46 new assistant commandants join CRPF after passing out parade
Forty-six trainee officers, including two women, were appointed as assistant commandants to the country’s largest paramilitary, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), on Wednesday, following a passing out parade at their academy in Gurugram. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar took the salute of the parade.
Addressing the young officers at the CRPF Officers’ Training Academy in Kadarpur village (Gurugram) of Haryana, the minister asked them to provide a “strong leadership” to the troops who work in some of the most “challenging” internal security theatres of the country.
A senior officer said the new officers will soon join various operational units of the CRPF deployed in three main combat theatres of counter-terrorism - in Jammu and Kashmir, in the northeast for anti-insurgency tasks, and across states to tackle anti-Naxal operations.
The recruits joined the CRPF as trainees in March 2025 after clearing an all-India exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
The CRPF is among the five Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) under the command of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
“The 46 trainees from the 56th Directly Appointed Gazetted Officers (DAGOs) batch include two women. They underwent a 52-week training in combat, administration and leadership apart from other service domains.
“They have earned their first rank of Assistant Commandant (AC) after the passing out parade held on Wednesday,” the officer said.
The officers hail from 14 States. Nineteen of them hold the BTech degree, 11 are post-graduates, while 16 are graduates.
Khesito Yhokha from Nagaland Capital Kohima won the ‘Sword of Honour’ and the Home Minister’s Cup for being the all-round best trainee. He also bagged a number of other trophies.
Family members of the officers and senior CRPF officials piped the three-star rank on their shoulders, covered in a freshly knitted khaki uniform.
The minister asked the officers to perform their duty with honesty and integrity as he wished them a “successful and thrilling” career.
CRPF Director General (DG) Gyanendra Pratap Singh could not attend the event as officials said he was in West Bengal supervising the assembly polls in the State.
The about 3.25-lakh personnel strength Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is the lead internal security force of the country. It was raised in 1939 under the British as the Crown Representatives Police (CRP).
In 1949, it was renamed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
