NISM inks Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Savitraibai Phule, Pune University (SPPU)

National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) and Savitraibai Phule, Pune University (SPPU), Pune have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at NISM Campus, Navi Mumbai.

The MOU mark beginning of a long-term partnership between the two institutes that will facilitate and enhance institutional collaboration aimed in the area of academics, capacity building, research and publication, faculty exchange and collaborative programmes in the area of Financial Markets, Management, Law and Fintech, in the next 5-years with the further extension to be mutually decided by NISM and SPPU.

The MOU was singed in the presence of Dr. N.R. Karmalkar, Vice Chancellor, SPPU, Dr. N.S.Umarani, Pro- Vice Chancellor, SPPU, Dr. Prafulla Pawar, Registrar, SPPU, Dr. Parag Kalkar, Dean, Commerce & Management, SPPU, Dr, Apoorva Palkar, Director, IIL, and from NISM Shri. S.K. Mohanty, Director, NISM, Shri. Sunil Jayawant Kadam, Registrar, NISM, Dr. V.R. Narasimhan, Dean, NISM and Dr. Rachna Baid, Professor, NISM were present.

The MOU will go a long way in fostering academics, research and publication, between the two institutes and it will also promote training and capacity building activities.

About SPPU

Savitribai Phule Pune University, one of the premier universities in India, is positioned in the North-western part of Pune city. It occupies an area of about 411 acres. It was established on 10th February, 1949 under the Poona University Act. The university houses 46 academic departments. It is popularly known as the ‘Oxford of the East’. It has about 307 recognized research institutes and 612 affiliated colleges offering graduate and under-graduate courses.

About NISM

The National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) is a public trust established by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in pursuance of the mandate by the Honourable Union Finance Minister in his budget speech of February 2005. The institute is committed to its vision of professionalizing the securities markets. It carries out a wide range of capacity building activities at various levels aimed at enhancing the quality standards of and increase the participation in the securities markets.