UPSC IPS Exam 2020-21 – Roles and Responsibilities, Schedule, Eligibility, Application, Syllabus & Vacancies

Important Dates Syllabus Eligibility Application Process Other Details

One of the top three Civil Services Examinations (CSE), the Indian Police Service, commonly called IPS, is a coveted service that forms leadership roles in the police force of India. Just like the other two CSE exams, such as Indian Foreign Services (IFS) and the Indian Administrative Services (IAS), the Indian Police Service, too, is an integral part of the Indian system and comprises police officials of higher ranks. For complete details on the UPSC IPS exam 2020-21, read on.

Conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, the UPSC IPS exam receives lakhs of applications from aspiring candidates every year. However, the aspirants must have to go through the entrance examination administered by the UPSC to join the elite Indian Police Service.

UPSC IPS Exam 2020-21 Update - UPSC IPS exam is conducted via UPSC CSE. The Main phase exam was conducted from 8th to 17th January 2021. The result for the Main exam is expected to be released in February 2021.

UPSC IPS Exam 2020-21 – Roles and Responsibilities of IPS Officers

Comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the IPS Officers are employed by the Central Government and the respective states. Considering their higher ranks and elite positions, the IPS Officers enjoy significant perks since the IPS was formed in 1948. Besides, they are entitled with a lot of responsibilities.

Here are the top roles and responsibilities that an IPS Officer carries out –

Maintaining public peace and order that includes crime prevention, safeguarding public and investigation, detection and collection of intelligence
Offering VIP security
Commanding Indian Federal Law Enforcement Agencies such as Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), Civil and Armed Police Forces in all union territories and states, Central Police Organisations (CPO) and Central Paramilitary Forces (CPF) including CISF, NSG, CRPF, ITBP and BSF
Border duties and responsibilities including border policing and counter-terrorism
High-rank posts in the Indian Intelligence Agencies such as CID, CBI, IS and R&AW.
Tracking economic offences such as corruption in public life
HODs in policymaking in PSUs both at the centre and states and in the Ministries and Departments of Central and State Governments
Anti-smuggling and drug trafficking
Enforcement of socio-economic legislation
Disaster management such as enforcement or protection of environmental laws, biodiversity, etc.
Railway policing
Interact and coordinate closely with the Indian Army and Armed Forces in general and Other All India Services

IPS Branches –

The Indian Police Service is divided into several functional branches or departments. They are – Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Crime Branch, Traffic Bureau and Home Guards. These branches help fulfil the above-mentioned responsibilities effectively, systematically and responsibly.

UPSC IPS Exam Highlights

Approximately, more than 8 lakh Indian candidates apply for the UPSC IPS exam each year. The application and the selection processes are common for all the Civil Services Examinations. The selection process includes –

Preliminary
Main examination
An interview/ personality test

Let’s take a quick look at the IPS exam highlights –

Exam Name	Civil Services Examination (Indian Police Service)
Organising Body	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Exam Level	National
Exam Type	Offline (Pen and paper)
Total Number of Vacancies	Approx. 800
Total Number of Services	24
Total Number of Attempts	6
Expected Registration	Approx. 8 lakh

UPSC IPS Exam 2020-21 Important Dates

The UPSC had previously released the application notification on 12th February 2020 and had invited applications from all the eligible candidates. The last date for receipt of applications was 3rd March 2020. The preliminary exam was scheduled to be held on 31st May. However, the Commission couldn’t carry out the procedure due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. One earlier notification on the official website read, “The Civil Services (Prelims) Examination 2020, scheduled to be held on May 31, 2020, stands deferred. The decision on the fresh date of the examination will be made available on May 20 after assessing the situation.” The schedule for the exam is mentioned under:

UPSC IPS 2020 Exam Events	Important Dates
Release of official notification	12-February-2020
Online Recruitment Application (ORA) started	12-February-2020
Last date for receipt of IPS 2020 exam	03-March-2020
Availability of admit card for preliminary examination	One/ two weeks before the exam
Preliminary examination commencement	4th October 2020
Preliminary exam result	23rd October 2020
Detailed Application Form submission	By 11th November 2020
Main exam admit card	17th December 2020
Main exam commencement	8th to 17th January 2021 (Revised)
Result	February 2021
Personality Test (PT)/ Interview date	March 2021
Declaration of the final result	April 2021

