IPS Syllabus 2016 Check Paper Pattern & Syllabus Details

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IPS Syllabus 2016

Candidates who are preparing for the upcoming IPS Exam they must go through IPS Syllabus 2016 which is given below in this page. In this page candidates get the full syllabus and exam pattern. 

Candidates who are going to appear in this exam they must download the full syllabus and exam pattern in Pdf format  through the online process on visiting the official site of organization.

Every year Union Public Services Commission has conducted the Indian Polices Services Exam. This exam is conducted in two phases (Preliminary & Mains). So preparing for written exam candidates need to check the syllabus and start their preparation according to the given pattern.

In the below section of this page we have mentioned complete information about IPS Syllabus and Question Paper Format.

Review of IPS Exam 2016:

Name of Conducting Body: Union Public Services Commission

Name of Exam: IPS Syllabus 2016

Category: syllabus

 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 consists 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

Note:

For more details they need to check the Official Link.