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what should be rank in civil service exam to become an ips officer, if i opt ias first then ips?

1. The IPS exam covers two parts, Preliminary and the Mains. Preliminary Examination have objective type questions and Mains have subjective type questions. You need to be a graduate in regular stream for being eligible for appearing in the Indian Police Service exams conducted by UPSC. For eligibility part, aspirant’s age limit should be between 19 to 30years. Relaxation is also given for SC/ST candidates of five years as per the government norms. Candidates should be prepared thoroughly in Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, DI/DS, Reasoning Ability and General Awareness. One can write the exam in either Englsh or Hindi medium. Preliminary will comprise of two papers of general studies paper of 150 marks and CSAT. The Mains will comprise of
• Paper I – any Indian language – 300 marks
• Paper II – English –300 marks
• Paper III – Essay- 200 marks
• Paper IV&V - General Studies - 300 marks
• Paper VI-IX - Any two optional subjects – Each paper of 300 marks
As far as the preparation is concerned, candidates should read newspapers, journals and watch news reports. The books that you should refer are UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam General Studies and Upkars UPSC Central Police Forces Assistant Commandants.
IPS exam also have some specific physical requirement which are different from rest of the Civil Service exam.
Height – Male 165 cm Pahari Male (general also) & ST (not the SC/ OBC) – 160 cm
Female 150 cm Pahari Female (general also) & ST (not SC/ OBC)- 145 cm
Chest – Male Minimum 84 cm. Expansion 5 cm.
Female Min 79 cm expansion 5 cm.
Eye sight – 6/6 or 6/9 distant vision for good eye.6/12 or 6/9 for worst eye. Near vision J 1 for good eye. J2 for worst eye.
The age limit has to be 21 years minimum till 30 years maximum. Incase ofOBCs, it is 33 and 35 for SCs/STs . There are four attempts for the for general, seven for OBCs and no limit for SCs/STs. The physical standards are equally important for the job profile and the rigorous training at the National Police Academy, Hyderabad is conducted.
For more details visit www.upsc.gov.in