IPS Exam 2022

Considered amongst the toughest exams in India, UPSC exams are conducted to recruit candidates for various public administration posts. Though it is quite a difficult exam to ace, strong determination blended with a well-structured preparation strategy can lead you towards successfully qualifying Civil Services examinations like IAS, IFS, IRS, and IPS. Every year thousands of candidates appear for these exams, but only a few can hit the bull’s eye. If you aspire to secure a government job and want to serve under the administrative departments, the Indian Police Services (IPS) exam is amongst the major competitive exams you need to clear. For the candidates preparing for the IPS exam, here is a blog that aims to shed light on how you can successfully prepare for the IPS exam and ace it with flying colors! 

Highlights

Civil services examinations are held collectively for the posts like IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, etc. It is bifurcated into 3 stages, i.e. Preliminary, Mains, and then a personal interview. For those who aim for IPS, it is mandatory to qualify for all three stages. Tabulated below are major highlights of the IPS exam.

Exam Name	Indian Police Services (IPS)
Conducting Body	Union of Public Service Commission  (UPSC)
Exam Type	Offline
Number of attempts Allowed	6
Online Application Date	Third Week of  February 2022
Admit Card (Preliminary)	Fourth week of May 2022
Preliminary Exam Date	5th June 2022
Preliminary Result Date	July 2022
Mains Exam Date	16th September 2022, onwards
Mains Result Date	December 2022
Interview Date	February/ March 2023
Final Result	April 2023

IPS Exam 2022 Schedule

Following is the exam schedule for IPS exam 2022:

UPSC IPS 2022	Exam Type	Exam Date
IPS Preliminary	Objective	5th June 2022
IPS Main Exam	Descriptive	16th September 2022, onwards

Eligibility Criteria

To become an IPS officer in India, candidates must fulfill the UPSC’s tough standards and pass the IPS test (Civil Services Exam).

The following are the IPS eligibility conditions and qualification criteria:

• The applicant must be an Indian citizen.
• The minimum age is 21 years old, and the maximum age varies according on the category and baseline physical handicap.
• A University degree (Graduate) from a recognised university is the minimum educational qualification.
• 6 attempts for General and EWS categories (More for other categories)
• Officers who have previously been appointed to the IAS or IFS are not eligible to apply.
• Physical Standards As per the Examination Rules

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IPS Syllabus for Prelims 2022:

Following is IPS Syllabus for Prelims 2022:

Syllabus of Paper I (General Studies – I)

1. Current events of national and international importance 2. History of India and The Indian National Movement 3. Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World 4. Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. 5. General Science  6. Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc. 7. General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity, and Climate Change

Syllabus for Paper II (CSAT/General Studies – II)

1. Comprehension 2. Interpersonal skills including communication skills 3. Logical reasoning and analytical ability Decision-making and problem-solving 4. General mental ability 5. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level) and data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency, etc. – Class X level)

IPS Mains Syllabus 2022

Following is IPS Mains Syllabus 2022

Paper A – Modern Indian Languages – 300 Marks	Comprehension of given passages Precise Writing Usage and Vocabulary Short Essay Translation from English to the Indian language and vice-versa
Paper B – English – 300 Marks	Comprehension of given passages Precise Writing Usage and Vocabulary Short Essay

Roles and Responsibilities of an IPS Officer

The Indian Police Service (IPS) comes beneath the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The roles and duties of the IPS officers are:

• Border function and responsibilities: Counter-terrorism, Border policing
• Preserving civil peace and order: Crime restriction, The examination, apprehension, and compilation of intelligence
• Anti-smuggling and narcotic trafficking, VIP safety
• Railway patrolling, addressing economic offences: Frauds in civic life
• Disaster control: Biodiversity and security/implementation of environmental laws
• High-level posts in the Indian Intelligence Agencies: CBI, RAW, IB, CID
• Enforcement of socio-economic legislation
• Leading and commanding the Indian Federal Law Enforcement Agencies: Civil and Armed Police Forces in all the union territories and states; CAPF – Central Armed Police Forces
• Serve as HoDs in policymaking in the Ministries and Departments of Central and State Governments, Public sector undertakings (PSUs) both at the center and states
• Interact and coordinate closely with Other All India Services; The Indian Army. and Armed Forces in general

Training of IPS Officer

There is a 2-year training or probationary period for a new IPS officer. We have listed the indoor and outdoor subjects and their marks:

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

Outdoor Subjects	Marks Allotted
Drill-I	100
Drill-II	80
Equitation	40
Field Craft Tactics and Map Reading	200
First Aid and Ambulance Drill	20
Physical Fitness	80
Swimming	25
Unarmed Combat	30
Yoga	25

IPS Salary

Designation	Salary as per 7th Pay Commission
Director-General of Police	2,25,000 INR
Additional Director General of Police	2,05,400 INR
Inspector-General of Police	1,44,200 INR
Deputy Inspector General of Police	1,31,100 INR
Senior Superintendent of Police	78,800 INR
Additional Superintendent of Police	67,700 INR
Deputy Superintendent of Police	56,100 INR

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IPS Cadre Allocation

The officers that are selected from the state police services must stay in their respective states cadres. The IPS Cadres are divided into 5 zones. 

