Academics

The training establishment of Kerala Police has come a long way from the days of Police Training School of Travancore State in 1882 and the Police Training College at Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) that has been in existence since 1943. Travancore Maharaja His Highness “Visakham Thirunal” established Trivandrum Police Training School in 1882 to train the police forces of Travancore. The institution was attached to the Superintendent of Police of Travancore. Basic training in physical drills, martial arts, and language was given primarily to senior police officials of Travancore Royal Police.

In 1921, Malabar Special Police Training Centre was established at Over Bridge Junction, Trivandrum. In 1940, Shri. E. Subramanion Pillai, DIG of Police was posted as Police Training Commission to study the working of the Vellore Police Teaching Institute and start a similar institution in Travancore. In 1943 the Police Recruit School was renamed as Police Training School and set up in the present Police Training Centre Campus Thycaud and a DySP was made in charge of the institution. It functioned as a training institution for Women Police, Forest, Jail, and Civil Service Staff. A post of Senior Law Instructor was created in 1949. In 1952, the State General Armed Reserve Training Team was formed. But in 1958, the ARTT was abolished and merged into SAP Battalion as per G.O. (MS) No. 740/58/Home dated 6.6.1958. The Special Armed Police was formed in the Leprosy Hospital Campus of Oolampara.

In 1959 the Police Training School was upgraded as Police Training College and a Superintendent of Police was posted as Principal.  In 1962 a Police Recruit School was set up at Thrissur. Police Recruit School- Thrissur was merged with the newly formed Armed Police Training Centre. In 1983, 7000 vacancies accumulated in Kerala Police. Hence the training was shifted from the training wings to Armed Police Battalions.

The Government, for providing guards to the Hydro-Electric Projects as per G.O. (MS) No.58/83/Home dated 21-4-1983 formed a new Battalion.  It was then named KAP-5 and its headquarters fixed at Ernakulum, vide G.O. (MS) 34/84/Home dated 30-3-1984. It was converted as Armed Police Training Centre as per G.O. (MS) 84/85/Home dated 16/4/1985 and was established in Ramavarmapuram Camp as KAP 5Bn.   The Armed Reserve Training School (ARTS) was created as per G.O. (Rt) No. 9/86/Home dated 15-1-1986 at Klari Camp.  ARTS and APTC were abolished in 1991.

The inception of Kerala Police Academy is based on GO MS 1/1996/Home dated 01/01/1996. Kerala Police Academy started functioning in the existing KAP 5th Battalion at Ramavarmapuram in 2001. As the Kerala Police Academy evolved, the existing Kerala Armed Police 5th Battalion was shifted from Ramavarmapuram to Maniyar Camp in October -2003. On 29th May 2004, Kerala Police Academy was inaugurated.

The major aim of setting up a State Police Academy was to impart Basic training to officer trainees in the rank of Sub Inspectors and above. Apart from this, it was also aimed to impart basic training to the recruit women police constables.

Through the rigorous and systematic training in Kerala Police Academy, the recruit trainees achieve high standards of physical fitness and mental alertness to combat the emerging challenges and requirements of present-day policing most efficiently.

All the trainees step out from this prestigious Academy with the sole mission to serve and protect their fellow citizens in line with the motto of the Kerala Police “Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Krithyea” (Polite in Behavior but Firm in Action).