Re: When and where does IPS exam will be conducted? Where should I apply for it? What is the syllabus for IPS exam?
In order to become IPS Officer, you will have to crack CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION being conducted by UPSC every year.
IPS 2012 Important Tentative Dates
IPS notification release - February
last date for submitting application form- March
Preliminary exam � May
Final Exam � October
Exam Centers for Civil Services Exam:
AGARTALA, AHMEDABAD, AIZAWL, ALIGARH, ALLAHABAD, BANGALORE, BAREILLY, BHOPAL, CHANDIGARH, CHENNAI, CUTTACK, DEHRADUN, DELHI, DHARWAD, DISPUR, GANGTOK, HYDERABAD, IMPHAL, ITANAGAR, JAIPUR, JAMMU, JORHAT, KOCHI (COCHIN), KOHIMA, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, ADURAI, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PANAJI (GOA), PATNA, PORT BLAIR, RAIPUR, RANCHI, SAMBALPUR, SHILLONG, SHIMLA, SRINAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, TIRUPATI, UDAIPUR AND VISHAKHAPATNAM
UPSC Prelims Exam Syllabus 2012
Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
Current events of national and international importance
History of India and Indian National Movement
Indian and World Geography
Indian Polity and Governance
Economic and Social Development
General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change
General Science.
Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
Comprehension
Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Decision making and problem solving
General mental ability
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level)
Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. -Class X level)
English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
Part B - Main Examination - Optional Subjects
| Paper-I |
One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate from the 22 languages included in the VIIIth Schedule to the Constitution (Qualifying Paper) |
300 Marks |
| Paper-II |
English |
300 Marks |
| Paper-III |
Essay[in the medium you choose] |
200 Marks |
| Papers IV & V |
General studies(300 Marks for each paper) |
600 Marks |
| Papers VI, VII, VIII & IX |
Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the prescribed optional subjects (300 marks for each paper) |
1200 Marks |
| Total Marks for Written Examination |
2000 Marks |
List of optional subjects
- Agriculture
- Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
- Anthropology
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Commerce and Accountancy
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Law
- Management
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Science
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science and International
- Relations
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Zoology
- Literature of one of the following languages:
- Arabic,
- Assamese,
- Bodo
- Bengali
- Chinese
- Dogri
- English
- French
- German
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Kashmiri
- Konkani
- Maithili
- Malayalam
- Manipur
- Marathi
- Nepali
- Oriya
- Pali
- Persian
- Punjabi
- Russian
- Sanskrit
- Santali
- Sindhi
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Urdu
Following combinations of subjects ARE NOT ALLOWED IN Civil services exam:�
(a) Political Science & International Relations and Public Administration;
(b) Commerce & Accountancy and Management;
(c) Anthropology and Sociology;
(d) Mathematics and Statistics;
(e) Agriculture and Animal Husbandry &Veterinary Science.
(f) Management and Public Administration;
(g) Of the Engineering subjects, viz., Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering�not more than one subject.
(h) Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science.
