The Training Division was established on 13 September,1973 pursuant to the recommendation of Committee on Police Training (popularly known as Gore Committee) to function as Central Police Training Directorate to cater training needs to the police forces in the country.
The Training Division overseas the three Central Detective Training Schools located at Chandigarh,Kolkata and Hyderabad, which run courses for State police officers in the field of scientific investigation. It is also involved in evaluating the existing programmes and designing training strategy and methodologies of the training establishments throughout the country by assessing the future needs of police training. This Division liaises with the State Police Training Institutions and other academic bodies and helps in preparation and circulation of syllabi and training materials of different specialized courses. It also conducts quality audit of police training institutions to facilitate their upgradation.The Training Division is involved in a big way in both training of Police officers from friendly foreign countries in India as well as organizing specialized courses for Indian Police officers both in India and abroad with the help of foreign trainers.
Training Division is organizing training courses for IPS officers and subordinate officers within the country. Please click on schedule for furter details.