<![CDATA[A majority of 61% of the 69th batch of the coveted Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers are from engineering background. The remaining 39% are from other disciplines like arts, science, law and medicine. The 122 IPS Regular Recruit probationers of the latest batch, who began their basic training in December 2016, would participate in the passing out parade (POP) at the sprawling Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy on Monday. Along with them, 14 foreign officials are five each from Royal Bhutan police and Nepal police and four from the Maldives police would also take part in the POP. The 14 foreign police officers underwent training along with the fresh batch of IPS probationers. Their training would be continued in different States for eight more months, The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy(SVP NPA) Director Ms.D.R. Doley Burman said at a press conference on Saturday. On completion of training, they would take up their assignments in their respective State cadres by September 2018. The Director Ms.D.R. Doley Burman told that the probationers would also undergo training in the districts. Each of them would be allowed to run a police station independently for a specific period to gain first-hand experience of field-level policing. The probationers closely observed the security arrangements made by the Hyderabad police for the Moharram processions and Ganesha idol immersion in which a large number of people took part. The IPS probationers underwent training at the Central School of Weapons and Tactics. They studied security strategies adopted at Delhi Metro Rail and the airport in Hyderabad.]]>
