Candidates who are preparing for the upcoming IPS Exam must go through IPS Syllabus 2016 which is displayed below on this page. All those aspirant who want to appear in the IPS Exam 2016 must download pdf file for question paper pattern from here.
Indian Police Service Exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission every year and is conducted in two phases (Preliminary & Mains). The Syllabus & Paper Pattern plays a key role in preparation for IPS, therefore contenders must prepare according to the latest exam pattern for better performance in the examination.
In the below section of this page we have mentioned complete information about IPS Syllabus and Question Paper Format.
IPS Exam Pattern:
Preliminary Examination (Objective):
| Paper | Type | Marks | Duration |
| Paper I | Objective | 200 | 2 Hours |
| Paper II | 200 | 2 Hours |
Main Examination (Subjective):
Paper A (300 Marks): One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution.
Paper B (300 Marks): English
Papers to be counted for merit
- Paper-I Essay 250 Marks
- Paper-II General Studies-I 250 Marks
(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)
- Paper-III General Studies -II 250 Marks
(Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)
- Paper-IV General Studies -III 250 Marks
(Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)
- Paper-V General Studies -IV 250 Marks
(Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)
- Paper-VI Optional Subject – Paper 1 250 Marks
- Paper-VII Optional Subject – Paper 2 250 Marks
Sub Total (Written test) 1750 Marks
Personality Test 275 Marks
Grand Total 2025 Marks
Interview:
The Interview will be of 200 marks which will be conducted after the declaration of main examination result.
IPS Syllabus:
IPS Exam consist of total 9 papers which are based on different topics. These are as follows:
- Paper I: General Studies
- Paper II: Language Exam
- Paper III: General English
- Paper IV: Essay
- Paper V, VI, VII, VIII and IX: Optional Subjects
General Studies:
This sections covers the questions which are related to Current events of national and international importance, History of India and Indian National Movement, Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World, Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc, Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc., General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
Language Exam:
In Language section, the question consists of Comprehension, Logical reasoning and analytical ability, Decision making and problem solving, General mental ability, Basic numeracy questions etc.
General English:
The paper pattern of English Section consists of Comprehension of given passages, Precis Writing, Usage and Vocabulary, Paragraphs writing etc.
Essay:
In this section, aspirants are required to write at least 2 essays on which first topic is related to Indian Society/politics/ Economy/Development, Growth and related aspects and second topic related to security and related matters.
List of optional subjects for Main Examination:
- Agriculture
- Animal Husbandry and 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 any one of the following languages:
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English
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