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Coordinates | 24°35′35″N72°42′47″E / 24.593140°N 72.712925°E |
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Motto | Gyanen Sadhyate Shakti (Power through pursuit of knowledge) |
Founded | 1 February 1975 |
Principal | Danesh Rana (Director/Inspector General) |
Affiliation | Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |
Internal Security Academy(ISA) is a police training institute for the Central Reserve Police Force, located at Mount Abu, India. [1]
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