Dr. Vikram Singh

Advisory Leader

Dr. Vikram Singh is an Indian educationist and retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. He joined the IPS in 1974 and held the post of Director General of Police in the state of Uttar Pradesh during the period June 2007 – September 2009. He retired from the IPS in May 2010. Limca Book of Records-2014 mentions Dr. Vikram Singh as the `Most Highly Decorated IPS Officer’. He has been awarded with President’s Police Medal for Gallantry 1986, Bar to President’s Police Medal for Gallantry 1987, President’s Police Medal for Gallantry 1988, Bar to President’s Police Medal for Gallantry 1989, President’s Police Medal for Long & Meritorious Service 1990, President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service 1996, Kathin Seva Medal 2001, Bar to Kathin Seva Medal 2002, NRI Award – 2015, Akhil Bharat Vidwat Parishad Award – 2015 at Varanasi bestowed upon by Hon’ble Shri Rajnath Singh, Home Minister, Govt. of India.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

M.Sc., 1971 | Ph.D. (Ecology), 1990 | Doctor of Philosophy | President’s Police Medal for Gallantry 1986 | Bar to President’s Police Medal for Gallantry 1987 | President’s Police Medal for Gallantry 1988 |Bar to President’s Police Medal for Gallantry 1989 |President’s Police Medal for Long & Meritorious Service 1990 |President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service 1996 |Kathin Seva Medal 2001 |Bar to Kathin Seva Medal 2002 |Limca Book Of Records 2014 – mentions him The most Highly Decorated Police Officer In India | NRI Award – 2015 |Akhil Bharat Vidwat Parishad Award – 2015 at Varanasi bestowed upon by Hon’ble Shri Rajnath Singh Ji, Home Minister, Govt. of India.

INDUSTRY/SOCIETY CONTRIBUTION

Dr. Vikram Singh is a pioneer in the use of technology in policing. He not only used the concepts of electronic surveillance and I.T. solutions to control crime and handle law and order, but was instrumental in coaching and mentoring a generation of Police and administrative officers, in these subjects, being a resource person for Central and State Police Academies, Administrative Staff Colleges, I.I. M’s and I.I.T.’s. He gave elaborate orders as Director General, of U.P. Police on most aspects of policing, like inspections, parades, investigation work, use of technology, crime control, law and order etc. which have been compiled and used extensively as reference material for day-to-day functioning and research projects. He is guiding research scholars on subjects like Left Wing Extremism, Law and Order, National Security with special reference to Internal Security, use of I.E.D.’s by Anti-National elements, etc. Dr. Vikram Singh has also been responsible for masterminding the arrest or elimination of at least one and a half dozen militants and dreaded criminals including those linked with the Mumbai underworld who were allegedly hatching a conspiracy to kill popular Bollywood musician Himesh Reshammiya. Having taken part in several anti-terrorists and anti-dacoity operations, Dr. Vikram Singh was the first chief of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF). As Head of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), before he took over as State Police Chief, he was responsible for setting up the all-important Cyber Security Cell meant to monitor the security of all airports in the country.

GEOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE

India and several other nations.

LANGUAGE KNOWN

Hindi, English, Urdu

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