Shillong, April 6: 578 trainee officers in the rank of Sub Inspectors of Police, including 178 lady trainee officers, belonging to Assam Police passed out of North Eastern Police Academy (NEPA) on successful completion of 50th batch of basic course – the largest ever batch in the history of NEPA since its inception in the year 1978.
The Dikshant Parade (Passing out Parade) was held at the Parade Ground of the Academy Campus at Umsaw Village, Ri-Bhoi District, Meghalaya on Wednesday. Chief Minister of Assam, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, reviewed the parade and commissioned these officers into active policing. Deepak Kumar, Director, NEPA, administered oath to the trainees.
Delighted to be present at the ‘Passing out Parade’ of 578 Cadet Sub-Inspectors, who have successfully completed 50 weeks of rigorous training at the prestigious North Eastern Police Academy at Umsaw in Umiam, Meghalaya.
Congratulations💐@HMOIndia @NEPA_GoI @DGPAssamPolice pic.twitter.com/iSXnPHMi5N
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 6, 2022
Addressing the parade, Assam CM congratulated the young officers and distributed the Trophies & Medals awarded to the trainees for their individual performance during the training period. Cadet Sub Inspector Baharul Islam, who commanded the parade, was awarded with the Governor of Meghalaya ‘Sword of Honour & NEPA Silver Medal, for being the all round best cadet. Cadet Sub Inspector Noor Neha Begum was awarded with the Chief Minister Meghalaya ‘Baton of Honour & NEPA Silver Medal’ for being best cadet in indoor subjects, while Cadet Sub Inspector Biplab Gohain received the Chief Minister Arunachal Pradesh ‘Baton of Honour & NEPA Silver Medal for being the best cadet in outdoor subjects. The B R Lall Academy Trophy & NEPA Silver Medal for exemplary conduct was bagged by Cadet Sub Inspector Mritunjoy Singha.
Curriculum of training for police officers
These officers were trained on a well researched module approved by Bureau of Police Research & Development, Govt of India. The training curriculum of Basic Course is broadly divided into Indoor and Outdoor Subjects. The indoor syllabus comprises of three broad categories i.e. Police Science, Legal Studies, and Social Science. The outdoor syllabus includes Drill, Weapons Training, Physical Efficiency, Police Operations and Tactics.
The trainees have been imparted with essential skills, knowledge and required attitude to deliver their best once they join active service. Keeping in view the present scenario of policing, many new Topics have been included in the indoor syllabus, such as National Security, Importance of Quick Response, Alertness and Reaction to Situation, Trust Deficit in Police, Crime Against Women, Revenue Records, Registration of document with Sub-Registrar, Dealing with Civil Suits and Writ Petitions, Banking Process, Preparation of Externment Proposal, Investigation of Railway crimes, Death from Starvation, Heat, Cold, Lightning & Electricity, Reading & understanding of nature of injuries mentioned in MLCs & PM Reports, Legal Aspects of Insanity and Medical Legal Aspects of Insanity.
As a part of the outdoor training, the trainees underwent 6 days tactics and jungle camp where they carried out Cordon and Search Operations, Field Craft, Ambush and Counter Ambush, Raid, Seizure, etc. Driving, Swimming, Horse Riding and Yoga were also taught as a part of Basic Training.
Several other Modules were also organised for the trainees, in collaboration with other organisations, such as “First Aid and Disaster Management”, “Module on Border Management”, “Fire Emergencies”, “Writing of Case Diaries and preparation of Final Reports’, etc. Awareness Programme on “Blood Donation and organ Donation” was also organized. Discussion was held on “Organization, Role, Responsibilities and Emerging challenges of the Army in the present context” with the Army Officers from 101 Area, Shillong. Besides these, they also have successfully obtained Post Graduate Diploma in “Police Administration and Investigation” by Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur. Introduction of Psychological Assessment Test was also started for the first time with 50th Basic Course trainees.
Courses by NEPA in 2021
In the year 2021, NEPA conducted several offline courses and a total of 292 police personnel and trainees participated. Besides, the Academy also conducted 50 online courses / webinars in the year 2021, in which 1500 personnel have participated. This year in 2022 from January till date, NEPA has conducted 11 offline courses so far, where 278 police personnel and other officers have participated. Besides, the Academy has also conducted 9 online webinars and in-service courses and a total of 236 trainees have participated in these courses.
North Eastern Police Academy is one of its kind in the Country, under Ministry of Home affairs, Government of India. It is dedicated to impart training to the police personnel of the North Eastern States and also from across the country to safeguard the value of freedom – freedom from disorder, criminal acts and criminals. NEPA has done a remarkable service in bringing cohesiveness, professionalism, co-operation and uniformity among the State police forces of the NE Region.
