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hello friend,
IPS Exams are conducted by Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) in every year.

Selection Process:-

1.Prelims exam/Civil Service Aptitude Test(CSAT)
2.Mains exam
3.Interview

Books for IPS:-

1.Arihant publication
2.RS Agarwal books
3.Pradeep Publication Books

**Better coaching needs means you go to Coaching centers for IPS.

Syllabus:-

1.General Studies
2.General Qualifying paper
3.English
4.Mathematics
5.Optional subjects

prepare well
all the best..............................

IPS : Indian Police Service

To become IPS Officer you have to complete your Graduate degree course first in any discipline form a recognised University, To become IPS Officer you have to apply for UPSC Civil services examination, This examination is Conducted by UPSC Every year in 2 stages :

>> Preliminary examination
>> Main examination

Preliminary examination is also known as Civil services aptitude test and this examination is Conducted every year. If you cracked the Preliminary examination then you are eligible for Main examination, Main examination is Descriptive and you have to choose the Optional Subjects in Main examination on the basis of Graduation.

So please prepare well for the Preliminary examination, This examination is Objective and there are 2 papers in this examination and Both are of same marks and Duration.

Best Books For Preliminary Examination :
----------------------------------------

>> Indian History by Bipin Chandra or Refer NCERT Books ( XI & XII )
>> Geography - Spectrum
>> Indian Polity - Constitution of India by Bakshi
>> Indian Economy - Plus One, Plus Two Books, Pratiyogita Darpan
>> General Science - Tata Mc Graw Hill Guide
>> Mental Ability - Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal
>> Current Affairs - Some magazines and Newspapers





CSAT Examination Pattern :
----------------------------



So, Please prepare well for Preliminary examination, Only then you will be able to appear for Main examination. The selection are based on Written test and Personal Interview along with Medical Test. Here I am Already given you the syllabus and Patter, so if you have completed your graduation then you are eligible for this examination and to apply for this examination you have to attained the age of 21 years and not have attained the age of 30 years. The Notification will be Published on 04/Feb/2012. So please wait for the Notification and prepare well for Civil services examination.

Indian Police service (IPS) is one of the top class goverment civil
services of India along with other services like the :-

IAS (Indian Administrative Service),
IFS (Indian Foreign Service),
IRS (Indian Revenue Service)
and other Grade A and Grade B services.

For all these services a combined examination is conducted by the
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India. The examination is
known as Civil services examination. The examination is conducted
every year. The ealier pattern of Civil services was a Preliminary
examination followed by a Mains examination and finally the interview.

From this year onwards the pattern of the examination has changed.
The first stage of the examination i.e; the preliminary examination
has been replaced by the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT).Hence
the examination will be a three stage exam as:-

-The Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT)
-The Mains
-The Interview.

The CSAT is a objective type examination which will test your skills
in two sections broadly.It will basically test your analytical and
interpretation abilities rather then ability to memorize.

The CSAT will have two papers each of two hours of duration and
each of 200 marks.The questions will be Multiple choice objective
questions which will also attract negative marking for wrong choice.

The syllabus will be as followsx :-

Paper 1-

This paper is included from this year onwards only. It will test your
skills in various sections such as Decision making, Quantitative
aptitude, logical reasoning, analytical skills, mental ability, data
interpretation. This paper can be compared to various management entrance
examinations like CAT, MAT, XAT etc.

Ppaer 2 -

This paper will test your knowledge on current affairs, Indian history,
Events of Indian freedom struggle, Indian Politics and governance, Indian
civics, Constitution, Indian and world Geography etc.

So the first stage of the Civil services exam need a good preparation.
A good preparation of 1 year is atleast required to crack this exam.
You should refer the past 5 or 10 years of question papers of this exam.
For papaer 1 you can refer various books on Logical and Verbal reasoning
by RS Agrawaal and Tata Macgraw hills.

For paper 2 you should refer General studies Manual by Tata Macgraw hills.
It's a compleate book and covers various topics mentioned above. You can
also refer Manorma year book for thorough knowledge of current affairs.
You shall also go through various NCERT books.

IPS stands for Indian Police Service , the examination for ips is conducted by upsc union public service of india for every years .