Earlier Announced Exam Timetable of Civil Services (IPS) Main Examination – Now Postponed

Go through the timetable of Civil Services Main examinations (postponed now due to the Coronavirus)

UPSC IPS Main Exam Timetable –

Date/ Day	Morning Session (9 am to noon)	Afternoon Session (2 pm to 5 pm)
18^th September 2020 (Friday)	Paper – I (Essay)	No Paper
19^th September 2020 (Saturday)	Paper – II (General Studies - I)	Paper – III (General Studies - II)
20^th September 2020 (Sunday)	Paper – IV (General Studies - III)	Paper – V (General Studies - IV)
26^th September 2020 (Saturday)	Paper – A (Indian Languages) (Bengali/ Assamese / Bodo / Dogri / Gujarati / Konkani / Kannada / Hindi / Kashmiri /Malayalam/ Maithili / Marathi/ Manipuri / Oriya/ Nepali /Sanskrit/ Punjabi /Sindhi (Devanagari/Arabic Script)/ Santhali /Telugu/ Tamil / Urdu)	Paper – B (English)
27^th September 2020 (Sunday)	Paper – VI (Optional Paper - I) (Agriculture/ Anthropology/ Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science/ Chemistry/ Botany/ Commerce & Accountancy/ Civil Engineering/ Electrical Engineering/ Economics/ Geology/ Geography/ Law/ History/ Mathematics/ Management/ Medical Science/ Mechanical Engineering/ Physics/ Philosophy/ Statistics/ Zoology/ Psychology/ Political Science & International Relations/ Sociology/ Public Administration/ Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese/ Bodo/ Bengali/ Gujarati/ Dogri/ Kannada/ Hindi/ Konkani/ Kashmiri/ Malayalam/ Maithili/ Marathi/ Manipuri/ Oriya/ Nepali/ Sanskrit/ Punjabi/ Sindhi/ Santhali/ Telugu/ Tamil/ Urdu/ English)	Paper – VII (Optional Paper - II) (Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science/ Agriculture/ Botany/ Anthropology/ Civil Engineering/ Chemistry/ Economics/ Commerce & Accountancy/ Geography/ Electrical Engineering/ History/ Geology/ Management/ Law/ Mechanical Engineering/ Mathematics/ Philosophy/ Medical Science/ Political Science & International Relations/ Physics/ Public Administration/ Psychology/ Sociology/ Zoology/ Statistics/ Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese/ Bodo/ Bengali/ Gujarati/ Dogri/ Kannada/ Hindi/ Konkani/ Kashmiri/ Malayalam/ Maithili/ Marathi/ Manipuri/ Oriya/ Nepali/ Sanskrit/ Punjabi/ Sindhi/ Santhali/ Telugu/ Tamil/ Urdu/ English)

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UPSC IPS Exam 2020-21 Pattern & Syllabus

UPSC Civil Services Examination (IPS) Exam Pattern 2020-21

The Union Public Service Commission administers the Civil Services Examination broadly in two stages – Preliminary and Mail. Applicants appearing for any post or service of Civil Services will have to clear both Preliminary Examinations (Objective Type) and Main Examination (Written and Interview). The Indian Police Service, too, has to follow the same pattern.

The UPSC IPS Preliminary Exam is conducted for the selection of candidates for the Main Examination.
The UPSC IPS Main Examination is conducted for the selection of candidates for various ranks.

UPSC IPS Preliminary Exam Pattern –

The preliminary examination only serves as a screening test and candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified for the exam will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination. Candidates have to appear for the Main Examination in the same year. The Prelims exam will have two papers, carrying a maximum of 400 marks.

Paper	Question Type	Marks	Hours
Paper-I	Objective Type (MCQs)	200 marks	120 minutes (2 hours)
Paper-II	Objective Type (MCQs)	200 marks	120 minutes (2 hours)

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Note:

The General Studies Paper-II is a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks of 33%.
It is mandatory to appear for both papers. Failing to do so will result in the rejection of your candidature.
There will be negative marking for incorrect answers.
One-third (0.33) of the marks will be deducted as a penalty.
A penalty will apply to the candidates who give more than one answer.
Unattempted questions deserve no penalty.

