Hello Aspirant,

To become an IPS officer you must apply for the civil services examination conducted by the union public service commission of india (UPSC). It is conducted every year and recruits candidates to 25 different services including IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS and so on. The eligibility criteria for an IPS officer are listed below

• Nationality - Indian
• Minimum age - 21
• A Bachelors degree in any discipline from a recognized University

There will be three phases on this examination

1. Preliminary examination
2. Civil services main examination
3. Interview

The preliminary examination will have two papers

Paper 1

Indian polity

Geography

History

General knowledge

Current affairs

Economics

Paper 2

English language proficiency

Mathematics /Quantitative aptitude

Logical reasoning

You can find further information in the link provided below

https://www.careers360.com/careers/ips-officer

Hope this helps and Good luck