Career as Criminologist

“To give a hand in the society’s never ending fight against crime”

Undergraduation in Criminology and Police Administration will familiarize you with the real-life cases of law enforcement agencies dealing with the detection, investigation and prosecution of crime.

With increasing crime rate in the country, a career in criminology and police administration is gaining in value. Criminology graduates can start their careers at private security companies, central and State police organizations like CBI and CID, Railway Protection Force, Central Industrial Security Force, BSF, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, etc.

A criminologist finds out the reasons behind a reported crime and works on different modes of investigation, punishment, rehabilitation and correction. In the third year, Students prepare and present field reports on police station, magistrate’s court, fire station, district crime records bureau, forensic science labs, forensic medicine department, central jail, etc. The course includes compulsory classes on physical training, squad drill (saluting with arms/cane), horse riding, swimming, yoga, and karate etc.  

Criminology subjects: Principles of Criminology, Vigilance & Security Management, Prison Administration, Cyber Crimes, Crowd Control and Riot Management, Private Detective and Investigation, among others.

Institutions offering criminology:

• Agarsen College-Chennai
• Karnataka University
• University of Pune
• Aligarh Muslim University
• Madras University