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{{short description|Police academies in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox university
|name = Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy Telangana State Police Academy
|former_name = Andhra Pradesh Police Academy
| other_name = TSPA
|image_name =
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|motto =
|mottoeng = ''Requisite Knowledge, Necessary Skills, Right Attitude''
|established = 19 May 1986
|type = [[Government agency]]
|Carnegie Class =
|head_label = Director
|head = Dr. V.V. Srinivasa Rao
|deputy head =
| city = [[Manchirevula]], [[Hyderabad]]
| state = [[Telangana]]
|country = [[India]]
|undergrad =
|postgrad =
|staff =
|affiliations = [[UNODC]]
|campus = {{convert|175|acre|km2}}
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|website = {{url|tspa.org.in}}
|}}

'''Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy Telangana State Police Academy''' ('''TSPA'''), formerly '''Andhra Pradesh Police Academy''', is a government institution in the state of [[Telangana]], [[India]] that prepares candidates for service in the police and other law enforcement agencies, forensic scientists, and criminal justice.

It is located in [[Manchirevula]] neighbourhood of [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], India. TSPA works in collaboration with [[UNODC]]. It is recognised as "Benchmark" Training Institute.

After the division of [[Andhra Pradesh]] state into Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the academy was listed in Schedule 10 of [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014]] and was subsequently renamed as Telangana State Police Academy.

== Geography ==
Surrounded by hillocks in Himayat sagar, TSPA spreads over 175 acres. It is located about 25 km. from Hyderabad City along the Hyderabad – [[Chevella]] road.

== History ==
Sri N.T. Rama Rao, the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, laid the foundation stone for the academy in 1986. Police Officer Sri C. Anjaneya Reddy, IPS was the spirit behind the academy. Sri A.V. Subba Rao, IPS, Sri. H.J. Dora, IPS, Sri M.V. Krishna Rao, IPS, Sri Jaspal Singh, IPS, Sri A.K.Mohanty, IPS, Sri.M. Ratan, IPS, Dr.C.N. Gopin Natha Reddy IPS and Sri N. Sambasiva Rao, IPS contributed to the academy. Dr. M. Malakondaiah, IPS, Addl. DGP became the director on 25 May 2013.

The academy imparted professional training to trainees across India including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Tripura, Bihar, Jharkhand and Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The academy trained 4,396 police personnel and prosecuting officers.

==Courses==

===Induction Courses===
* Basic Courses
* Pre-Promotion Courses
* Orientation Courses<ref>{{cite web|url=http://appoliceacademy.gov.in/induction.html|title=Gov.in|website=appoliceacademy.gov.in|access-date=1 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218012649/http://appoliceacademy.gov.in/induction.html|archive-date=18 February 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===In-service Courses===
* First Course in Investigation.
* Station House Management.
* Essential Law for Police Officers.
* First Course in Forensic Science & Forensic Medicine.<ref name="appoliceacademy.gov.in">{{cite web|url=http://appoliceacademy.gov.in/inservice.html|title=Gov.in|website=appoliceacademy.gov.in|access-date=1 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904052744/http://appoliceacademy.gov.in/inservice.html|archive-date=4 September 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Faculty departments==
* Police Science and Misc.
* Intelligence and Security
* Law
* Forensic Science
* Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
* Computers
* Management and Social Sciences
* Administration (Courses for Ministerial Staff)
* Field Training<ref name="appoliceacademy.gov.in"/>

==Recognition==
The Academy won recognition from:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.howstuffworks.com/police-academy1.htm|title=How Police Academies Work|date=14 March 2008|work=HowStuffWorks}}</ref>

* Gary Lewis, Representative of UNODC, ROSA
* Wan Joo Kim, Asst. Attorney General for Civil Rights Division, Dept. of Justice, USA.
* Thomas March Bell, Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Human Trafficking.
* Evan Andrew Young, Dept. of Justice, United States.
* Duke Lokka, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office, US. Embassy, New Delhi.
* Dr. P.M. Nair, Project Coordinator, Anti Human Trafficking, UNODC.

==Museum==
Dr [[Hankins]] TS Police Museum and Discovery center operates at the facility. It is named after Dr. [[Hankins]], the first Inspector General of police for [[Nizam State]] during [[Nizam]] V and VI in 1880.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://appoliceacademy.gov.in/museum.html|title=Gov.in|website=appoliceacademy.gov.in|access-date=1 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313031336/http://appoliceacademy.gov.in/museum.html|archive-date=13 March 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Galleries===
* Edged Arms Gallery
* Fire Arms Gallery
* Police Gallery
* Forensic Gallery
* Communication Gallery

The museum has a Zulfiqar Sword that belonged to [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor [[Aurangzeb]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.appa.gov.in/museum.html |title=Dr. Hankins A.P.Police Museum & Discovery Center |accessdate=28 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010032328/http://www.appa.gov.in/museum.html |archivedate=10 October 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Other facilities==
* Library<ref>{{cite web|url=http://appoliceacademy.gov.in/library.html|title=Gov.in|website=appoliceacademy.gov.in|access-date=1 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614032704/http://appoliceacademy.gov.in/library.html|archive-date=14 June 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* Research Center
* International Officers Mess
* Auditorium
* Bank
* Hospital
* Swimming Pool
* Athletic Track
* Stadium
* Post office
* Transport and
* Welfare Store

==See also==
* [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{coord missing|Andhra Pradesh}}

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[[Category:State agencies of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:State agencies of Telangana]]
[[Category:Police academies in India]]
[[Category:Education in Telangana]]
[[Category:1986 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1986]]

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