Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Science

National Forensic Science University, New Delhi (Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Science)
TypePublic
Established1972 (1972)
Vice-ChancellorDr. J. M. Vyas
PrincipalDr. Purvi Pokhariyal (Campus director)
Location
New Delhi
,
Delhi
,
India
AffiliationsNational Forensic Sciences University
Websitewww.nicfs.gov.in

National Forensic Science University, New Delhi (Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Science) is the campus of the National Forensic Sciences University and an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India as recognised by an act of the Parliament of India. It is one of the Central Police Organization (CPO) of the country. It specializes in teaching criminology, cybersecurity, digital forensics and forensic science and is located in New Delhi, India. The institute was established by Government of India in 1972 within the Bureau of Police Research and Development following recommendations of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

The institute was formerly known as "Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science" and came into existence on 4 January 1972. The institute has trained around 41,000 officers from Police, Judiciary, Prisons, Prosecution, Defence, Customs, Forest, Medical, Public-Sector Undertakings, Nationalized Banks as well as Scientists from Central and State Forensic Science Laboratories. It was renamed after Indian independence activist Jayaprakash Narayan in 2003. On 1 October 2020 it became a formal campus of NFSU under NFSU, Gandhinagar. Dr. J. M. Vyas is the Vice Chancellor and Dr Purvi Pokhariyal is the Campus Director.