Eligibility criteria for ips examination :
You should be citizen of india .
You should be finished your graduation in any stream with good percentage of mark in recognized university .
Your age should be 21 to 30 years and the relaxation is given to sc/st candidates for 5 years and 3 years for obc candidates .
Every general candidates are eligible to write the examination for 4 times and ob candidates for 7 times and there is no limit for sc/st candidates there can write any number of times
You should be physically and mentally fit for the ips training . ie height , weight , and eye sight .

IPS Exams are conducted by Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) in every year.
Selection Process:-
1.Prelims exam/Civil Service Aptitude Test(CSAT)
2.Mains exam
3.Interview
Books for IPS:-
1.Arihant publication
2.RS Agarwal books
3.Pradeep Publication Books
**Better coaching needs means you go to Coaching centers for IPS.
Syllabus:-
1.General Studies
2.General Qualifying paper
3.English
4.Mathematics
5.Optional subjects
For all these services a combined examination is conducted by the
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India. The examination is
known as Civil services examination. The examination is conducted
every year. The ealier pattern of Civil services was a Preliminary
examination followed by a Mains examination and finally the interview.
From this year onwards the pattern of the examination has changed.
The first stage of the examination i.e; the preliminary examination
has been replaced by the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT).Hence
the examination will be a three stage exam as:-
-The Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT)
-The Mains
-The Interview.
The CSAT is a objective type examination which will test your skills
in two sections broadly.It will basically test your analytical and
interpretation abilities rather then ability to memorize.

Originally Posted by santovona

Hello
plz suggest me how to prepare for ips and which books is best for study

well,friend;...

Prepare for the IPS Entrance Exam:

>> IPS i.e Indian Police Service exam conducted by the UPSC and this is the one od the central govt. entrance exam for the post in the Indian police service.

>> For this exam who are clearing the all tests conducted by the IPS ,he/she can become a IPS officer and the tests are interview and physical fitness test,written test and events

IPS Entrance Exam Pattern :

>> In this exam the exam pattern is divide in to two parts such as Preliminary Exam and the Main Exam.Apart from first conducted the preliminary exam consists of again 2 parts;...

General studies paper
CSAT

Syllabus for IPS Entrance Exam:

Quantitative Aptitude
Verbal Ability
DI/DS
Reasoning Ability
General Awareness

>> And second conducted the Main exam in this you have the following papers.

Paper I - One Indian language
Paper II – English
Paper III – Essay
Paper IV&V - General Studies
Paper VI-IX - Any two optional subjects

Interview :

>> After clearing the above conduct called for the interview connected by board of competent people to judge.After the interview there is a medical test. It is quite rigid for IPS.

Books for the IPS Entrance Exam:

>> You can refer to the books for other similar entrance exams and every exam have the same syllabus but changes in exam pattern,and the best books for the tis exam same as the civil services exam.Se bellow some books help full for you;..

Indian History - NCERT Books ( XI & XII )
Geography - Spectrum
Indian Polity - Bakshi
ndian Economy - Pratiyogita Darpan
General Science - Tata Mc Graw Hill Guide
Mental Ability ,Quantitative Apitude - R.S. Aggarwal
Current Affairs - Magazines and Newspapers
Indian History & Culture-NCERT (+ 2 level)
Geography-Physical Geography of India for X - XII Std
Indian Economy-Evolution of Indian Economy).

Preparation of IPS Entrance Exam

This exam is very tough if you not prepared.

You need to know the current news and other happenings of the Indian economy.

And you can refere the books

and you can practice previous question papers.

Reading English newspapers will help to get good hold on the English language.

all the best;....

Originally Posted by santovona

Hello
plz suggest me how to prepare for ips and which books is best for study

Dear friend.............

here are some valuable books to prepare for IPS

IAS Entrance Exam Books
Civil Services Entrance Exams Books
IPS Entrance Exam Books
UPSC Entrance Exam Books
Indian Civil Services Competition Exams Books
Essay Writting

Subhkamna Publications
Publications for entrance guide

wish you all the best........

FRIEND,

To becom an IPS you have to appear in the CIVIL SERVICES EXAM and get selected in that with a good rank and then only you will be allowed to be an INDIAN POLICE OFFICER.

To prepare for the CIVIL SERVICES EXAM there are a lot of reference Books available in the market so you should buy one.

Or you can also go for the coaching institutes which will provide you adequate material regarding the IAS exam.

