India, Oct. 29 -- In a first, a newly trained batch of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers will be attached to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) before proceeding for probation and subsequent postings in their respective state cadres, officials said on Wednesday.

The 2025 batch, known as the 78RR batch, comprises 151 officer trainees, including 16 foreign officers from neighbouring countries. The trainees recently completed Phase I of their training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad, officials said.

A programme has been organised at Vigyan Bhavan on Thursday for the attachment of the batch with the MHA, sources said.

The move comes after the Union Home Secretary, while addressing the ...