151 officer trainees to participate in 78th batch’s Dikshant Parade at National Police Academy
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy is set to host the Dikshant Parade for 151 officer trainees, including IPS probationers and foreign officers. The training curriculum has been updated to address modern challenges like cybercrime, AI, and financial fraud.
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The modernization of police training reflects the shifting nature of global security threats and the integration of technology into law enforcement.
A total of 151 officer trainees, including 37 women, will participate in the Dikshant Parade of the 78th batch of regular recruits at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad on Saturday (October 17, 2026).
Sujeet Pandey, Director of SVPNPA, said that the batch comprises 135 Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers and 16 foreign officers from Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives. Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan will review the parade as the chief guest.
Among the trainees, two officers were allotted the Telangana cadre and eight the Andhra Pradesh cadre. Harsh Dabaria, a native of Rajasthan, and N. Chetana Reddy, from Telangana, were allotted the Telangana cadre.
The Andhra Pradesh cadre officers are Chakka Snehith, Challa Pavan Kalyan, Ganesna Bhanusri Lakshmi Annapurna Pratyusha, Mukund Singh Chahar, Nikhil Yadav, Shah Mohd Imran Mohd Irfan, Urmi Sinha and Veer Rishikesh Nagnath.
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