TOP COACHING INSTITUTES:

• Vajiram and Ravi IAS Study Centre
• Rau's IAS Study Circle
• Delhi's IAS Study Circle
• Sachdeva New P.T. College
• Chanakkya IAS Academy
• Reddy's IAS Study Circle

BOOKS FOR GENERAL STUDIES:

1. Indian History - India Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra; NCERT Books ( XI & XII )
2. Geography - Spectrum
3. Indian Polity - Constitution of India by Bakshi
4. Indian Economy - Plus One, Plus Two Books, Pratiyogita Darpan
5. General Science - Tata Mc Graw Hill Guide
6. Mental Ability - Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal

7. Current Affairs - Some magazines and Newspapers
i. The Hindu/The Times of India
ii. Frontline
iii. Civil Service Chronicle
iv. Chanakya
v. Competition WIZARD
vi. Civil Services Today

8. Guides
1. Tata Mc Graw Hill
2. Spectrum
3. Unique

Books on Geography:

• NCERT : Physical Geography of India for X - XII Std
• A Good School Atlas
• Sharma & Cotinho : Economic and Commercial Geography of India.
• Khullar : India- A Comprehnsive Geography
• Charles Farro : General Principles of World Geography
• Charles Farro : Monsoon Asia Reports published by Centre for Science and Enviornment And Tata Energy Research Institute
• National journal - Kurukshetra, Yojana etc.
• Down to earth

THE SYLLABUS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICES APTITUDE TEST IS:

PAPER I: GENERAL AWARENESS

-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

- General Science.


PAPER II:

- 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).

GOOD LUCK.

dear friend,



Eligibility Criteria for IPS officer:-

Educational Qualifications :

Graduates in any discipline from a recognized university. Candidates having professional and technical qualifications recognized by the government are also eligible.

For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India

For other services, a candidate must be either :
(a) a citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India with the intention of permanently settling in India. or

Age Limits :

(a) Candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 1st August of the year in which examination is being held.

(b) The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable:

(i) upto a maximum of five years for a SC/ST candidate.

(ii) upto a maximum of three years for OBC

(iii) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during a particular period
Personal Attributes :

The aspiring candidates are expected to have keen interest in the General Studies and are supposed to have a good amount of interest in current affairs. Regular and detailed reading of a good national newspaper, a standard competition magazine and a basic book on general knowledge is the essential pre-requisite. Another important point is efficient time planning.

Physical Standards :


Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Civil Services Examination.

1:Height-

Minimum height for the Male 165 cm &
for ST 160 cm,for the SC/ OBC,is not

Minimum height for the Female 150 cm &
for ST 145 cm,for the SC/ OBC,is not

2:Chest-

for male minimum 84 cm. expansion 5 cm.
for female minimum 79 cm. expansion 5 cm.

3:Eye Sight-

6/6 or 6/9 distant vision.
J1 for near vision

Number of Attempts:

Every candidate appearing at the Civil Services Examination shall be permitted four attempts at the examination.

this restriction will not apply in the case of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST), Other Backward Classes(OBC)

Physically Handicapped(PH) candidates who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.

Important Dates For IPS Examination:

1.>Date of Notification :4 th February,2012.

2.>Last date to application :5 th March,2012.

3.>Civil Services Aptitude Test Examination :20 th May,2012.

4.>Main Examination For IPS :5 th October,2012.

Exam Pattern For CSAT




best of luck.

Hai friend,
Here there are some books to prepare for an IPS exam and they are snort,civil services preliminary examination,manas police and security year book,quantitative aptitude,the peace keeper,general studies,general studies manual,training for IPS.All the best!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by santovona

Hello
plz suggest me how to prepare for ips and which books is best for study

IPS stands for Indian Police Service

The Examination is conducted by UPSC.

The examination is divided into three levels namely

1. Preliminary Examination
2. Main Examination and
3. interview.

For preliminary examination consist of general studies paper , CSAT .

Eligibility Criteria :-

The minimum qualification required for appearing the competitive examination is Graduation.

If you are so interested for IAS,after being Engineers, Doctors, or Ph.d you can sit IAS exam conducted by UPSC.

Application forms will come out in the month of January.

According to the new exam pattern of the IAS exam
1) General-Studies paper which carries 150 marks
2) Optional paper which carries 150 marks.

