NICFS
Definition
National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science: India's central forensic training institute in New Delhi, running courses for forensic scientists, police, and the judiciary, and publishing research.
- Founded
- 1972
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Current status
- Constituent campus of NFSU (LNJN-NICFS)
Common questions
What does NICFS stand for?+
NICFS stands for National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science. It is India's central forensic training institute located in New Delhi.
Who studies at NICFS?+
NICFS runs courses for forensic scientists, police personnel, and members of the judiciary. The institute also publishes research in forensic science.
Is NICFS still independent?+
NICFS has been integrated into the National Forensic Science University as LNJN-NICFS, operating as a constituent campus. It continues its training and research functions within this structure.
Related terms
- CFSL
- Central Forensic Science Laboratory: a central government lab operating under DFSS. India has CFSLs at New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Pune, Guwahati,...
- DFSS
- Directorate of Forensic Science Services, India; issues the Forensic Laboratory Manual that governs glass and soil examination procedures, including the bromoform-based density...
- GEQD
- Government Examiner of Questioned Documents: the central body for document examination with offices at Shimla and Hyderabad, examining handwriting, ink, paper, and...
- SFSL
- State Forensic Science Laboratory: a state-government lab that processes the bulk of routine casework from state and district police. Quality and capacity...
- BNSS 2023
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, the statute that replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure. It introduced a mandatory forensic-scene-visit requirement for offences...
- BPR&D
- Bureau of Police Research and Development. MHA body for police modernisation, training standards, and forensic-equipment specifications.
- CCTNS
- Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems. Pan-India platform for FIR registration and inter-state crime data, rollout from 2009 under NCRB.
- FIR
- First Information Report under Section 173 BNSS 2023 (formerly Section 154 CrPC). Trigger document that feeds into CCTNS and downstream forensic referral.
- MHA
- Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Parent ministry for DFSS, CFSLs (excluding CBI-administered CFSL Delhi), NCRB, BPR&D and NFSU.
- NCRB
- National Crime Records Bureau. MHA body established 1986; runs CCTNS, publishes the Crime in India report, and operates CFPB and NAFIS.
- NFSU
- National Forensic Sciences University. Headquartered at Gandhinagar, with campuses spreading across India. Statutory university status since 2020; trains the bulk of new...
- RFSL
- Regional Forensic Science Laboratory. Sub-state, district or zonal level. Absorbs the SFSL's overflow and handles district-court matters.
Explained in these topics
- The Indian Forensic Setup: CFSL, SFSL, DFSS, NICFSNational Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science: India's central forensic training institute in New Delhi, running courses for forensic scientists, poli...
- Organisation of FSLs, NCRB and NICFSNational Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science, New Delhi (founded 1972). Now LNJN-NICFS, folded into NFSU as a constituent campus.