How tough is IPS training at SVPNPA Hyderabad — what physical standards are demanded, and what is the real drop-out rate?

SVPNPA's IPS Basic Course is one of the toughest civil-service training programmes in the world — an 11-month grind plus 6 months district training plus a Phase-II refresher, totalling about 45 weeks of resident training. The 77th RR batch passed out in 2025 with 190 officers (65 women, 16 foreign trainees from Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Mauritius and Africa). Physical standards include a 10-km run under 60 minutes, obstacle course, horse-riding, swimming, unarmed combat and weapons proficiency. SVPNPA does not publish a formal 'drop-out rate', but extensions and recoursing (repeating a phase) are common — verified attrition is in low single digits across recent batches.