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The NORTH EASTERN POLICE ACADEMY (erstwhile the Regional Police Training College) is an establishment of the Govt of India, under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is situated in Ri-Bhoi District of Meghalaya and has been in existence since July,1978. It is engaged in shaping Police Officers of North Eastern States for equitable, effective and sensitive policing. It is dedicated to teaching its police trainees that they exist to safeguard the value of freedom - freedom from disorder, criminal acts and criminals.
Location Site view of Umsaw Dyke (Entry Point) The Academy is located at Umsaw Village under the Ri-Bhoi District of Meghalaya, just west of Guwahati - Shillong National Highway. A 20 Km walk towards   the north  from Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, 83 Km South from Guwahati on the Shillong-Guwahati National Highway and 12 Km west from Umroi Airport. The entry point on the main G S Road is called Umsaw Dyke. After crossing just around 100 yards,   from the main Guwahati-Shillong road, on the approach road of the Academy, there is one sentry post called    R P Gate. This is the main entrance to the Academy. The Academy has a beautiful sprawling campus spreading over an area of 205 acres of land at a height of 976 metres (3500 ft).
Climate The climate of this area is moderate with average temperature of 28o Celsius in summer and 15o Celsius in the winter. The peak of monsoon starts from the month of May and continues upto September. The area is thickly covered with forest having variety of indigenous flora and fauna. This Academy takes pride in preserving and protecting the environment.
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Background In the year 1972, the National Committee on Police Training, headed by Dr M S Gore, in its report vide para-12 of Chapter XII, recommended the setting up a Regional Police Training Institution under the North Eastern Council, now directly under Ministry of Home Affairs to cater police training needs of all the N E States . The Gore Committee observed   “…. There are some States and Union Territories in the country where the annual intake as well as the total complement of the Police Force is small and where independent Institutions may not be feasible. We recommend that the Central Government should set up at least one Police Training College and one Police Training School for such States and Union Territories. These can, perhaps, be located very advantageously under the Eastern Zonal Council at Shillong or Guwahati to serve primarily the needs of Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram” .This recommendation was brought to the notice of the NEC by Shri B R Sur,IPS, then IGP Tripura.  Accordingly, the North Eastern Council (NEC) took up initiatives and submitted the proposal to the Government Of India on which the administrative approval of the President of India for establishing the Institution was received, vide Ministry of Home Affairs letter No.III-14013/104/76-NE dtd 28/10/1977. To begin with the NEPA had a limited objective of training 166 police personnel in  2 Basic Courses and 3 Specialised courses per year  as under:
Sl No.	Name of the Course	No. of trainees
1.	Basic Course for directly recruited Dy Supdts. of Police	16
2.	Basic Course for directly recruited SIs (two classes)	60
3.	One Promotion Course	30
4.	One Refresher Course	30
5.	One Specialised Course	30
	Total	166
Manpower The staff strength etc. were also sanctioned as under: ( 6 posts deemed to have been abolished )
Sl No.	Category of posts	Sanctioned Posts
1.	Gazetted "A"	10
2.	Gazetted "B"	5
3.	Non Gazetted "B"	3
4.	Group "C"	162
5.	Group "D"	57
6.	Canteen staff	10
	Total	247
Management The Director NEPA who is the Head of the Department looks after and supervises the day to day functioning of the Institute. There is also a high powered Committee, called NEPA Board, to undertake annual stock taking of the Academy in all respect and to make recommendations to the Govt. of India. The formation of the Board and its term is reviewed every 3 years. The Board meets at least once a year.
NEPA Board The composition of NEPA Board was re-constituted and approved by the President vide MHA Letter No. 23011/83/07-PT dated 14th November, 2007:
1. Union Home Secretary Chairman 2. Secretary, DONER Member 3. Secretary, NEC Member 4. Two Chief Secretaries of NE States by rotation Member 5. Joint Secretary (Police), MHA Member 6. JS (NE), MHA Member 7. DGP , Assam Member 8. DGP Meghalaya Member 9. DGP Arunachal Pradesh Member 10. DGP Sikkim Member 11. DGP Tripura Member 12. DGP Nagaland Member 13. DGP Manipur Member 14. DGP Mizoram Member 15. Director General, BPR & D Member 16. Director, NPA, Hyderabad Member 17. VC, NEHU Member 18. Chief Secretary, Meghalaya Invitee 19. The Director, NEPA Member Secretary
Objectives The following are the objectives of the Academy :-
1. To impart one year basic training to the directly recruited Police Officers of the rank of Sub Inspector and DySP of N E States.
2. Design and offer a number of different types of in-service training programmes for Police personnel of N.E. States from the rank of S.I. and above.
3. Design and offer courses which will bring Police Officers in close contact with Officers of other Departments like Revenue, Judiciary, Magistracy and Customs, etc.
4. Undertake research surveys, case studies, etc to prepare material to be used in training.
5. Compile documents and analyse the available literature relevant directly and indirectly to Police training.
Training Activities The training activities start at the Academy at 4.00 AM with the Reveille Call. The morning PT and Parade start at 5.15 AM and continue upto 7.00 AM. After breakfast, indoor classes, covering as many as 17 papers, start from 8.30 AM and go on upto 13.00 hrs. After the lunch-break, the outdoor session again starts at 14.30 hrs and go on upto 5.30 PM. The last period of 45 minutes is the games period. During the afternoon session, the trainees are also taught horse-riding, motor/motor cycle driving, social works etc. After about an hour's rest, the trainees come for the Library class for one hour from 6.30 to 7.30 PM for 4 days a week and for film shows on the remaining 2 days. Thus the trainees are kept busy right from early morning till late evening in the various indoor and outdoor activities. Besides, night firing, jungle camp, Naka Bandi, etc. are conducted for both the trainees of Basic Courses and Specialised courses.
