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{{Short description|31st Director General of the Border Security Force}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nitin Agrawal
| image = Sh Nitin Agrawal IPS DG BSF 2024.jpg
| alt = Sh Nitin Agrawal, IPS
| caption = Sh Nitin Agrawal, IPS
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|07|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| occupation = IPS officer
| profession = [[Civil service|Civil servant]]
| alma_mater = [[IIT Delhi]]<br>[[Panjab University]]
| awards = [[File:Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png|50px]]<br>[[Indian Police Medal]] for Meritorious Service (2007)<br>
[[File:IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.svg|50px]]<br>[[President's Police Medal]] for Distinguished Service (2015)
| office = [[Director General]] of [[Kerala Fire and Rescue Services]], Home Guards and Civil Defence<ref>https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/mobile/news.php?id=1616850&u</ref>
| term_start = 26 September 2025
| office1 = 31st [[Director General]] of the [[Border Security Force]]
| term_start1 = 12 June 2023
| term_end1 = 31 July 2024
| predecessor1 = [[Pankaj Kumar Singh]]
| successor1 = Daljit Singh Chaudhary
}}
'''Nitin Agrawal''' (born 27 July 1966) is a 1989 batch [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer from [[Kerala]] cadre and served as the 31st [[Director general of police|Director General]] of the [[Border Security Force]] of India since 12 June 2023 till 31 July 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who is Nitin Agrawal, Kerala cadre IPS officer to lead Border Security Force |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nitin-agrawal-kerala-cadre-ips-appointed-bsf-dg-who-is-nitin-agrawal-salary-101686563005619.html |access-date=29 June 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |date=12 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/who-is-nitin-agrawal-meet-kerala-cadre-ips-officer-appointed-as-new-dg-of-bsf-11686542168384.html|title=Who is Nitin Agrawal? Meet Kerala cadre IPS officer appointed as new DG of BSF|publisher=livemint.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala-cadre-ips-officer-nitin-agrawal-appointed-bsf-dg/article66958760.ece|title=Kerala-cadre IPS officer Nitin Agrawal appointed BSF DG
|publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Agrawal was born in the year 1966 in [[Delhi]], India.<ref name="career"/> Agrawal completed B. Tech in civil engineering from [[IIT Delhi|Indian Institutions of Technology]] (Delhi) in 1987 and M. Tech from [[IIT Delhi]] in 1989. He also has M. Phil in Social Science from [[Panjab University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nitin Agrawal takes charge as new Director General of BSF |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/nitin-agrawal-takes-charge-as-new-director-general-of-bsf20230614191136/ |publisher=aninews.in}}</ref>

==Career==
Agrawal previously held several important positions in central governments agencies during his service. He served as Additional Director General of Operations at the [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF) headquarters in Delhi.<ref name="career"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-meet-ips-nitin-agarwal-iit-alumnus-appointed-new-director-general-of-bsf-check-his-salary-and-perks-3047325|title=Meet IPS Nitin Agarwal, IIT alumnus, appointed new Director General of BSF, check his salary and perks|publisher=dnaindia.com}}</ref>

Apart from working in various departments in Kerala, Nitin Agrawal has also headed the [[Ministry of home affairs|Ministry of Home Affairs]] (MHA).<ref name="career">{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/kerala-cadre-ips-officer-nitin-agarwal-appointed-border-security-force-dg-latest-news-in-hindi-2023-06-12|title=BSF: केरल कैडर के IPS अधिकारी नितिन अग्रवाल बने बीएसएफ के डीजी, पांच माह से खाली था पद|publisher=[[Amar Ujala]]|language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/who-is-nitin-agarwal-kerala-cadre-ips-officer-appointed-as-new-dg-of-bsf/2852370/|title=कौन हैं नितिन अग्रवाल? जिन्हें बनाया गया BSF का नया डीजी|publisher=jansatta.com|language=Hindi}}</ref>

==Awards==
Agrawal is the recipient of the following awards given by the central government for his service during his career.<ref name="awards">{{cite web |title=Nitin Agrawal, Kerala-cadre IPS officer, takes charge as new Director General of BSF |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/nitin-agrawal-kerala-cadre-ips-officer-takes-charge-as-new-director-general-of-bsf-president-police-medal-director-general-bsf-cisf-ssb-2023-06-14-876011 |publisher=indiatvnews.com}}</ref>

*[[Indian Police Medal]] for Meritorious Service (2007)
*[[President's Police Medal]] for Distinguished Service (2015)

==References==
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