Niti Aayog Recommends Hiring IIT and MCA Graduates as Cyber Crime Investigators

Niti Aayog, in a report, recommended the government to hire B.Tech/M.Tech Computer Science Engineering graduates from Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and MCA graduates as cybercrime investigators. According to India’s top policy-making body, there is a need for experts for these roles and people with an engineering or MCA degree can fit best in these roles. The tasks carried out by cybercrime investigators cannot be solely dependent on typical constables or sub-inspectors. Niti Aayog, has, therefore, called for ‘Building Smart Police: Background into the Needed Police Reforms’ in its report.

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Niti Aayog also recommended judicial and legislative changes that will help the police personnel to streamline their operations with due focus on its core functions to maintain law and order. It also suggested overhauling India’s police and reducing work pressure for the police personnel due to staff shortage.

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Recruiting techies as cybercrime investigators is one of the ways through which the new approach could work. IIT graduates or MCA graduates can be recruited as inspectors or sub-inspectors in state crime investigation departments to handle the complex cases (especially those that have a cybercrime angle to it) in an effective manner. With a motive to prevent detection, these personnel shall work in plain clothes, Niti Aayog further recommended.

It also suggested that it would be beneficial to hire graduates from social sciences or social work specializations to aid in assisting for regulating social crimes. These crimes are often related to prostitution, beggary, dowry offences, domestic violence and crimes against women. A separate wing that comprises of graduates in social science or social work will have the capability to handle these types of crimes.