The Training Division of the Bureau of Police Research & Development is responsible for comprehensive in-service training of Police personnel in the country on common subjects related to the police training across the country. Besides, it also coordinates training of Indian police personnel abroad and within the country by Foreign Security agencies. BPR&D in co-ordination with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) facilitates training of foreign police personnel in India. Being the nodal agency of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India on issues related to Police training, it has the important task of standardizing training methodology and framing training policies for skill up-gradation of Police officers of all ranks.
BPR&D also supervises the five Central Detective Training Schools (CDTS) located at Chandigarh, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Jaipur and Ghaziabad, which run courses for central/state police officers in the field of Scientific Investigation. A Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT) established by BPR&D, at Bhopal conducts training programs for DySSP rank officers. Under training intervention scheme BPR&D conducts specialized training programs on various aspects of investigation with an aim to create a pool of trained police investigators on specialized area of investigation in every district of the country. Training Division also reviews Training Methodology and conducts assessment of future needs for police training in the country.
Last Updated On: 30/08/2018