The academic year runs from September to July,[3] with the tuition at the school is US$400–800 per student depending on their department.

[5] The Cabinet of Ministers adopted the Resolution "On the establishment of the Dushanbe Higher School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan" on December 23, 1991, following independence.

[6] The heads of both of the Dushanbe Secondary Special Police School and then the academy were:[5] The academy's mission is to prepare cadets for service in the armed forces, the internal troops, or for higher educational institutions such as Tajik National University.

Cadets are trained in the academy in the following areas: The faculty of the academy includes officials from the VKD as well as officials from other law enforcement and defense agencies, including the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Justice, the National Guard, and the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense.

The academy is also divided into faculties, which are departments that cover specific subjects, such as the following faculties: On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the National Guard of Tajikistan, 300 female cadets took part in the military parade at the National Guard's parade ground.