UPSC IPS Main Examination Pattern –

The Main Examination comprises a written examination and an interview. There will be 9 papers. All of them are of conventional essay types.

Written Test –

Paper	Subjects	Marks	Hours
Paper – A (Qualifying Paper)	Candidates have to select one of the Indian Languages – Assamese, Santhali, Bengali, Maithili, Gujarati, Dogri, Hindi, Kannada, Bodo, Urdu, Telugu, Tamil, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Odia, Nepali, Marathi, Manipuri, Malayalam, Konkani and Kashmiri	300	180 minutes (three hours)
Paper – B	English	300	180 minutes (three hours)
Paper – I (for Merit)	Essay	250	180 minutes (three hours)
Paper – II (for Merit)	General Studies (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)	250	180 minutes (three hours)
Paper – III (for Merit)	General Studies – II (Constitution, Governance, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations)	250	180 minutes (three hours)
Paper – IV (for Merit)	General Studies – III (Economic Development, Technology, Environment, Bio-Diversity, Security and Disaster Management)	250	180 minutes (three hours)
Paper – V (for Merit)	General Studies – IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)	250	180 minutes (three hours)
Paper – VI (for Merit)	Optional Subject – Paper 1	250	180 minutes (three hours)
Paper – VII (for Merit)	Optional Subject – Paper 2	250	180 minutes (three hours)

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Personality Test –

Also known as the Interview Test, the Personality Test will assess the personal suitability of the applicants for a career in public service. It will be conducted by the Board where candidates will be asked questions on matters of general interest. Some of the traits to be judged are clear and logical explosion, critical powers of assimilation, variety and depth of interest, intellectual and moral integrity, the ability for social cohesion and leadership, mental alertness and balance of judgement.

The personality test or interview will be held for 275 marks. The total for the Main Examination is 2025 marks.

List of Optional Subjects for Main Examination – Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Agriculture, Botany, Anthropology, Civil Engineering, Commerce and Accountancy, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Economics, Geology, Geography, Law, History, Mathematics, Management, Medical Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Philosophy, Psychology, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology, Public Administration, Zoology, Statistics, Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese, Bodo, Bengali, Gujarati, Dogri, Kannada, Hindi, Konkani, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Maithili, Marathi, Manipuri, Odia, Nepali, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Sindhi, Santhali, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu and English.

UPSC Civil Services Examination (IPS) Exam Syllabus 2020-21

The syllabi for the Preliminary and Main Examinations are given below.

Preliminary Examination Syllabus –

Paper – I (200 Marks)	Paper – II (200 Marks)
History of India and Indian National Movement	Interpersonal skills including communication skills
General Science	General mental ability
Current events of national and international importance	Comprehension
Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Demographics, Poverty, Social Sector Initiatives, Inclusion, etc.	Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) and Data interpretation (graphs, charts, data sufficiency, tables, etc.) — Class X level
Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Panchayati Raj, Political System, Rights Issues, Public Policy, etc.	Decision making and problem-solving
General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change	Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World

Some Key Points:

The Paper-II of the Preliminary Examination (UPSC IPS) is a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
Candidates will have objective type questions.
Applicants should appear for both papers.

Main Examination Syllabus –

The Main Examination will “assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates”. It will also test the candidates’ general awareness of a wide range of topics and subjects. The pattern would be –

Comprehension of given passages
Short Essays
Precis Writing
Usage and Vocabulary
Translation from English to the Indian Language and vice-versa

The Main Exam will have the following syllabus.

Paper – I: Essays on Multiple Topics.
Paper – II: General Studies – I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)
Paper – III: General Studies – II (Constitution, Governance, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations)
Paper – IV: General Studies – III (Economic Development, Technology, Environment, Bio-Diversity, Security and Disaster Management)
Paper – V: General Studies – IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
Paper – VI & VII: Optional subjects.

