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What would be the eligibility criteria to apply for Indian Police Service and also let me know other related details of exam?

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Eligibility criteria

Physical Criteria
The physical criteria for eligibility of the IPS officer is as follows:

Minimum Height - Men - 165cm Women - 150cm
Relaxable minimum height is 160cm (men) and 145cm (women) for candidates belonging to ST and races such as Gorkhas, Garhwalias, Assamese, Kumaonis, Nagaland Tribals, etc.

Minimum Chest Girth - Men/Women: 84cm 79cm

Myopia (including cylinder) should not exceed minus 4.00D

Hypermyopia (including cylinder) should not exceed plus 4.00D
The presence of Squint is a disqualification
Spectacles are permitted
Distant vision for better eye(Corrected Vision) should be 6/6 or 6/9
Distant vision for the worse eye(Uncorrected Vision) should be 6/12 or 6/9
Near vision should be J1 and J2 respectively
High grade color vision is required and Binocular vision is needed

Nationality:
Nationality of a candidate must be either of the following:
Citizen of India
Subject of Nepal
Subject of Bhutan
A Tibetan refugee

Education Qualification
A candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree from any of the universities recognised by the UGC or possess an equivalent qualification.

Age Limit:
Candidate should fulfill the age limits mentioned below:
Minimum age 21 years
Maximum age 30 years

Selection procedure
CSAT (civil service aptitude test)
Civil service main exam
Interview

Number of attempts:
General- 6 attempts

OBC- 9 attempts

SC/ST- unlimited number of attempts

Physically handicapped- 9 attempts for general and OBC, while unlimited for SC/ST