The Andhra Pradesh Police Academy stands as a very distinct landmark. Commted to emerge as aa a centre of excelience'in police training, the academy mainly conducts induction training for directly recruited deputy superintendents of police, sub-inspectors of police, reserve sub-inspectors of police, assistant public prosecutors, assistant sub-inspectors of police of police communication, in-service training for the police officers of and above the rank of sub-inspectors of police, pre-promotion training for head constables to become sub-inspectcrs of police, conversion training for sub-inspector of armed police to civil police and speciallsed trainingto in-service personnel. The indoor and outdoor training to the participants of various courses is imparted through its Departments of Police Sciences, Department of Law, Department of Forensic Science & Forensic Medicine, Department of Intelligence& Security, Department of Computers and the Department of Field Training. The efforts of the academy is supplemented through resource persons and experts drawn from various fields and institutions. In addition to training in indoor subjects, the participants are given training in physical fitness, firing skills, yoga and meditation, stress management, etc.

Useful and interesting, this is perhaps the only one police training institution in the country to which participants of various courses want to come back again and again. Classroom lectures are supported by group discussions, simulated exercises, case studies, syndicate and seminar presentations, training films, role plays, quiz, etc, to develop the knowledge and skill of the participants.

History

This academy was established in 1986 and the corner stone of the institutionwas laid by the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, late N T Rama Rao, who elevated the police training to a new height. The present campus became functional in 1993.

The academy has been rated as the 'bench mark institution' for the police training in the country by the Quality Audit Team of the Government of India. lt is also recognised as the Regional Training Centre by the National Crime Records Bureau and conducts courses on behalf of Narcotic Control Bureau, National Human Rights Commission, Bureau of Police Research and Development, Bureau of Civil Aviation and Security and International Committee of Red Cross, etc, from time to time.

The challenge of the academy, today, is not to retain its unmatched distinction in the field of police training, but to ensure continuous improvement in pursuit of its mission, "To impart professional training of outstanding quality to frontline police executives and others connected with criminal justice system in orderto enable them to serve the community in consonance with law, understanding its expectation and respecting the rights of the people in the cause of peace, tranquility, safety and security in the society and position the academy as a center of excellence in the field of police training".