UPSC IPS Exam 2020-21 Eligibility

To ensure you are eligible to appear in the examination, you have got to check your eligibility. Below, you will find information related to your academic requirements, nationality, age limits, physical criteria, etc.

Nationality –

You must be an Indian citizen.

Age Limits –

Minimum Age Limit: The minimum age limit of an IPS aspirant to appear for the exam is 21 years.
Maximum Age Limit: The maximum age limit of an IPS aspirant to appear for the exam is 32 years as on 1^st of August 2020. He shouldn’t have been borne earlier than 2^nd August 1988 and not later than 1^st August 1999.

Age Relaxation –

If you belong to other categories including SC, ST, OBC, etc., the upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxable.

Category	Relaxation Years
Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST)	Up to a maximum of 5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	Up to a maximum of 3 years
Defence Services Personnel (DSP)	Up to a maximum of 3 years
Ex-servicemen including SSCOs/ SCOs/ Commissioned Officers at least 5 years Military Service as on 1^st August 2020	Up to a maximum of 5 years
Deaf and hard of hearing Multiple disabilities Autism, specific learning disability, mental illness and intellectual disability Blindness and low vision A locomotor disability such as an acid attack, leprosy cured, cerebral palsy, dwarfism and muscular dystrophy	Up to a maximum of 10 years

When it comes to accepting the age qualification, the Commission will only consider the date of birth mentioned in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate or Matriculation. The official notification maintains, “The date of birth, accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or a certificate recognized by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University which extract must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate. These certificates are required to be submitted only at the time of applying for the Civil Services (Main) Examination. No other document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, Service records and the like will be accepted.”

Minimum Educational Qualifications –

The IPS aspirants should hold a degree from institutions “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 Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.”
Candidates, who are appearing in the qualifying examination and are confident about securing the minimum percentage that would render them educationally qualified for the IPS exam, would also be eligible for admission to the Prelims exam.

Note: Such candidates will be required to provide proof of passing the qualifying exam along with their application for the Main Examination. If they don’t produce the required documents, admission to the Main Examination will not be permitted. “In exceptional cases, the Union Public Service Commission may treat a candidate who does not have any of the foregoing qualifications as a qualified candidate provided that he/she has passed examination conducted by the other Institutions, the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission justifies his/her admission to the examination.”

If the interested candidates have passed the final examination of any Medical Examinations, including professional M.B.B.S. but couldn’t complete their internship by the time of submission of the Main Examination applications, they will be considered for the examination provisionally. However, such candidates will have to submit a copy of pass certificate (final professional medical examination) from the concerned Institution or University along with their application. Moreover, they will have to produce a certificate or Degree from the same concerned authority that they had completed the internship and other requirements for the award of the Degree.
Aspirants boasting technical skills and professional qualifications (recognised by the government) equivalent to a technical and professional degree would be considered eligible for admission to Civil Services Examinations.

Number of Attempts –

The maximum number of attempts that an eligible candidate appearing at the examination can avail to himself is six.

Relaxation in Number of Attempts –

There are exceptions to the candidates who don’t belong to the general category.

The restriction on the number of attempts will not apply to candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Candidates belonging to the OBC category can attempt the UPSC Civil Services Examinations 9 times.
Candidates belonging to the Physically Handicapped (General) category can attempt the UPSC Civil Services Examinations 9 times.
Aspirants belonging to the Physically Handicapped (OBC) category can attempt the examination 9 times.
Candidates belonging to the Physically Handicapped (SC/ST) category can attempt the examination as many times as they want.

Note: If candidates appearing in the UPSC IPS preliminary examination, it will be counted as one attempt. If they clear the preliminary, they are eligible to appear in the main exam in that year only. Candidates whose candidatures are cancelled or disqualified, it will still be counted as one attempt.

Physical Standards for UPSC IPS Exam –

Your exceptional academic results may not come in handy if you are physically unfit. As per the official statement, “Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Civil Services Examination, 2020.”

