Eligibility To Be An IPS Officer

To be one out of three hundred thousand is an achievement in itself. Yes, this is what one has to be at one of the most coveted position in civil administration of the India Democratic setup. If you are competing with nearly 3,00,000 young and brilliant minds of the country and getting to such a high profile position, it itself brings a sense of importance to the position you are holding on. This profession not only provides you the self satisfaction to be at the very best, highly respected post in the internal security system of such a vast and diversified country but also give you a chance to serve the society by taking head on some antisocial elements of the country. But to reach at this coveted position one has to be really diligent and hardworking. To reach to that level one has to really toil hard for nearly 2 years and pass through a rigorous test involving written tests and interview spreading through out a year which requires self-discipline, patience, punctuality, commitment self-confidence and a burning desire to be at the top ladder of an important organization of the country. The is a kind of career which is ever demanding. you can not get relaxed after getting the post infect you have to work harder after getting the job then before getting it. 

Being an IPS officer is not a piece of cake. If you enjoy power then you have also to accept the responsibility attached with the bound less power. To handle things effectively a lot of hard work, stamina, alertness of mind, adaptability to follow difficult time schedules, good team spirit is required as this is not a time bound job. This is a career in which you are not only supposed to work yourself only but you have to make your team to work hard for the society you have vowed to serve while joining this career.

1. Educational Qualification

To be eligible for becoming an IPS officer the candidate must possess a degree from an Indian University or an equivalent qualification. Those in the final year of a degree course can also appear in the Preliminary Examination taken every year by UPSC.

2. Age

• The candidate must have attained the age of 21 years on 1st August of the year of examination and must not have attained 30 years of age on that date.
• The upper age limit will be relaxed by 3 years for OBC candidates and 5 years for SC/ST candidates.
• The upper age limit is also relaxed in favor of Defense Services Personnel.

3. Other Eligibility Conditions
Since these services involves decision making towards the internal security of the country. So taking into account the sensitivity of the job the aspirants have to be eligible under certain specific conditions as given ahead. 

1. For IPS, the candidate must be a citizen of India.
2. For other services, a candidate must be either:

• a citizen of India, or
• a subject of Nepal, or
• a subject of Bhutan, or
• a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
• a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.