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Alifia’s Answer
The IPS is filled through the civil services exam conducted by UPSC.
The Union Public Service Commission mainly conducts Written Examination for the recruitment of Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the services like:
Central Police Forces (CPF)
Border Security Force (BSF)
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
Eligibility:
Nationality: No person who is not a citizen on India shall, except with the consent of the Central Government signified in writing be appointed or employed under the Rules.
Sex: Both Male and Female candidates are today eligible for appointment to the post of Assistance Commandments in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). However, for the main appointment to the post of Assistant Commandants in Border Security Force (BSF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), only Male candidates are eligible.
Age Limits: A candidate must have attained the age of 20 years and must not have attained the age of 25 years on 1st August, of the year of examination.
The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable.
(i) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
(ii) upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are elibible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.
(iii) upto a maximum of five years for Central Government Servants in accordance with the existing instructions of the Central Government. Ex-servicemen will also be eligible for this relaxation. However the total relaxation claimed on account of Government Service will be limited to 5 years.
(iv) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989.
Educational Qualification
The candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree of a University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Secion-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or posses an equivalient qualification. Candidates who are appearing in the final year degree exam are allowed to appear at the exam but are required to submit proof of passing along with the Detailed Application Forms which are to be submitted after qualifying the written test, medical standards test and Physical Efficiency Tests (PET)).
The written examination usually comprise of two papers each of two hours duration.
Paper I General Ability and Intelligence (250 marks): The questions in this paper will be of Objective Type - Multiple Answers - in which the questions will be set in English as well as Hindi.
Paper II Essay, Precis Writing and Comprehension (150 Marks) - In this paper candidates will be allowed the option of writing the Essay Component in English or Hindi, but the medium of Precis Writing and Comprehension Components will be English only. The physical and medical standards test will conduct only for the candidates who qualify the written examination, Interview for Personality Test (200 Marks).
There will be minimum qualifying marks separately in each Paper as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion. Paper-I will be evaluated first and evaluation of Paper-II will be done only of those candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in Paper-I.
Physical Standards: Candidates should meet the prescribed minimum Physical and Medical Standards for admission to Central Police Forces Examination (Assistance Commandants).
Men - Height 165 cms, Chest (unexpanded) (with 5 cms. Minimum expansion).
Women - 157 cms, 81 cms. Weight 50 Kgs According to height but not less than 46 Kgs.
Medical Standards:
Eye Sight: Distant Vision Near Vision Better eye Worse eye Better eye Worse eye (Corrected Vision) (Corrected Vision) 6/6 6/12 or 6/9 6/9 J.I J.II (b)
The candidates must not have knock-knees, Flat Foot, Varicose Veins or squint in eyes and they should possess hgh colour vision. The candidates will be tested for colour vision by Ishahara's test as well as Edrich-Green Lantern Test.
They must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties.
Physical Efficiency Tests (PETs)\
Details for male and female are given:
a) 100 Meters race in 16 seconds In 18 seconds.
b) 800 Meters race in 3 minutes In 4 minutes.
c) Long Jump 3.5 Meters (3 chances) 3.0 Meters (3 chances).
d) High Jump 1.05 Meters (3 chances) 0.90 Meters (3 chancese).
e) Shot Put (7.26 Kgs.) 4.5 Meters.
You can find more information on the below mentioned link:
http://www.indianmirror.com/career/police-services.html
Raman Singh
Raman’s Answer
Hi there!
There are three ways/levels to get into Police Services in our country.
IPS is the apex police service of the country. The Indian Police Service (IPS) is one of the three All India Services. There are two ways of getting into IPS (i) passing Civil Service Exam (ii) promotion from state cadre police service. A candidate recruited in the IPS has to undergo a tough schedule of training at the Police Academy, and within 4 to 5 years of service one can expect to be the Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police. IPS Officers, in due course of service may expect to rise to the levels of Director General of Police in a State or DG of any other Central para-military force. Entry into IPS is through the All-India Civil Services Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission(UPSC).
After IPS comes the State Police Service (SPS). Police is a state subject under the constitution of India, and every state and union territory has its own Police Force headed by a Director General of Police (DGP). The recruitment to SPS is also on the same pattern as that for IPS. The only difference is that the recruitment of SPS officers is made by the State Public Service Commission concerned, through usually a combined competitive examination for State Civil Services. However, in case of Union Territory, recruitment to SPS is also made by Union Public Service Commission through the Civil Services Examination as one of the Group-B Services. The candidates selected for the State Police Service (SPS) are usually posted as Deputy Superintendents of Police (Deputy SP) or Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). On prescribed satisfactory service in the SPS, the officers are nominated to the IPS.
Almost all the States have Subordinate Police Services under which recruitment is made to the posts of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Sub-Inspector (SI) and Inspectors of Police. In addition to the regular police force, Indian Police Service has various para-military forces or central organizations like the Border Security Force (BSF), the Central Bureau of Investigation, Indo-Tibetan Border force, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), National Security Guards, Railway Protection Force (RPF) etc.
Best of Luck!