Dear Teentalker,
Thanks for reaching out and sharing your concern.
It's good that you decided to take one thing at a time and focus on that fully. Though I don't know in which grade are you in but, I would like to inform you few things –
1. Physical Criteria
The physical criteria for eligibility of the IPS officer are as follows:
Minimum Height - Men - 165cm
Women - 150cm
Relaxable minimum height is 160cm (men) and 145cm (women) for candidates belonging to ST and races such as Gorkhas, Garhwalias, Assamese, Kumaonis, Nagaland Tribals, etc.
Minimum Chest Girth - Men/Women: 84cm 79cm
Myopia (including cylinder) should not exceed minus 4.00D
Hypermyopia (including cylinder) should not exceed plus 4.00D
- The presence of Squint is a disqualification
- Spectacles are permitted
- Distant vision for better eye(Corrected Vision) should be 6/6 or 6/9
- Distant vision for the worse eye(Uncorrected Vision) should be 6/12 or 6/9
- Near vision should be J1 and J2 respectively
- High-grade color vision is required and Binocular vision is needed
2. Nationality:
Nationality of a candidate must be either of the following:
- Citizen of India
- Subject of Nepal
- Subject of Bhutan
- A Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962 for permanent settlement in India.
- Migrant from any of the following countries for permanently settling in India: Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam
3. Educational Qualification:
A candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree from any of the universities recognized by the UGC or possess an equivalent qualification.
4. Age Limit :
Candidate should fulfill the age limits mentioned below:
- Minimum age 21 years
- Maximum age 32 years as on the 1st of August in the year of examination.
5. Relaxable age limit is as follows:
- Up to max. 5 years for SC/ST candidates.
- Up to max. 3 years for OBC candidates.
- Up to max. 5 years for a candidate from the State of Jammu & Kashmir
- Up to max. 5 years for Defence Services personnel
- Up to max. 5 years for Ex-servicemen including Commissioned officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years Military Service and have been released.
- Up to max. 5 years for ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of 5 years of Military Service.
- Up to max. 10 years for Blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons
6. Number of attempts:
Restriction on the maximum number of attempts is effective since 1984:
- For General Candidates: 6 attempts (Up to 32 Years)
- Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Candidates (SC/ST): No Limits (Up to 37 Years)
- Other Backward Classes (OBC): 9 attempts (Up to 35 Years)
- Physically handicapped- 9 attempts for general and OBC, while unlimited for SC/ST
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https://www.teentalkindia.com/video/explore/academic-pressure?v_id=59931
https://www.teentalkindia.com/got-a-question/career-guidance/iwant-to-become-an-ips-officer-481
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Expert Teentalkindia
