IPS: Indian Police Service
The full form of IPS is Indian Police Service. The Indian Police Service (IPS) is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India, also known simply as the Police Service. The Indian Police Service was established in 1948. There have been many eminent IPS officers who have contributed significantly to the country, such as India’s first woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi, U Sagayam, Shivdeep Lande and many more. The controlling authority of IPS is the Ministry of Home Affairs.
IPS officers are recruited through UPSC exam. This exam is conducted every year and selected candidates choose their preferences from the top three services IAS, IFS, and IPS. There are four attempts to clear this exam for general category candidates, 7 attempts for OBC candidates and no restriction for SC/ST candidates. The following are the IPS departments you can join once you pass the IPS exam:
- Crime Branch
- Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
- Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
- Home Guards
- Traffic Bureau and more.
Qualification to become an IPS officer
You have to extensively study for the IPS exam in order to crack it. It’s one of the toughest exams in the country. Having said that, passing it with flying colors enables your application to stand out from the crowd. Through it, you can obtain any respectable career. Becoming an IPS officer not only gives you self-satisfaction but also gives you an opportunity to show your best. An IPS is the highest rank officer in the police department and is the second lawmaker after the judge. An aspirant has to face a lot of hurdles (exams and training) before getting this job. UPSC has prepared a step-by-step exam pattern which is given below and a candidate can apply for this post. Every obstacle has to be overcome to get it.
Age
Candidates from Nepal and Bhutan can also apply for the Indian Police Services exam. Any graduate candidate can apply for this exam. The age limit for IPS exam is 21 to 30 years. But SC / ST candidates can appear in this exam till the age of 35 years.
Education
To apply for this job, the candidate must be a graduate of a recognized university.
Physical Ability
- Height: A minimum height of 165 cms is required for male candidates, while the minimum height for SC/ ST/ OBC candidates is 160 cms. Whereas, female candidates are required to have a minimum height of 150 cms and female candidates of ST / SC / OBC candidates are given a relaxation of 5 cms.
- Chest: For male candidates of all categories, they should have chest of 84 cms and for female candidates, they should have chest of 79 cms.
- Eye Vision: The eyesight should be between 6/6 and 6/9 and candidates with weak eyesight should have at least 6/12 and 6/9. No inherent night blindness.
- Blood Pressure (High): Age 23 – 123; age 24 – 124; age 25 – 122; age 28 – 124; age 30 – 125; age 32 – 126; age 34 – 127.
- Ears: Good hearing 1000-4000 frequency and normal ear cavity – hearing loss should not exceed 30 decibels.
- Resonant: The candidate should not stutter while speaking.
- Women should not be pregnant at the time of the medical test.
Written Test
To become an IPS officer, the most important level of the process is to crack the Civil Services Examination (CSE). Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts Civil Services Examination every year which is conducted in 3 sessions. Hence, aspirants for this post have to clear all rounds of Civil Services Examination.
Additional Training (Government Training Centre)
After qualifying all these rounds, a candidate is sent for 3 months (July to September) training in Mysore for a foundation course. In the foundation course, the candidates are taught about the basic concept of the country’s constitution, history and politics.
Training in Hyderabad
After undergoing this training, candidates are sent for academic training at Hyderabad for a period of one year from October to September. During this training, they are given knowledge about investigation, forensic science, crime prevention, ethics of human rights etc.
Field Training
During this period they are also taken for outdoor training which includes parades, horse riding, swimming, climbing and training in the use of weapons. These are the basic training that is required to become an IPS officer.
Practical Training
After taking academic training in Hyderabad, they are sent for another training for 6 months, which is called practical training. In this training, candidates are taught how to write FIR and the work style of SP, CO, PAC, DGP HQ and CID units.
Other full forms of IPS
| Full Form | Category |
|---|---|
| In-Plane Switching | Display Screen Technology |
| Intrusion Prevention System | Cyber & Security |
| Inter Press Service | News |
| Inches Per Second | Measurement Unit |
| Indianapolis Public Schools | Universities & Institutions |
| Instructions Per Second | Measurement Unit |
| Ice Protection Systems | Airplanes & Aircraft |
| Identity and Passport Service | Departments & Agencies |
| Institute for Palestine Studies | Regional Organizations |
| Indian Psychiatric Society | Medical Organizations |
| Invision Power Services | Companies & Firms |
| Ipsco, Incorporated | NYSE Symbols |
| InterPlanetary Scintillation | Ocean Science |
| Image Processing System | Computer Hardware |
| Introductory Physical Science | Universities |
| Iron Pipe Size | Measurement Unit |
| Internet Payment System | Accounts and Finance |
| Interim Payment System | Accounts and Finance |
| Indoor Power System | Products |
| Individual Placement and Support | Job Title |
| International Primatological Society | Veterinary |
| Innings Per Start | Sports |
| Internet Payment Solutions | Accounts and Finance |
| Initial Production Series | Military and Defence |
| Inverter Power Supply | Space Science |
| Independent Parental Supporter | Community |
| Images Per Second | Measurement Unit |
| Impact Protection System | Transportation |
| Illustrative Planning Scenario | Military and Defence |
| International Pipe Standard | Space Science |
| Interactive Purchasing System | Accounts and Finance |
| Intergraph Public Safety | Companies & Firms |
| Integrated Program Summary | Military and Defence |
| Interface Problem Sheets | Space Science |
| Interim Polar System | Military and Defence |
| Intellectual Property Solutions | Companies & Firms |
| International Patching Standard | Networking |
| Instrumentation Power Subsystem | Space Science |
| Ipscript (ipix) | File Type |
| Inventory of Programs and Services | Softwares |
| Interoperability Planning System | Military and Defence |
| Interpreter for Process Structures | Softwares |
| Investor Policy Statement | Messaging |
| Inverted Polygon Shield | Physics Related |
| Invoice and Progress Schedule | Accounts and Finance |
| Instrument Pointing System | Space Science |
| Incinerate Power Supply | Computer Assembly Language |
| Impulsive Phase Start | Physics Related |
| Internal Phone System | Military and Defence |