Zone 1 – Number of State Cadres : 7

• AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and UTs)
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Himachal Pradesh
• Punjab 
• Rajasthan 
• Haryana
• Uttarakhand

Zone 2 – Number of State Cadres: 4

• Uttar Pradesh
• BIhar 
• Jharkhand 
• Odisha

Zone 3 – Number of State Cadres: 4

• Gujarat
• Maharashtra
• Madhya Pradesh
• Chhattisgarh

Zone 4 – Number of State Cadres: 6 

• West Bengal
• Sikkim
• Assam-Meghalaya
• Manipur
• Tripura
• Nagaland

Zone 5 – Number of State Cadres: 5

• Telangana
• Andhra Pradesh
• Karnataka
• Tamil Nadu
• Kerala

Tips & Tricks to Crack IPS exam

Now that you know about the essential features of the IPS exam, we are imparting you some useful tips and preparation strategies you can follow to successfully ace it with higher scores!

Study NCERT Books 

While gathering the study material for preparation, you don’t really need to buy specialised guides and books to prepare for the IPS exam. Just grab the NCERT books for 6th-12th Standards which will help you cover all the subjects for the prelims exam. Utilising the insightful NCERT Books For UPSC exams will help you develop a command over the essential topics of History, Geography, Political Science. Straightaway practicing from higher-level books might demoralize you with their advanced-level questions. So, the right way to kick start your preparation is to go through the NCERT books first.

Read a Newspaper Daily

Be it IAS, IPS or IES exam, one of the most crucial habits you need to inculcate in yourself for acing these national-level competitive exams is reading the English newspaper daily. Not only you will get familiar with the latest happenings in the world but it will also help you augment your vocabulary and get a hold of sentence structure. You can maintain a ‘newspaper diary’ and jot the new words along with their antonyms and synonyms to practice them thoroughly. Having a strong grasp on your vocabulary will certainly assist you in acing English for competitive exams. 

Make Your Own Notes

For any section or topic you are working on, the best way to remember its core concepts is to draft your own hand-written notes. Further, as soon as you memorize a topic, revise it by writing it down. This will help you in carrying out effective self-analysis and checking how much you have retained. Writing what you have learned helps in memorising it better and retaining it for a longer duration. Thus, you must strive to practice each topic through this method. Also, later on, you can revise the topics from the notes written in your version. By making flash-cards for important events and happenings you can have quick glances at them while doing your everyday chores.

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Analyse Previous Year’s Question Papers 

Another important tip for IPS exam aspirants is to gather the previous year’s question papers of all the UPSC exams and analyse them. Solving the previous year’s question papers will give you an idea about the topics and types of problems which are asked in each section. Many times, the exam comprises of questions that are similar to previous year exams so that’s why it becomes significant to include this into your preparation materials. 

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Learn From the Recent Toppers

Mugging up concepts from books will not be sufficient enough to clear the IPS exam. If you are determined towards acquiring the esteemed job profiles under the Indian Police Services, then, along with extra-edge preparation strategy you would also require some advantageous tips and tricks from those who have recently qualified the IPS exam. You can adopt their success mantra and learn through their inspirational stories. Focus on the Dos and Don’ts they highlight and accordingly implement them in your study time table. 

Practice Mock Tests

Consistent practice is the imperative element for acing any exam. As much as you practice and revise, the more chances are there to crack your chosen exam. It is difficult to determine the depth of the UPSC syllabus, therefore, continuously revising all the key concepts will help you strengthen each section. One cannot take the risk of missing the minute vital points. Thus, to check how much you have learned, it is necessary to practice mock tests at regular intervals either offline or online. Through self-evaluation, you can keep a proper check on your preparation strategy. 

Thus, we hope that this blog has helped you gain the important tips and strategies to ace the IPS exam. If you are struggling with your career choices, sign up for an e-meeting with our Leverage Edu experts and we will help you sort out your interest and aspirations and take an informed step towards your dream career!