restriction on the maximum number of attempts is effective since 1984:

For General Candidates: 6 attempts (Up to 32 Years)

Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Candidates (SC/ST): No Limits (Up to 37 Years)

Other Backward Classes (OBC): 9 attempts (Up to 35 Years)

Physically handicapped- 9 attempts for general and OBC, while unlimited for SC/ST

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