Take a look at the following table –

Attribute	Male	Female
Chest girth fully expanded	84 cm	79 cm
Expansion	5 cm	5 cm
Height	165 cm	150 cm
Height for ST, Nagaland, Kumaonis, Assamese and Gorkhas	160 cm	145 cm

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Medical Test –

The Union Public Service Commission is also serious about a candidate’s medical conditions. One should meet the medical requirements and must clear the medical test to get into the Indian Police Service.

Underneath, take a look at the standards for the near and distant vision for the UPSC IPS exam 2020-21.

Attributes	Better Eye	Worse Eye
Near Vision	J1	J2
Distant Vision	6/6 or 6/9	6/12 or 6/9
Types of Corrections Permitted	Contact lens, spectacles and refractive surgery IOL, ICL, Lasik, etc.
Colour Vision Requirements	High Grade
Squint	Unfit (Due to absence of binocular vision)
Binocular Vision Needed	Yes
Limits of Refractive Error Permitted	No limit. Nonetheless, the candidates with Myopia of more than 6.00 D including spherical & cylindrical error will be directed to special Myopia Board. The Board must verify or examine the concerned aspirants for degenerative changes in the retina – this includes direct or indirect ophthalmoscopy. The candidates will be declared fit if the macular area is healthy. In case of only peripheral degenerative changes that can be treated, the Board will declare the candidates unfit till it gets treated. In the cases where the candidates have myopia up to 6.00 D without any involvement of the macular area of the retina, such candidates should be declared fit (except candidates with macular degenerative changes. They are unfit.)

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Other Medical Conditions –

Blood Pressure:
- Below 25 years – Systolic Pressure (100 – 130 mm) and Diastolic Pressure (< 90 mm)
- Above 25 years - Systolic Pressure (110 – 140 mm) and Diastolic Pressure (< 90 mm)
Candidates shouldn’t stutter while speaking
They must have great listening skills

Note: If the aspirant is a female, she shouldn’t be pregnant at the time of the medical test.

Restriction on Applying for UPSC IPS Examination – Who Can’t Appear?

Not everyone is eligible to apply for the UPSC Indian Police Service exam. Let’s learn who can’t compete at this exam –

Someone who is appointed to the IAS or IFS on the results of a previous exam and continues to play that role of the same service will be considered ineligible for the IPS exam.
If he or she is appointed to the IAS or IFS and continues to be a member of that service after the prelims of CSE 2020 is over, he/ she cannot appear in the Civil Services (Main) exam 2020 – despite the fact he/ she has cleared the IPS preliminary examination 2020.
If a candidate is appointed to the Indian Foreign Service or the Indian Administrative Service after the commencing of the Main examination 2020 but before the declaration of the result and is a member of that service, the concerned candidate will be considered ineligible for the IPS.
If a candidate is already appointed to the IPS based on an earlier exam and continues to play the same role of that service, he/ she will not be considered eligible to opt for the IPS in Civil Services Examination 2020.

UPSC IPS Exam 2020-21 Application Process

The Union Public Service Commission carried out the application process of the UPSC IPS 2020 exam. It began the form filling process from 12^th February 2020 and completed on 3^rd March 2020 till 18.00 hours. However, the exam couldn’t take place due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus.

How to Apply – General Instructions

To apply for the Union Public Service Commission IPS, you have to visit the website www.upsconline.nic.in. Go through the detailed instructions for filling up an online application.

You must note that a candidate can submit only a single application.
In case of any unavoidable situation, if an eligible aspirant submits more than one application, he or she needs to “ensure that application with the higher Registration ID (RID) is complete in all respects like applicant’s details, examination centre, photograph, signature, photo ID, fee, etc.”
The Commission will entertain the applications with higher RID.
Also, note that “fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID”.
Before filling in the online form, you must get your signature and photograph ready beforehand.
The photograph and signature should be in the proper format (.jpg) and should meet the required size (between 20 kb and 300 kb)
Details of one photo ID should be ready beforehand (PAN card, Aadhar Card, Driving License, Passport, Voter Card and any other photo ID card issued by the Central/ State Government).
Also, you need to upload the scanned copy of the Photo ID whose details you have provided in the form. While appearing for the exam, the Commission wants you to carry the same Photo ID. It will use the same for all future references.
The Online Application Form contains two stages – Part I and Part II.
While filling in the online application form, you need to carefully decide about your choice of centre for the IPS examination.
The papers of candidates will not be evaluated if they appear at a different centre than the one allotted to them by the Commission. Their candidatures of such candidates will be liable to cancellation.
You are encouraged to provide a valid email address for easy communication through electronic mode. The Union Public Service Commission will keep you informed about everything related to the exam.
Keep checking your email from time to time so that you don’t miss out on anything ending with @nic.in. Also, check your SPAM folder in case you don’t see emails from the Commission in the inbox.