Indoor Training The syllabi of the Basic Course and in-service courses are based on the recommendations of the Gore Committee. The academic content of the Basic Course is divided into three major categories – Social Sciences, Police Science and Law. The Final examination of Basic Courses consists of 3 papers in Social Sciences, 7 papers in Police Science and 6 papers in Law. Since inception till April, 2007, the Academy conducted a total of 36 different type of training courses and about 9004  of both gazetted and non-gazetted police personnel has passed out .
An indoor class in progress Exam of an indoor subject in progress Outdoor Training The Basic trainees are required to pass through a hard mill of outdoor subjects including Rock climbing, Horse riding, Motor driving, Jungle camps, Night firing, Naka Bandi, etc. Operational briefing on  Sand Model An outdoor exercise An Exercise on Horse Riding An outdoor exercise on Jungle Parade Courses Held With the passage of time and for requirement of the beneficiary states, the Academy is now conducting around 20 Specialised courses, apart from two Basic Courses (for Proby Dy Supdts. of Police and Cadet Sub-Inspectors) per year for  the benefit of all the Police Organisations of NE States, including Sikkim.  The Academy has also taken initiative to build up various training inputs like Stress Management, Rock climbing, Police Community Relations, Human Rights, etc. in the course syllabus of Basic Courses. The Academy now offers following training courses: Sl.No. Name of the Course 1. Basic Course for Dy.SP(Prob) 2. Basic Course for C/SI 3. Computer Appreciation 4. Counter Insurgency & Combating Terrorism 5. Mob Management 6. Weapon Training 7. PC Operation & Office Automation 8. Explosive & Bomb Disposal 9. V.I.P. Security 10. Disaster Management 11. Narcotics Law Enforcement & Counterfeit Currency 12. Refresher/Induction Course for Promoted DySP 13. Refugee Law & Human Rights 14. Computer Appreciation Course 15. Gender Sensitization 16. Disaster Management 17. Counter Insurgency & Combating Terrorism 18. Civil Aviation Security 19. Scientific Aid to Investigation 20. Departmental Enquiry 21 P.T. & Drill 22 Human Rights

Specialized Courses
Group Photo of In-service Course Trainees of Counter Insurgency and Combating	A briefing on Tear Smoke Shell
Training Aids The Academy is fairly well equipped with Audio-visual training aids. Over the years, the Academy has also developed infrastructure and training facilities as under: Ø      Parade Ground  Ø      Drill Hall           Ø      Short Firing Range (Improvised) Ø      Sand Model Room Ø      Computer Firing Simulator ( 4 Lanes) Ø      Video & Still Camera Sets Ø      Television Sets Ø      Computers and Laptops Ø      Overhead Projector Ø      Slide Projector Ø Visualiser Ø      30 MM Projector Ø      Multi Gym Equipments Ø      Battle Obstacles Ø      Mini Forensic Science Laboratory Ø      Internet Training Facility through VSAT Ø Electronic Touch Boards
Inauguration ceremony of the 5th Regional Police Computer Training Centre at NEPA.	A display on Jungle training
An Exercise on Computer Firing Simulator	An outdoor exercise
Library The Academy Library is well stocked with books on professional and general subjects. Arrangements have been made to acquire the latest books on professional subjects published in India and abroad. There are around  21,590 books and cassettes/ CDs on training and about 263 films. The Library also subscribes to a news-clipping service, which supplies weekly cutting of news-items on police affairs appearing in newspapers. Academy Publications: Crime investigation & its prevention Human Behaviour & Police Attitude Pt. I & II Forensic Science Forensic Medicine Criminology Management Concepts & Techniques Probationers Handbook Basic Course Syllabus Human Rights
RESIDENTIAL & NON-RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION Ø      Constables’ Mess (40 seats) Ø      DySsP Mess (20 seats) Ø       Cadet SIs Mess (128 seats) Ø       Head Constable Mess (40 bedded) Ø      Administrative Block – Comprising 4 class Rooms, A Small Conference Room, Audio Visual Room, Computer Training Room, Library, FSL, Photographic Cell, Wireless Station, and Office for the Director, Officers and Staff etc., Wet Canteen & Post Office.          Ø      Quarter Guard, Armoury and Magazine building Ø      MT Garage                              Ø      Riding Section (Stables for 10 horses).              Ø      Gymnasium-cum-Club House                           Ø      Dispensary-cum-Hospital building.                                Ø      Guest House (4 suits) Ø      Residential Quarters: Ø      Type - IV        8 Nos     } Ø      Type-III         26 Nos    } Ø      Type-II          40 Nos    }                                            Ø      Type-I           72 Nos Ø      A few Assam Type  Buildings  for residential quarter., store rooms, outdoor class rooms etc.
WELFARE ACTIVITIES  The Academy caters for high quality of healthy living and recreational facilities.   The Academy complex houses and manages efficient functioning of following institutions with a view to cater for the day to day requirement of its trainees and staff :  1.      Central School with Science Stream facilities upto Class XII 2.      Welfare Centre 3.      Telephone Exchange 4.      Co-operative and Departmental Canteens 5.      PCO 6.