Every year, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) holds the Civil Services Examination, a nationwide competitive examination in India for recruitment to various Civil Services including the Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Administrative Service (IAS), and Indian Foreign Service (IFS). Once the final results of the UPSC Civil Services Examination are declared, successful candidates are assigned to their respective services and are sent for training. The IPS officers are trained at the prestigious Sardar Vallabhbhai Police Academy in Hyderabad. This article provides an in-depth look at the indoor and outdoor subjects that are part of the IPS training.
Further reading: Understanding the Civil Service Exam
The primary objective of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Police Academy is to mould leaders for the Indian Police. The academy provides basic training to Probation Officers, equipping them with the necessary skills, attitudes, and understanding to effectively perform their duties. The training program emphasizes three dimensions:
- Sensitisation to social and personal issues
- Orientation towards legal and ethical matters
- Competency development in inter-segmental and domain areas
The basic course training aims to:
- Provide specialized knowledge and understanding
- Develop professional, administrative, and civic skills
- Instill right attitudes, human values, and appropriate behaviour in professional and personal life
- Enhance the overall personality of the probation officers
- Transform probation officers into leaders of police stations
IPS Probation officers undergo training in various indoor and outdoor subjects. Here's a glimpse into what they entail:
Outdoor subjects
| Outdoor subjects | Marks |
| Drill (includes Ceremonial Drill and Sword Drill) | 100 |
| Physical Training | 80 |
| Horse Riding | 40 |
| Field Craft, Tactics and Map Reading | 200 |
| First Aid and Emergency Response Drill | 20 |
| Physical Fitness | 80 |
| Swimming | 25 |
| Unarmed Combat | 30 |
| Yoga | 25 |
Indoor subjects
Indoor subjects comprise of 15 papers, each carrying different marks, totaling to 1200.
| Paper | Indoor subjects | Marks allotted |
| 1 | The Role of Police in Modern India | 75 |
| 2 | Indian Evidence Act, 1872 | 100 |
| 3 | Indian Penal Code, 1860 | 100 |
| 4 | Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 | 100 |
| 5 | Special Laws | 50 |
| 6 | Crime Prevention & Criminology | 75 |
| 7 | Investigation Techniques -I | 75 |
| 8 | Investigation Techniques -II | 75 |
| 9 | Forensic Medicine | 50 |
| 10 | Forensic Science (Theory & Practical) | 75 |
| 11 | Maintenance of Public Peace and Order | 75 |
| 12 | Internal Security | 75 |
| 13 | Police Leadership and Management | 100 |
| 14 | Ethics and Human Rights | 75 |
| 15 | Information & Communication Technology | 100 |
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