Who are eligible for IPS post? Are army children eligible for it?

Who are eligible for IPS post? Are army children eligible for it?
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Hi Aspirant,

Candidates who satisfied the UPSC criteria can apply for UPSC Civil Service Exam for the post of IPS, IAS and IRS etc.


Criteria for IPS

You must be graduate in any stream from valid university or its equivalent.

Final year student are also eligible to apply.

No certain percentage of marks required.

Age should be 21 to 30 years for general candidates.

Age should be 21 to 33 years for OBC candidates.

Age should be 21 to 35 years for SC/ST candidates

You must be Indian Citizen.


If army children satisfied the above criteria, they can apply for UPSC exam.

Applicants can apply for UPSC exam through Online and Offline application.

Visit http://upsconline.gov.in for online registration.

Best of Luck�

Yes why not, any Army children is eligible for the IPS post. If you are son/daughter of Army person then you have some age relaxation in the examination, but in some condition. For getting information of eligibility of army person child click here

In this link you can see the notification for upsc exam 2012. You can see the eligibility criteria and in age limits paragraph. You can see all the condition and eligibility for army person children. Best of luck.

Dear,

all candidate which complete the degree in any stream from the recognized university which is approved by the ugc/aicet and under the age criteria 21 to 30 years, he is indian those all candidate eligible for the exam.
age relaxation for the reserve category. so don't worry you are eligible for the exam.
best of luck for the exam

Dear Friend

Donot worry ,army children are eligible for the UPSC examinations.

The eligibility criteria for IPS post is:



Anyone who have completed his bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university is eligible in terms of educational qualification.

Candidates age must be between 21-30 years if he/she belong to general category.

Other a relaxation of 3 years to OBC and 5 years to SC/ST is provided by UPSC.

Regarding no of attempts:

open category:4

obc:7

SC/ST: any no of times.

The examination consists of three stages :

1.Preliminary

2.Main examination.

3.Personal interview.

There are two modes of applying for this post:

>>offline mode

>>online at www.upsconline.nic.in


Hope the information helps you.

all the best

aashisranjan784

Dear Friend,

Its nice to see that you are interested in getting the post of an IPS Officer.

The full form of IPS is Indian Police Services. To become an IPS Officer , you have to crack the prestigious Civil Services Examination which is conducted every year by the Union Public Service Commission.

Those candidates who fulfill the below mentioned criteria are eligible for the Civil Services Exam :

* The candidate must hold a Bachelor`s Degree in any stream from any recognized college/university.

* The candidates in final year of graduation can also apply for the Civil services Exam.

* The Candidate must be a citizen of India.

* The Age Of the candidate depends upon the category to which he/she belongs as :

a) For General Candidates : 21-30 years

b) For OBC Candidates : 21-33 years

c) For SC/ST Candidates : 21-35 years.

* The Number of attempts Allowed :

a) General Candidates : 4

b) OBC Candidates : 7

c) SC/ST Candidates : No Limit

So , if you fulfill the above mentioned requisites , then you are eligible to appear for the Civil Services Exam passing which you can become an IPS Officer.

This is the information i have to the best of my knowledge regarding your query. Hope the information will help you to the extent you want.