IPS Officer

10th

12th (Any Stream)

Graduation in any discipline from a Recognized University

• After graduation, the student can apply for government agencies or private organizations.
• To become an IAS Officer, the candidate has to register and qualify for UPSC CSE Exam, which the Central Government conducts annually.
• Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Exam is conducted every year.
• This exam is conducted in 2 phases:Preliminary examination and Main examination. 
• The pre-Exam is conducted in January-February, and the main exam is in March for those students who have qualified pre-exam.
• The candidate should be between 21 to 32 years of age on the first day of the month in which the course starts. However, the upper age limit will be relaxed by three years for OBC candidates and five years for SC/ST candidates. 
• The preliminary exam consists of multiple-choice questions from Current affairs, Indian history, and politics, and the Mains exam is a descriptive type of exam.

Official Website for Registration to UPSC CSE Exam: https://upsc.gov.in/examinations/active-exams

• After Qualifying the UPSC main exam, the candidate will go for the Interview to test the personality and mental ability of the candidate, such as the candidate's brain ability, personality, leadership skills, stress handling, administration skills, decision-making skills, interpersonal skills, etc., are tested. Candidates who clear the interview part will go for the physical test. The Physical examination includes Height, Chest, Eyesight, Blood Pressure, Ear, and Nasal.
• For the male candidate, height should be a minimum of 165 cm, chest should be 85 cm with 5cm expansion, and eyesight should be 6/6.
• For the female candidate, height should be a minimum of 150 cm, and the chest should be 79 cm with 5cm expansion; eyesight should be J 1 for good eye and J 2 for worst eye.
• After the Physical test, the candidate will go for a medical examination. After qualifying for physical and medical tests, the candidate will be featured on the merit list.
• The merit list is based on the marks scored by candidates in UPSC Written Exam, Interview, and Physical and Medical test. The final selection of candidates for training will be made based on this merit list.

Official Website for Registration to UPSC Exam: https://upsc.gov.in/examinations/active-exams

• After final selection based on the merit list, selected candidates become IPS officers and will go for training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie. 
• After completing a 15-week training session at LBSNAA, candidates will go to the National Police Academy (NPA), Hyderabad, for 11 months of academic training. Here candidates would undergo both indoor and outdoor training. During the training period, candidates would also have to visit institutes nationwide. Later, candidates will continue for six months of training in the allotted cadre, after which the candidate has to spend one month on academic training. Then the candidate will return to the allotted cadre as a confirmed IPS officer.

Who is an IPS Officer?

The Indian Police Service is a central civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948 after India became independent from the British Raj. Indian Police Service deals with the country's civil and criminal administration, including domestic police administration legislation. An IPS Officer's roles and responsibilities include implementing policies governing India's domestic, local, and state police administration. The primary work responsibility of an IPS officer is to ensure that people under their jurisdiction are safe and appropriately administered. In addition, IPS Officers work with IAS Officers to maintain law and order in the district.  

Job Responsibilities of an IPS Officer

• An IPS officer's primary function is implementing policies governing India's domestic, local, and state police administration. 
• The primary work responsibility of an IPS officer is to ensure that people under their jurisdiction are safe and appropriately administered.
• IPS Officers work with IAS Officers to maintain law and order in the district.  
• An IPS officer also works hard to prevent crime, perform investigations, and detect and collect intelligence.
• An IPS officer is responsible for helping people in case of disasters and enforcing socioeconomic legislation.
• IPS officers also play a role in leading and commanding the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), which include the Central Police Organizations (CPO) such as Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Security Guard (NSG), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Vigilance Organizations and Indian Federal Law Enforcement Agencies.

Career Scope of an IPS Officer

The government of India is the only recruiter of IPS Officers in India. There is no employment in the private sector, and the job is permanent in the government sector.

Salary/Income of an IPS Officer

At the entry level, the basic pay of IPS officers is Rs. 56,100. In addition, IPS Officers also get DA (Dearness Allowance), various types of allowances, and many services. The salary of an IPS Officer will increase as experience increases.