About CDTI Ghaziabad

The Central Detective Training Institute, Ghaziabad was set up on the recommendations of the Gore Committee on Police Training (1970), after similar institutes at Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chandigarh. It started functioning on 16 January 2012 under the aegis of the Bureau of Police Research and Development.

Its objective is to provide in-service training to police officers and improve the standards of crime investigation in India by familiarising officers with developments in forensic science. CDTI Ghaziabad caters to police officers from the Northern and Central regions of India — Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh — and various Central Police Organisations.

The Institute has a campus of about 8.37 acres with green lawns, flowers and rows of trees that inspire mind, body and soul.

Mandate

To provide training to in-service personnel of the rank of Sub-Inspector to Dy. SP to enhance their investigative skills by imparting the latest knowledge of scientific techniques, best practices in investigation and awareness of the latest developments in forensic science.

Training courses

  • Investigation of Cyber Crime Cases; Collection and Preservation of Digital Evidence; Mobile Forensics
  • Interrogation Techniques; Crime Scene Investigation
  • Atrocities Against SC/ST & Weaker Sections; Investigation of Crime Against Women
  • Investigation of Organised Crime; Handling of Terrorist Financing & FICN; Economic Offences; Investigation of NDPS Cases

Training workshops

  • Gender Sensitisation
  • Investigation Abroad
  • Self Development and Conflict Management
  • Investigation of Traffic Accident Cases and Traffic Management
  • Women Safety

Training methodology

  • Trainer-centred methods — presentations, demonstrations and lectures.
  • Group learning methods — pre-reads, knowledge checks, large-group discussion, brainstorming and group-forming exercises.
  • Small groups — syndicates and panel discussions; simulation exercises, paper feeds and sharing experiences.
  • Role plays — dealing with knowledge and skill, attitude and feelings.
Last reviewed: 04 Nov 2026 Page owner: CDTI Ghaziabad