Hello Swathi,

Your question is not clear, please mention about which groups you are talking. Regarding the jobs of IAS and IPS they are two separate domains in having a common entrance examination UPSC CSE. Based on your rank in UPSC CSE exam, you can either opt for the post of IAS or IPS. But as IPS is related to Police Services you need to have the minimum physical fitness required as per the norms of the examination.

For becoming an IAS/IPS officer you have to appear for UPSC CSE examinations after completing your graduation degree. To talk about the preparation of UPSC you should have a sound knowledge of what is going on around you in your country, what are the latest updates in the field of science and technology. You should have the habit of reading the newspaper every day. In addition to that, you can check for the list of optional subjects provided by UPSC and pick a subject of your choice to pursue your graduate degree. This will help in a proper preparation strategy for UPSC CSE examinations.

IAS exam is also known as Indian Administrative Service, IPS is known as Indian Police Services, which is a national level entrance exam conducted by UPSC annually to recruit candidates for Civil Services.

The examination occurs in three stages:

Stage 1- IAS  Prelims Examination.

Stage 2- IAS Mains Examination

Stage 3- Personality Test/ Interview.

Eligibility Criteria:

Nationality-

For IAS and IPS, applicants must be a citizen of India.

Other services require candidates to be either,

Citizen of India

Subject of Nepal

Subject of Bhutan

Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, to settle permanently.

An Indian origin migrant from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam who came to permanently settle in India.

Age Limit:

The lower age limit for IAS Exam 2019 is 21 years as on August 1, 2019, while the upper age limit is 32 years.

There is upper age relaxation for reserved category candidates, which is as follows:

SC/ST- Up to 5 years

OBC- Up to 3 years

Defence Services Personnel disabled in operations during hostilities- Up to 3 years

Ex-servicemen- Up to 5 years

ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service- Up to 5 years

PwD candidates- Up to 10 years

Physical Fitness for IPS:

Height- 165cm for men, 150 cm for women

Chest- Fully Expanded 84cm for Men and 79 cm for Women

Eyesight- A distant vision of 6/9 or 6/2 for worse eye and 6/6 or 6/9 for good eye.

So, if you fulfil the above criteria you can prefer to prepare for the job of your choice both are highly respected in their own domains its totally on your personal preference and your rank in the UPSC exam based on which you will be given the job.

I hope this helps you. Good Luck!

If you desire to become an IAS or IPS Officer, you can choose any of the stream be it Science, commerce or humanities but generally it is said that Humanities subjects such as political science, history etc helps a lot during preparations and if you do graduation in those subjects it will definately give you a competitive advantage.

To become an IAS or IPS, firstly as you will be in 11th grade you must be hardworking, dedicated, devoted, determined and focussed in your studies.

• Apart from studies do participate in extra curricular activities such as debates, extempore, quizzes, sports , olympiads etc.
• Make a habit to read newspaper daily.
• After completing 12th , basically when you will be in 1 year of your college, join some good coaching institute to accelerate your civil services preparations, it's better to start early.
• Lastly do not lose your patience as this exam is so vast that aspirants lose their patience and focus.So, be determined and soon you will reap fruitful results.

For further details about Civil Services Examination you can take help from the below mentioned link:-

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/civil-services-examination

Good Luck