Israel to help UP set up forensic science varsity

LUCKNOW: In order to check the rise in cyber crime, Uttar Pradesh will establish a world-class forensic science university in Lucknow. With a campus spread over 35 acres, the Forensic Science University will come up at Piparsand village in Sarojini Nagar area of the state capital.
“An MoU will be signed for technical assistance with Israel and Gujarat Forensic University,” Additional CS (home) Awanish Awasthi said, adding a provision of Rs 20 crore has already been made for setting it up.
It will also have agreements done with other countries while students from the sub-continent will also be allowed to study at the university.
Additional Director General of police, technical services, will be be the nodal head for the establishment of the university.
The university will help prepare a pool of forensic experts who will be used by the police department as well as other public sector organisations.
The posts of vice-chancellor, registrar and finance officer have been created. There will be 10 departments in the university, the additional chief secretary added.
In all, 496 posts, including 14 professors, 12 associate professors and 42 assistant professors, are proposed, he said.