Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy
Indian Police Service officers' training academy

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy
AbbreviationSVPNPA
Formation15 September 1948; 76 years ago (1948-09-15)
TypeCivil Service Training Institute
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersHyderabad
Location
Region served
India
Director
Amit Garg, IPS (additional charge)
Parent organisation
Government of India
AffiliationsMinistry of Home Affairs, Government of India
Staff
427
Websitewww.svpnpa.gov.in

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) is the civil service training institution in India. The institute trains Indian Police Service (IPS) officers before they are sent to their respective state cadres to carry out their duties. The academy is in Shivrampalli, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Dr. Raghuram Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, delivering the 30th Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial lecture on "Reforming India's Economic Institutions", at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, in Hyderabad on October 23, 2015.[1]

History

The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy was initially established as the National Police Academy on September 15, 1948, in Mount Abu, Rajasthan.[2] This location served as the training ground for Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for nearly two decades.

In 1967, the institution was renamed the Central Police Training College (CPTC) to reflect its expanded role in police training across India.[3]

In 1974, the academy was renamed to honor Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, in recognition of his contributions to establishing the All India Services.[2] In 1975, the academy relocated to Hyderabad, Telangana, which provided it with more extensive facilities and resources.[2] The current campus spans 277 acres, previously used as police training grounds for the Nizam of Hyderabad.[3]

Campus

The 277 acre campus is located in Hyderabad on the National Highway 44.[4]

Training

It trains officers of the Indian Police Service, who have been selected through the All-India Civil Services Examination. The trained officers will be posted as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in their respective states under whom the other sub-ranks of police force will be working.[5] 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 Home Ministry of the Government of India and the officer of this service can only be appointed or removed by an order of the President of India.

Apart from the Basic Training Course for IPS officers the Academy conducts three In-service Management Development Programmes for officers of Superintendent of Police, Deputy Inspector General of Police and Inspector General 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 Osmania University for conducting courses on police subjects for IPS officers.

Central IPS Mess
View of the Rajasthan Bhavan situated within the Academy

President's colours

A 2008 stamp dedicated to Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy

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.[6]

Organisation

The Academy is headed by a Director, an IPS officer of the rank of Director General of Police (3-star rank) and assisted by 2 Joint Directors of the rank of Inspector General of Police, 3 Deputy Directors of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police, and 20 Assistant Directors. The Assistant Directors include 8 IPS/SPS officers of the rank of Superintendent of Police from state cadres, a Forensic Scientist, an Indian 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, Hindi instructor, photographic officer and chief drill instructor. The supporting staff include administrative, ministerial and medical staff and other Group D employees.

List of directors

S.No.NameCadre & batchAppointment dateLeft office
1P. L. Mehta, IPWest Bengal15 September 194831 January 1954
2Waryam Singh, IPPunjab, 194111 February 19545 November 1956
3A. R. Jayavant, IPMadhya Pradesh8 March 195716 May 1958
4G. K. Handoo, IPUnited Provinces17 May 195830 October 1960
5B. B. Banerjee, IPBihar, 193414 March 196128 February 1962
6S. C. Mishra, IPUnited Provinces, 193324 March 19627 December 1967
(5)B. B. Banerjee, IPBihar, 19341 January 196831 January 1970
7A. K. Ghosh, IPBihar1 February 197010 July 1971
8S. G. Gokhale, IPSMaharashtra, 19491 February 197231 July 1974
9S. M. Diaz, IPSTamil Nadu, 194911 September 197428 February 1977
10R. D. Singh, IPSBihar7 November 19774 February 1979
11P. A. Rosha, IPSHaryana, 19485 February 197918 September 1979
12B. K. Ray, IPSOdisha, 194811 November 197931 January 1982
13G. C. Singhvi, IPSRajasthan, 195118 February 198330 November 1985
14A. A. Ali, IPSMadhya Pradesh, 19552 December 198531 March 1990
15P. D. Malviya, IPSMadhya Pradesh, 195712 September 199031 December 1991
16Shankar Sen, IPSOdisha, 19602 April 199231 May 1994
17A. P. Durai, IPSKarnataka, 19621 July 199428 September 1996
18Trinath Mishra, IPSUttar Pradesh, 196512 June 19966 December 1997
19P. V. Rajagopal, IPSMadhya Pradesh, 196529 June 199831 May 2001
20M. K. Shukla, IPSMadhya Pradesh, 196629 June 199831 May 2001
21Ganeshwar Jha, IPSUttar Pradesh, 196711 July 200231 July 2004
22Kamal Kumar, IPSAndhra Pradesh, 19711 October 200431 October 2006
23Dr. G. S. Rajagopal, IPSRajasthan, 197111 July 200231 July 2004
24K. Vijay Kumar, IPSTamil Nadu, 19751 December 20085 May 2010
25Rajiv Mathur, IPSChhattisgarh, 197422 October 201030 September 2011
26V. N. Rai, IPSHaryana, 19772 November 201131 December 2012
27Subhas Goswami, IPSAssam, 19777 March 20138 November 2013
28Aruna Bahuguna, IPSTelangana, 197928 January 201428 February 2017
29D. R. Doley Burman, IPSJammu and Kashmir, 19861 March 201729 March 2019
30Abhay, IPSOdisha, 198630 March 20197 November 2019
31Atul Karwal, IPSGujarat, 198827 December 201929 June 2022
32A. S. Rajan, IPSBihar, 198730 June 2022[7]28 February 2023
33Amit Garg, IPS (additional charge)Andhra Pradesh, 19931 March 2023Incumbent

See also

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References

  1. ^ Dr. Raghuram Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India on "Reforming India's Economic Institutions".[1]
  2. ^ a b c "Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy". Testbook. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Details about the IPS Training". BYJU'S. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ "History of Academy". www.svpnpa.gov.in. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy". About Academy. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  6. ^ "President's Colours". Twitter. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Shri A.S. Rajan, IPS, taking charge as Director, SVP NPA". www.svpnpa.gov.in. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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