The IPS exam pattern and syllabus

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IPS Exam Syllabus

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Union Public Service Commission conducts the exam of Indian Police Service every year and hired the talented candidates for the various posts. Many of candidates apply here and start their career at this level. The syllabus of IPS examination of UPSC is designed to test a candidate's academic eligibility and ability to present his/her knowledge in a consistent manner. 

IPS Exam Short details

Organization Name	Union Public Service Commission
Exam Name	IPS exam
Category	Exam Pattern and Syllabus
Official Site	www.upsc.gov.in

Selection Process of IPS

• Prelims
• Main
• Interview.
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UPSC IPS Prelims

Syllabus of Paper I (200 marks) Duration: 2 hours

• Current events of national and international importance
• History of India and Indian National Movement
• Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World
• Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc
• Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization

 

General Science Syllabus for Paper II-(200 marks) Duration: 2 hours

• Comprehension
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Decision-making and problem solving
• General mental ability
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level),
• Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. - Class X level)

UPSC IPS Main

Paper 1 – One of the Indian languages to be selected by candidate

Paper 2 – English

Rest papers-

1) Essay

2) General studies 1 (Indian heritage/culture, world history & geography)

3) General studies 2(governance, constitution, polity, social justice and

4) General studies 3(technology, economic development, biodiversity, international relations) environment, security & disaster management)

5) General studies 4(ethics, integrity & aptitude)

6) Optional 1 (of your choice)

7) Optional 2 (of your choice) Candidate is allowed to take up literature as an optional subject “without the conditionality of having to do his/her graduation in that language’s literature.

Candidates may choose any ONE optional subject from amongst the list of subjects are given below:

• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
• Anthropology
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Commerce and Accountancy
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Geography
• Geology
• History
• Law
• Management
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Science
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science and International Relations
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Zoology

Literature of any one of the following languages:

• Assamese
• Bengali
• Bodo
• Dogri
• Gujarati
• Hindi
• Kannada
• Kashmiri
• Konkani
• Maithili
• Malayalam
• Manipuri
• Marathi
• Nepali
• Oriya
• Punjabi
• Sanskrit
• Santhali
• Sindhi
• Tamil
• Telugu
• Urdu
• English