Mysuru: During the eight months training for women police constables more emphasis will be laid on soft skills, e-learning and physical fitness aspects, said B K Singh, Inspector General of Police, Training, Bengaluru.
The 248 women police trainees who have come from 27 different districts across the state will undergo eight months training during their stay in Mysuru Police Training School. Among the 248 trainees, 35 of them are married. Though the qualification for women constables was II PU, just 37 of them are plus 2 passed while many have done post graduation and two are engineers in electronics and communication. In all, 82 of them have completed BA, 26 Post Graduation, 66 B Ed, D Ed, B PEd and nearly 50 posses various degrees including B Com and B Sc.
Among the 248 trainees, 226 of them are from rural areas. They will undergo training in soft skills, e-learning physical fitness, human rights, cyber crime, gender discrimination, children related issues and also sensitisation towards weaker section. The training period has been cut down by one month from the usual nine months. The decision was taken to fill up the vacant posts at the earliest. Once the training is complete, the candidates will be posted in Bengaluru city.
Speaking during the induction programme at Mysuru Police Training School here on Thursday, he said, “We are putting a lot of efforts on soft skills. What happens with the police is that speaking harshly becomes common once they go out of training. They seem to become habitually arrogant though sometimes arrogance is a requirement of time and place. So we are focusing more on softskills training. Along with it, in another three months we are trying to introduce e-learning courses so that the trainees can learn on their own.
Apart from all this, more emphasis will also be laid on physical fitness aspects as these trainees have to carry arms. Along with indoor, outdoor activities are equally important. If you are not having proper physical fitness it will be difficult to work on the field. This department is different from other government counterparts. It will be 8 to 10 hours for other departments while when it comes to police constables one needs to be outside more and they won’t even have a chair to sit. Hence if we are not physically strong it will be difficult to work in this department.”
He also mentioned that Karnataka police recruitment process is a model to the country. “When compared to other department recruitment where one needs to wait for years to get appointment due to various reasons for delay including paper leak and some of the candidates approaching court and getting stay it is not so here. Since 2000, that is for the last 17 years except a paper leak incident there is no malpractice reported or candidates approaching court for justice. The system is transparent and free from malpractices”, added Singh.
Speaking after inaugurating the programme, Prem Shankar Meena, DGP (training) called upon the trainees to take up the training, both indoor and outdoor seriously as it would help them to build confidence in the profession.
Dharani Devi Malagatti, Principal of Police Training School briefed about the training and various activities which would be undertaken during the eight months period.
For these engineering graduates wearing khaki was their childhood dream:
For B K Suneetha, Electronics and Communication engineering graduate from Tumakaru who had also worked at ISRO on contract basis wanted to do public service and hence opted to become a constable. One among the five members in the family, Suneetha said, “My father wanted to become a police constable but he couldn’t make it. He used to keep on telling me to join police force. Today I have partially fulfilled his dream. I will be in this department and try to achieve more in days to come.”
It’s dream come true for B M Vidyashree from Dharwad, who is also an engineering graduate in electronics and communication and one among the five members in the family. Vidyashree who completed engineering in 2015 and who had worked in real a estate firm before being selected as police constable said, “Since my childhood I was interested in joining the police department. Today I am happy for what I have achieved. I am not going to stop here. It’s just the beginning.”