UPSC IPS Application Fee –

Candidates are required to pay a fee of ₹ 100/- either by using RuPay/ Master/ Visa/ Credit/ Debit Card or by visiting any branch of SBI or by using Internet Banking of SBI. If you opt for “Pay by Cash” mode, get a print of the “system-generated Pay-in-slip during part II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of SBI Branch on the next working day only”.

Applications submitted without fee payment will be rejected. There are, however, cases when applicants make the payment but don’t receive details from the bank. The Commission will treat them as fictitious payment cases. It will release a list of all such candidates on its official website within two weeks after the submission of online application.

Further, these candidates will be notified or intimated through their registered email address to submit a copy of proof of their payment. They can do that via either speed post or hand. Failing to do so will result in the rejection of their candidature.

Fee Exemption –

The following applicants will not have to remit the UPSC IPS application fee.

Female/ SC/ ST/ Persons with Benchmark Disability

Note:

Fee once paid will not be refunded or held in reserve for any other exam or selection.
Applications without the prescribed fee will be rejected.
Applicants admitted to the Main Exam will have to remit a further fee of ₹ 200/-.
Candidates who attempted the CSE exam in 2019 and wants to apply for admission to this exam, they can submit applications without waiting for the results or an offer of appointment.

Withdrawal of UPSC IPS 2020 Application –

Anyone wishes to withdraw their applications can do so before 8^th August 2020 till 18.00 hours. The withdrawal of application started on 1^st August 2020.

Earlier, the Commission scheduled the withdrawal facility from 12^th March to 18^th March 2020, which couldn’t be carried out due to COVID-19.

Here are some important instructions to withdraw application –

Read all instructions carefully before submitting the request for withdrawal of an application.
Get your registration ID ready.
Make sure you have access to the registered email ID and mobile as the Commission will send OTPs to confirm the withdrawal.
After the final acceptance, the applicants should print the authenticated receipt.
However, no refund will be made by the Commission in case of successful withdrawal of the application.
Candidates who submit incomplete applications don’t have to go through this procedure for withdrawal of incomplete applications.

Other Details

IPS Exam Admit Card 2020

The release date of the admit card for the UPSC IPS exam 2020 was postponed due to the Coronavirus. Earlier, it was scheduled to be issued on 25th May 2020. The Commission has issued the e-admit card for the preliminary exam two weeks before the exam. The exam was conducted on 4th October 2020. The admit card for the Main exam was released on 17th December 2020.

The admit card will have all the details such as the name of the candidate, date and time of the exam, centre of the exam, etc. Reach out to the Board in case of any wrong information or details mentioned on the admit card.

UPSC IPS Exam Centres 2020

UPSC IPS Preliminary Exam Centres	UPSC IPS Main Exam Centres
Agartala	Ahmedabad
Gorakhpur	Delhi
Panaji	Patna
Agra	Aizawl
Gurgaon	Dispur
Patna	Prayagraj
Ajmer	Bangalore
Gwalior	Hyderabad
Port Blair	Raipur
Ahmedabad	Bhopal
Hyderabad	Jaipur
Prayagraj	Ranchi
Aizawl	Chandigarh
Imphal	Jammu
Puducherry	Shillong
Aligarh	Chennai
Indore	Kolkata
Pune	Shimla
Anantpur	Cuttack
Itanagar	Lucknow
Raipur	Thiruvananthapuram
Aurangabad	Dehradun
Jabalpur	Mumbai
Rajkot	Vijayawada
Bangalore
Jaipur
Ranchi
Bareilly
Jammu
Sambalpur
Bhopal
Jodhpur
Shillong
Bilaspur
Jorhat
Shimla
Chandigarh
Kochi
Siliguri
Chennai
Kohima
Srinagar
Coimbatore
Kolkata
Thane
Cuttack
Kozhikode
Thiruvananthapuram
Dehradun
Lucknow
Tiruchirapalli
Delhi
Ludhiana
Tirupati
Dharwad
Madurai
Udaipur
Varanasi
Mumbai
Dispur
Faridabad
Mysore
Vellore
Gangtok
Nagpur
Vijayawada
Gaya
Navi Mumbai
Vishakhapatnam
Ghaziabad
Gautam Buddh Nagar
Warangal

