Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) is the

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training institution in India. The institute trains

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(IPS) officers before they are sent to their respective state cadres to carry out their duties. The academy is in Shivrampalli,

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History

The academy was established on 15 September 1948, as the ''Central Police Training College (CPTC)''. In 1967, the Institution was renamed as the ''National Police Academy (NPA)''. Later, in 1974, it was named after India's former

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who was the man responsible for creating the

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and for establishing a training institution to train IPS officers. In 1975, the Academy attained its current shape which once was the biggest police training grounds of Nizam of Hyderabad at

Campus

The National Police Academy (NPA) is situated on the Hyderabad - Bangalore highway, 8 km from the city. It is spread over 277 acres.

Training

It trains officers of the

, who have been selected through the All-India

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. The trained officers will be posted as

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(ASP) in their respective states under whom the other sub-ranks of police force will be working. The recruitment of sub-ranks such as constables, sub-inspectors, inspectors, Deputy Superintendent of Police is each state's prerogative and will be done by respective state director generals of police. The IPS cadre is controlled by the

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of the

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and the officer of this service can only be appointed or removed by an order of the

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. Apart from the Basic Training Course for IPS officers the Academy conducts three In-service Management Development Programmes for officers of

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and

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levels of the Indian Police Service; 'Training of Trainers' Courses for the trainers of police training institutions in the country; IPS Induction Training Course for State Police Service Officers; and short specialised thematic courses, seminars and workshops on professional subjects for all levels of police officers. Foreign police officers and other officers belonging to IRS/IAS/IFS/Judiciary/CAPF, public sector undertakings, nationalised banks, insurance companies etc. also attend specialised courses conducted here from time to time. The academy is affiliated to

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for conducting courses on police subjects for IPS officers. Central IPS Mess

President's colours

Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy 2008 stamp of India

In recognition of the outstanding achievements of the academy and its service to the nation, the academy received the President's Colours on its 40th anniversary on 15 September 1988.

Organisation

The Academy is headed by a Director, an IPS officer of the rank of Director General of Police (

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) and assisted by 2 Joint Directors of the rank of

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, 3 Deputy Directors of the rank of

, and 20 Assistant Directors. The Assistant Directors include 8 IPS/SPS officers of the rank of

from state cadres, a

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, a Judicial Service Officer, a specialist each in Training Methodology, Computers and Wireless. The sanctioned strength of the faculty includes management professors, reader in Behavioural Sciences, reader in Teaching Methodology, medical officers, junior scientific officer,

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instructor, photographic officer and chief drill instructor. The supporting staff include administrative, ministerial and medical staff and other Group D employees.

List of directors

References

External links

Official SVPNPA website
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