The General Studies paper and one Optional paper both the papers are the compulsory paper.

according to the list of optional paper are as:
1) Psychology
2) Commerce and Accountancy
3) History
4) Geography
5) Physics
6) Medical Science
7) Law
8) Mathematics
9) Mechanical Engineering
10) Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
11) Public Administration
12) Agriculture
13) Sociology
14) Botany
15) Chemistry
16) Geology
17) Electrical Engineering
18) Civil Engineering
19) Economics
20) Philosophy
21) Zoology
22) Political Science
23) Statistics

for some questions or subjects follow the link:http://www.iupsc.com/label/ias/
For more latest update on IAS 2011 visit :http://www.iasexam2011.in/.

BOOKS FOR IPS EXAMINATION ARE:

Quantitative Aptitude

Verbal Ability

DI/DS

Reasoning Ability


GOOD LUCK !!!

I would like to suggest you some important points which should be considered by you if you want to prepare well for IPS(Indian police
services)exam or CSE(Civil services exam):
1)You should work really hard for the exam-
This is one of toughest exam of our country and you should prepare with your full concentration and full potential as the syllabus is really
very wide and it would require you to devote at least 8 to 9 hours of your day.Effective time management can lead you to the path of
success.

2)Should have good general awareness-
Various books are available for this purpose in the market and you can take help from them.Apart from that you can read daily newspapers
and can listen to daily news bulletin which can further help you in this direction.

3)Should have good command on basic concepts-
You should have a very good knowledge of the basics and concepts of your subjects as questions may be asked from the
basic concepts of the subject chosen by you for the mains examination.

4)You should be self motivated, determined and sincere towards your goal.

To becom an IPS you have to appear in the CIVIL SERVICES EXAM and get selected in that with a good rank and then only you will be allowed to be an INDIAN POLICE OFFICER.

To prepare for the CIVIL SERVICES EXAM there are a lot of reference Books available in the market so you should buy one.

Or you can also go for the coaching institutes which will provide you adequate material regarding the IAS exam.

Eligibility Criteria :-

The minimum qualification required for appearing the competitive examination is Graduation.

If you are so interested for IAS,after being Engineers, Doctors, or Ph.d you can sit IAS exam conducted by UPSC.

Application forms will come out in the month of January.

According to the new exam pattern of the IAS exam
1) General-Studies paper which carries 150 marks
2) Optional paper which carries 150 marks.

can i give the ips exam before passing graduation.

Hai friend,
Here there are some books to prepare for an IPS exam and they are snort,civil services preliminary examination,manas police and security year book,quantitative aptitude,the peace keeper,general studies,general studies manual,training for IPS.All the best!!!!!!!!!

Dear friend,

For IPS Entrance Exam or Civil Services Exam, you will have to make a special strategy to crack this exam.

This exam is one of the toughest and prestigious exams in India.

Every year many candidates appear for this exam and only 910 candidates get selected.

You must strong your GS to crack first stage of IPS exam i.e. Preliminary Exam.

So, you must watch english news channels, read english newspapers.

You must also watch Infotainment Channels to increase GS.

Exam Pattern of Preliminary Exam is:



Some of the most used books by the IPS aspirants are:

Guide To UPSC (IAS) Civil Services Preliminary Exam: General Studies (Paper - 1) (Paperback)
by Gkp
Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd (2011)
Price: Rs. 266

General Studies (For UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam) (Paperback)
by RPH Editorial Board
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House
Price: Rs. 999

IAS Mains General Studies Chapterwise Solved Papers 2011-1997
by Siddharth Mittal
Publisher: Arihant (2012)
Price: Rs. 166

UPSC Portal Public Administration Optional: Mains Examination Topic Wise Question Analysis 20+ Years (Paperback)
by Upscportal Editorial Board
Publisher: Kalinjar Publication (2011)
Price: Rs. 120

UPSC Portal IAS General Studies: Mains Examination Topic Wise Question Analysis (20+ Years) (Paperback)
by Editorial Board - UPSC Portal
Publisher: Kalinjar Publication (2012)
Price: Rs. 104

UPSC Portal IAS Mains History Solved Papers (2002 - 2011) (Paperback)
by Yagya Nand Jha
Publisher: Kalinjar Publication (2012)
Price: Rs. 200

Selection of candidates to IPS is done through CSAT exam. For taking this exam you should be a graduate. General knowledge, aptitude, history, geography etc forms the syllabus of the exam. First of all you should complete your school studies. After that you can start with exam preparation for IPS. Initially focus on general knowledge section. Based on the exam syllabus, you can plan your preparations. Referring books and surfing net will help you in the process.

