In the wake of soaring cyber threats in the country, the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) joins hands with National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, to commence an Online PG Diploma program on ‘Cyber Law, Crime Investigation & Digital Forensics’. Hosted under the Digital India Program, the initiative launched yesterday will offer a nine-month Online PG Diploma Course to about 1000 officials through NeGD’s Digital Learning Management System (LMS).

According to the organizing committee, the major goal of this program is to equip Police Officers, State Cyber Cells, Law Enforcement Agencies, Prosecutors and Judicial Officers to acquire the requisite skills to deal with Cyber Forensics cases

efficiently & effectively as per the Indian Cyber Law while adopting global best practices, standards and guidelines. As a part of the program, a Cyber Forensics Lab will also be established in the premises of NLU Delhi for facilitating this course. Going forward the participation from other law schools/ universities like National Law School of India University (Bangalore), Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (Patiala) etc., is also expected.