Arvind Kumar, a 1984 (37RR) batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre
IPS
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Science and technology Biology and medicine
* ''Ips'' (genus), a genus of bark beetle
* Induced pluripotent stem cell or iPS cells
* Intermittent photic stimulation, a neuroimaging technique
* Intraparietal sulcus, ...
officer, is the former
Director of the Intelligence Bureau
The Director of the Intelligence Bureau (DIB) is the chief executive of the Intelligence Bureau, India's premier domestic-intelligence agency. The DIB is the senior-most Indian Police Service officer of India. The current director of Intellige ...
. The Director of the Intelligence Bureau is the senior-most ranked IPS officer.
Kumar was appointed on June 26, 2019, as the 27th
Director of Intelligence Bureau succeeding
Rajiv Jain
Rajiv Jain (born March 17, 1957) was the Director of the Intelligence Bureau of India. He belonged to 1980 batch of IPS. He is from the Jharkhand cadre and was appointed on January 1, 2017 as the 26th Director of Intelligence Bureau after the ...
. Arvind Kumar has been working with the IB since 1991. He is a recipient of the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and consistent performance
See also
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Indian Police Service
The Indian Police Service ( IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became independent from the British Raj.
Along with the Indian Administrative Service (I ...
References
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Indian police officers
Living people
Directors of Intelligence Bureau (India)
Alumni of the Netarhat Residential School
1959 births