SVPNPA 78th Batch Parade: 151 IPS Trainees Take Part, Vijay Raghav Goyal Wins Mehta Cup
At the SVPNPA Director's Parade on October 12, Bihar cadre probationer Vijay Raghav Goyal won the Mehta Cup; Kuhoo Garg was cited for drill among 151 trainees.
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad held the Director's Parade for its 78th Regular Recruits batch on October 12, with 151 officer trainees taking part. Vijay Raghav Goyal, an IPS probationer allotted to the Bihar cadre, won the Mehta Cup. Kuhoo Garg received recognition for drill.
The Director's Parade was held as a precursor to the Passing Out Parade, known as the Dikshant Parade, at which probationers complete basic training. The 78th batch, referred to at the Academy as 78RR, is the 2024 batch of IPS officers.
Goyal's honours were not limited to the Mehta Cup. He also received the Medal for Best Probationer in Musketry. The Academy describes the Mehta Cup as prestigious.
Garg was recognised for her drill.
IPS officer Sujeet Pandey inspected the parade and addressed the probationers, according to the Academy's account of the event.
The Academy has a fixed place in the IPS calendar. Probationers from the Indian Police Service train at SVPNPA before they go to their cadres for district practical training. The previous batch, 77RR, held its Passing Out Parade in Hyderabad on October 17, 2025, with 190 officer trainees, among them 65 women and 16 officers from Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives. Compared with that figure, the 78RR parade has 151 trainees.
Goyal has been allotted the Bihar cadre, where his district practical training will follow the Academy's basic course.
The Director's Parade took place on October 12, 2026, in Hyderabad.
