Alexander Jacob (police officer) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Alexander Jacob is the Inspector General of Police (Training) and the Director of Kerala Police Academy

Kerala Police Academy

Kerala Police Academy is situated in Ramavarmapuram in Thrissur city which began functioning in May, 2004. The Academy runs full-term basic courses for sub-inspectors, constables, women constables, drivers and telecommunication wing constables. It also runs short-term courses and in-service...

, Trichur, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

India

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Education

Jacob was born to parents who were both schoolteachers at Thumpamon in Pathanamthitta District

Pathanamthitta district

Pathanamthitta district is the youngest district located in the southern part of the state of Kerala, India. The district headquarters is in Pathanamthitta town. The district is surrounded by Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha and Kollam districts. It has a border with the state of Tamil Nadu in the east...

, Kerala. He had his school education at St. Goretti's School, Nalanchira, Trivandrum and at Mar Gregorios School, Thumpamon.

He studied chemistry at St. Xavier's College, Trivandrum and undertook postgraduate studies at Mar Ivanios College

Mar Ivanios College

Mar Ivanios College is an educational institutuion situated in Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala, India. The college is located on a small scenic hilltop with a sprawling campus area of hundreds of acres in Bethany Hills, Nalanchira, Thiruvananthapuram....

. He studied at Master's Degree

Master's degree

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level in Engish, History, Politics and Sociology. He undertook research for a PhD

PHD

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in English Literature on Historical Novels of Indo-Anglian Literature.

Early career

He started his career as a subeditor of a newspaper in Kerala before working at the Indian Overseas Bank

Indian Overseas Bank

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and then as a lecturer in English at Mar Ivanios College

Mar Ivanios College

. He was recruited to the Indian Police Service

Indian Police Service

The Indian Police Service , simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India...

(IPS) in 1982.

IPS Officer

After his probation Jacob was posted as Superintendent of Police, Kottayam

Kottayam

Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...

and subsequently at Kannur

Kannur

Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...

. He also worked as the Commissioner of Police, Kochi City in 1990. He was the principal of Police Training College, Trivandrum during 1992-1995. On promotion he was posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Northern Range (Kerala) and subsequently as DIG, Armed Police Battalion.

He was the Director of Kerala Women's Commission taking over his assignment as Secretary, Institute of Management in Government in January 1999. In May 2000 he was posted as Joint Director of Kerala Police Academy

Kerala Police Academy

. He was promoted as IGP and posted Inspector General of Police (Training), Kerala State and Ex-Officio Joint Director Kerala Police Academy

Kerala Police Academy

in 2001. In 2006 he was promoted to the Director of Kerala Police Academy

Kerala Police Academy

. Jacob is also involved in teaching many different groups of students in the Civil Service and wider public. He gives talks based on the Bible

Bible

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through the programme Njanavachassukal on Shalom TV India

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Awards

He was awarded the President's Scout Award in 1972. He won Best Probationer Award (Co-curricular activities) and L.B. Sewa Cup from IPS Academy, Hyderabad in 1983. He was honoured as the most outstanding Young Person of Kerala by the Junior Chamber, Jaycees in 1989 and as most outstanding Young Person of India by the Indian Junior Chamber Jaycees in 1990.

He was awarded the President's 'Police Medal' for Meritorious Service by the President of India

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on the Republic Day

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, 2004.

Family

He is married to Dr Elizabeth John, a Reader in the Collegiate Education Department. The couple have three daughters Mariam Elizabeth Alexander, Jesse Elizabeth Alexander and Ammu Elizabeth Alexander.

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