BEST BOOKS FOR IPS EXAM;-

Indian history by Bipin Chandra

Geography by Spectrum

Indian Economy by Dutt & Sundaram

Human Geography by Majid hussain

NCERT Text books

Quantitative Aptitude by R S Aggarwal

Mental Ability by R S Aggarwal

Hello Dear Friend ...


There will be a Huge competition for IPS exam

So you must prepare at peak level

You just follow the below Books ...


UPSC civil service examination by RAKESH DWIVEDI

CSAT comprehensive manual bu VIVEK KUMAR SINGH

India 2011 by VIVEK KUMAR SINGH

CSAT GENERAL STUDIES BY TATA MG GRAW HILL ...



GOOD LUCK

IPS Stands for Indian Police Service Examination and this examination is conducted by UPSC Once in a year .

The examination is divided into different stages , Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT) , Main Examination followed by Personal Interview and Medical Test .

Civil Service Aptitude Test ::

• Current Events and National Events , important incidents .
• History of India and Indian National Movement .
• Indian and World Geography
• Indian Policy and Governance
• Indian Economic Situations and Social Development
• General Issues on environment ecology
• Logical Reasoning and General ability
• Quantitative Aptitude
• Decision making and Problem Solving
• Comprehension
• Data Interpretation and Data Sufficency

Prelims (CSAT) both papers are objective type question(multiple choices ) , the applicant can write the examination English/Hindi .

Suggestion for IPS Books ::

UPSC Civil Services Exam (Prel.) CSAT
Author: RPH Editorial Board
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House
Rs. 449

CSAT Civil Services Preliminary Examination: Basic Numeracy for General Studies
Author: Arun Sharma
Publisher: Tata Mc-graw Hill Publishing
Rs. 280

CSAT Civil Services Preliminary Exam: 10 Practice Papers, Solved Papers
Author: GKP
Publisher: G.K. Publications
Rs. 215

CSAT General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2013
Author: TMH
Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill Education
Rs. 874

UPSC IAS Civil Services Preliminary exam general studies solved papers,
Author: GKP
Publisher: G.K. Publications
Rs. 195

Sir, I am B.Tech third year ECE student . I want to prepare for IPS examination.Suggest some reference books for the preparation

DEAR FRIEND


You can refer the following Books for IPS examination as under-

1. General Studies: Preliminary Examination Topic Wise Solved Question Papers
by Upscportal
Publisher: Upscportal.com
Price: Rs. 250

2. CSAT: General Studies 2012
by Arun Sharma, Madhukar Kumar Bhagat, Hari Mohan Prasad, Abhijit Guha
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw-hill
Price: Rs. 650

3. UPSC. Civil Services: Preliminary Examination
Publisher: sura college of competition
Price: Rs. 120

4. UPSC Syllabus Civil Service Examination
by Student Aid Publications
Publisher: Student Aid Publications
Price: Rs. 50

5. UPSC Civil Services (Pre) 17 years Botany
by Editorial Compilation
Publisher: Arihant (2011)
Price: Rs. 280

6. UPSC IAS Civil Services Exam 2011 Syllabus
by Gkp
Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd
Price: Rs. 50

Originally Posted by santovona

Hello
plz suggest me how to prepare for ips and which books is best for study

IPS stands for Indian Police Service . The Examination is conducted by UPSC for Every .

The examination is divided into three levels namely , Preliminary Examination , Main Examination and interview.

For preliminary examination consist of general studies paper , CSAT .

Syllabus for IPS Examination :

You have to prepare the following syllabus for IPS examination like ,

-Quantitative Aptitude
-Verbal Ability
-DI/DS
-Reasoning Ability
-General Awareness

Both these papers will be of the objective category. Students can write the exam in Hindi or English. The syllabus will be of the graduate level.

Tips to prepare of IPS examination :

>>> You have to go through the current news papers and other happenings of the Indian economy . It's very useful to answers the face the IPS examination .

>>> You will also need to study on a variety of other topics.

>>> You have to read guide books, newspapers, journals and even watch television for important news reports .

>>> Reading English newspapers will help you to get a good hold on the English language .