IPS Syllabus (Paper I/V) Latest Indian Police Services Exam Pattern

UPSC IPS Mains Syllabus

In Paper A, candidates need to select any one of the Indian Languages but it’s not compulsory for the aspirants who are belonging to Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur and Nagaland.

UPSC Civil Services Mains Paper B Syllabus:

This paper is conducted to test eligibility of aspirants and to check skills of aspirants in English and Indian Language concerned.
Aspirants are selected on basis of some facts like how they understand these languages and how they express their ideas clearly and correctly.
The pattern of questions would be generally as follows:- Comprehension of given passages, Precise Writing and Usage and Vocabulary

UPSC IPS Mains Paper 1 Syllabus:

Candidates will be required to write essays on multiple topics.
They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion and to write concisely Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.

Civil Services General Studies Paper 2 Syllabus:

Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from olden to present times.
Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues
The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country.
Post-independence consolidation and restructuring within the country
History of the world will include events from 18th Century.
Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India
Role of women and women’s organization.
Effects of globalization on Indian Society
Social Empowerment
Salient Features of world’s Physical Geography
Distribution of Key Natural Resources Across the world
Important Geographical Phenomena
India and its neighborhoods-relations
Bilateral, Regional and global groupings
Effects of policies
Important international institutions etc

UPSC IPS Mains Paper Syllabus for General Studies Paper 3:

Functions and duties of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.
Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.
Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
Government Policies and interventions for development in various sectors
Development process and the development industry
Welfare schemes for vulnerable section of the population by centre and states.
Issue relating to development
Issues relating to poverty and hunger
Important aspects of Governance
Role of Civil Services in a democracy
Role of external state
Challenges of internal security through communications networks
Security challenges
Various security forces and agencies and their mandate etc

UPSC IPS Mains Paper 4- General Studies 3 Syllabus:

Inclusive growth and issues arising from it
Government Budgeting
Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management.
Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism
Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management
Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate
Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment
Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
Disaster and disaster management
Linkages between development and spread of extremism
Land reforms in India
Effects of Liberalization on the economy
Infrastructure: Energy, ports, roads etc
Investment models
Science and technology
Achievements of Indian in Science and technology
Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers etc
Conversation, environmental pollution and degradation
Disaster and Disaster Management
Linkages between development and spread of extremism etc

UPSC IPS Paper 5- General Studies 4 Syllabus:

Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships.
Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.
Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.
Probity in Governance: Concept of Public Service
Case studies on Above Issues etc

IPS Syllabus for Paper 6 & 7 Optional 1/ Optional 2:

List of Optional Subjects for Mains Exam :

IPS Preliminary Exam Pattern

Serial Number	Name of Paper	Marks Allotted
Paper 1	General Ability Test (GAT)	200 Marks
Paper 2	English Language and Aptitude	200 Marks
Total	400 Marks

Paper	Subject	Max. Marks
Paper – A	Regional language (Qualifying)	300
Paper – B	English Language (Qualifying)	300
Paper – 1	Essay	250
Paper – 2	General Studies- 1 (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society)	250
Paper – 3	General Studies -2 (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations)	250
Paper – 4	General Studies -3 (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management)	250
Paper – 5	General studies – 4 (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude)	250
Paper – 6	Optional Paper – 1	250
Paper – 7	Optional Paper – 2	250
Written Test Total	1750 marks
Personality Test (interview)	275
Grand Total	2025 marks