Hi

To become an IPS officer you need to clear UPSC civil services examination

You can choose any subject or course  of your choice based on your interest for your graduation after your 12th

This is because,

to be eligible for UPSC  examination there is no compulsion to be a graduate in a particular subject, all you need to be eligible is that :-

You should be a graduate in any discipline and 21- 32 years old . You can check upsc eligibility criteria at https://competition.careers360.com/articles/upsc

So  you are free choose any discipline of your interest after your 12th PCB for graduation like mbbs, bds,bsc etc, the additional benefit of courses like mbbs is that you will have have a plan B i. e a good back up  if you fail to clear UPSC in the worst case .

And yes,

Some of doctors/mbbs graduates who took UPSC and got good rank are listed below

------------) Dr. Shena Aggarwal :– AIR 1 in the year 2011.

------------) Dr. Arpit Jain :– AIR 194 in the year 2013.

------------) Dr. Roman Saini :– AIR 18 in the year 2013.

------------) Dr. R. Vaithinathan : – AIR 37 in the year  2015.

------------) Dr. Vineeth Sukumaran Pillai :– AIR 56 in the year 2012.

But yes ,

When it comes to upsc preparation and if you are totally focused towards it  then ,

choosing BA can be really helpful for your UPSC  examination, this is because in BA you will be learning subjects like history , polity etc which are a part of the UPSC syllabus so it will help you in your upsc examination

Some of the best graduation courses regarding upsc are :-

----------)  BA Public Administration –   Highly relevant,  it has compact syllabus, it has a lot of overlaps with your polity & governance part in your GS II.

----------)  Ba     Sociology – it's   study of society, lots of material are useful  in GS I, Essay, in Ethics paper as well.

----------)   BA     History   – useful for prelims and your GS I.

----------)   BA Geography   -relevant for both prelims and GS

----------)  BA Political Science   – relevant for both prelims and GS II

Some other options are are BA Economics,BA Philosophy etc.

So, take your time and decide.

after your graduation you will become eligible then you need to appear in  UPSC civil services examination which consists of three stages listed below :-

-----------) prelims exam :- it is objective paper and is of qualifying nature , so you just  need to at least qualify it to be eligible for mains examination, the score /marks obtained by you in your prelims examination is not added up or used in your final merit. Your prelims exam consist of 2 papers: -

-) general studies  1

-) general studies II ( csat )

You get 2 hours for each paper

-----------) Mains exam. :- it is descriptive /written examination . There are a total of 9 papers  which are listed below:-

-) compulsory indian language.

-) english

-) essay

-) general studies I

-) general studies II

-) general studies III

-) general studies IV

-) optional I

-) optional II

-----------) Interview :- After qualifying mains, you have to go through interview round, and it is more of test of your personality rather than knowledge.

If you managed to sail through all the three stages  then you can become an IPS officer depending on your rank in UPSC, your category etc

For upsc preparation tips go through :-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc

Thank you