Sambalpur: IIM Sambalpur signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NSE Academy Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), to offer joint certification programmes tailored for working professionals.
Through this collaboration, specialised certification courses addressing the dynamic needs of Financial and Technology sectors will be introduced.
IIM Sambalpur Director Prof. Mahadeo Jaiswal and Abhilash Misra, CEO of NSE Academy Limited, signed across the dotted lines at the IIM Sambalpur campus on Wednesday.
IIM Sambalpur, one of India’s premier management institutions, will launch programmes including the first MBA in Financial Technologies (Fintech) and a Postgraduate programme in Management at the Sambalpur and Delhi ISID campuses.
These will be conducted jointly by faculty members and industry experts from IIM Sambalpur and NSE Academy.
Prof. Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur, highlighted the institute’s unique approach with reference to the collaboration with industry, academia and societal, said,
“The collaboration with NSE Academy Limited aligns with IIM Sambalpur’s ethos of fostering industry-relevant education and expanding global outreach. The institute’s expansion includes three distinct campuses, featuring a corporate office at Sambalpur and campus at the ISID complex in New Delhi, where MBA working professional programmes have been underway since last year. Moreover, the third campus will be a collaborative venture with IIM Mumbai to facilitate various programs. The Executive Education Programme with NSE Academy will run at the Campuses of Sambalpur, Delhi and Mumbai. We are having dual degree program on Fintech with Sorbonne Business School, Paris and also partnering with NSE Academy Limited for the same,” Prof. Jaiswal said.
Misra said that the collaboration presents a “unique synergy, leveraging the academic excellence and collective wisdom of the IIM Sambalpur’s esteemed academicians, professors and researchers.”
