Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a building of Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) at Lavad in Gandhinagar district to the nation and delivered its first convocation address.

As many as 1,090 students were conferred degrees at the first convocation.

Rashtriya Raksha University

• Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) was set up in October 2020 to meet the need for high quality trained manpower in various wings of policing, criminal justice and correctional administration.

• The government set up a national police university named Rashtriya Raksha University by upgrading the Raksha Shakti University which was established by the government of Gujarat in 2010. 

• The University, which is an institution of national importance Institute of National was established under the ministry of home affairs, commenced its operations from October 1, 2020.

• The University will develop synergies with the private sector by leveraging knowledge and resources from the industry and would also set up Centres of Excellence in various fields relating to police and security.

• RRU offers academic programmes from diploma to doctorate level in various areas of policing and internal security such as police science and management, criminal law and justice, cyber psychology, information technology, artificial intelligence and cyber security, crime investigation, strategic languages, internal defence and strategies, physical education and sports, coastal and maritime security.

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