IPS Cadre Allocation –

The IPS Cadre allocation is done based on the ranks of the candidates, availability of vacancies and their preferences. The IPS cadres are grouped into five zones.

Zone	Number of Cadres	IPS Cadres
Zone – I	7	AGMUT (Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and UTs), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Rajasthan
Zone – II	4	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand
Zone – III	4	Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
Zone – IV	6	Assam-Meghalaya, West Bengal, Sikkim, Nagaland, Tripura and Manipur
Zone – V	5	Telangana, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

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UPSC IPS Training –

The candidates who clear all the exam stages will have to be on a two-year probationary or training period at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), Hyderabad. The recruits will be on the Foundation Course, i.e. of 3 months at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie.

The training also comprises the following –

Indoor Subjects	Marks Allotted
Indian Penal Code, 1860	100
Police in Modern India	75
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973	100
Indian Evidence Act, 1872	100
Investigation-I	75
Investigation-II	75
Special Laws	50
Forensic Science (Theory & Practical)	75
Forensic Medicine	50
Maintenance of Public Peace and Order	75
Police Leadership and Management	100
Crime Prevention & Criminology	75
Information & Communication Technology	100
Internal Security	75
Ethics and Human Rights	75

Outdoor Subjects	Marks Allotted
Equitation	40
Drill (comprising Ceremonial Drill and Sword Drill)	80
First Aid and Ambulance Drill	20
Drill (comprising Ceremonial Drill and Sword Drill)	100
Physical Fitness	80
Field Craft Tactics and Map Reading	200
Swimming	25
Unarmed Combat	30
Yoga	25

Salary and Ranks of UPSC IPS Officers –

The IPS Officers get paid as per the 7^th Pay Commission recommendation. Below, take a look at the ranks and their average (approx.) salary of the respective officers.

IPS Officer Ranks (In Ascending Order)	Approx. Salary (7^th Pay Commission) in INR
Deputy Superintendent of Police	56,100.00
Additional Superintendent of Police	67,700.00
Senior Superintendent of Police	78,800.00
Deputy Inspector General of Police	1,31,100.00
Inspector General of Police	1,44,200.00
Additional Director General of Police	2,05,400.00
Director General of Police	2,25,000.00

UPSC Indian Police Services (IPS) 2020 Result –

The result of the UPSC IPS 2020 Preliminary exam was on 23rd October 2020. The Main exam result is scheduled to be released in February 2021. Separate results are released after the successful completion of the Preliminary and Main examinations. The Commission is yet to announce the exam date, which got postponed due to COVID-19.

UPSC IPS Exam Preparation Tips –

The UPSC IPS exam is believed to be one of the toughest competitive examinations in the country. Hence, extra efforts are required to ace the exam. Here we bring you some of the expert-recommended preparation tips for the Union Public Service Commission IPS exam 2020.

Read NCERT Books: You have got to follow the NCERT Books of Class 6^th to 12^th. Those who wish to appear in Hindi should refer to IAS books in the Hindi medium.
Writing Practice: You need to write a lot as it is important to improve your writing skills. The Main examination demands a lot of patience in writing. Set a time limit and see how you perform.
Previous Years’ Question Papers: Focus more on previous years’ question papers. You will have an idea of how the questions will be. This will further save you a lot of time.
Mock Test: Count on the mock test and give online mock test as much as possible. This way, you can evaluate your strength and weakness.
Read Newspaper: Make it a habit to read daily newspaper. It is important to stay updated on current affairs.

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