India Police Academy FDC

India FDC
Name: Maharashtra Police Academy
Issue date: 2007 November 3rd

MAHARASHTRA POLICE ACADEMY was established in 1906. It began as a Police Training School at Pune and was shifted to its present location at Nasik in around 1909. After bifurcation of old Bombay State into Maharashtra & Gujarat states 1960, the Police Training School was renamed as Police Training College. It was upgraded to the present status ie. Maharashtra Police Academy, Nasik in the year 1990.

The Academy is located on a 267 acre campus at Nashik on Nashik Trimbak Road. The Academy has three buildings of old European architecture, which came into existence at the time it was shifted from Pune 1908. The Academy has a modern small arms firing range and a multi channel FireArms Training Simulator.

The main object of setting up this institution was to impart basic training to the candidates for appointment as Police Sub Inspectors and Dy.Supdt of Police.

Apart from providing induction training to the directly recruited Dy.Supdt.of Police, the Academy also gives familiarisation training to I.P.S Officers on joining the State cadre. The Academy also provides facilities for training to the Dy.Ss.P & P.S.SIs.of Goa State on request.

The Maharashtra Police Academy is a pioneer training institution, which has completed 100 glorious years of its formation, producing tough and efficient officers since its inception in 1906.