NFSU Academy - Guwahati, Assam is another off-campus of National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), which has been established in collaboration with Directorate of Forensic Science Services (DFSS, New Delhi) and Central Forensic Science Laboratory - Guwahati (CFSL-Guwahati) in the Month of June 2022 through NFSU Notification ADM/NFSU/Noti_Campuses/1932/2022. The academy is presently functioning from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory – Guwahati building in the Kamrup district of Assam.
The academy has been established with the objective to impart quality education in Forensic and allied Sciences and conduct training for the FSL, Law Enforcement Agencies, Judiciary and various other Government and Industry personal. Training in the areas of DNA Forensics, Ballistics, Questioned Documents, cyber-crime, Forensic Toxicology, Analysis of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, wildlife forensics will be conducted from this academy. Presently three academic programs (PG Diploma in DNA Forensics, PG Diploma in Forensic Document Examination and PG Diploma in Fingerprint Science) are running at this academy. These programs can be availed by in service persons and students pursuing another academic degree in parallel. The academy wants to promote Forensic Science education in the state of Assam and the whole north-eastern region in India and will help to strengthen the criminal justice delivery system.
The campus is headed by campus coordinator in association with Director of CFSL-Guwahati. Experienced faculty members from NFSU, Directors, Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors of CFSL and senior scientific staffs from both CFSL and state FSL are working as resource persons for this academy. The academy has excellent infrastructure at the CFSL-Guwahati building with smart classrooms, state of the art sophisticated laboratories equipped with high-end instruments, Library and computers.
Mission
• Imparting quality education and research in various domain of forensic sciences with a focus on the need of the north east India.
• Conducting rigorous training activities involving various stakeholders of law enforcement agencies and help the criminal justice delivery system.
• Providing consultancy services to government and private organizations from India and abroad related to crime investigation and crime prevention.
• To do collaborative academic and research activities with eminent national and international educational institutes and industry R&Ds.
Vision
NFSU Academy – Guwahati aims to be a truly world class institute in the area of Forensic and Allied Sciences by inculcating ideal academic environment with quality Teaching, Research & Innovation work, providing Training and Consultancy Services and Produce highly skilled forensic professions in the Northeast Region of India.
Best Practices
• Quality teaching by eminent professors and senior forensic scientists of state and central FSLs
• Hands on experience on laboratory techniques to investigate various crimes
• State of the art infrastructure is provided with smart classrooms including audio visual systems, laboratory equipped with latest facilities and sophisticated instruments
• Doing collaborative academic and joint research activities with various universities and industries.