On November 24, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU). This collaboration aims to provide advantage and strengths in areas including research, education, training, skill development, and forensic capabilities. Salient features of the MoU include: capacity building for SEBI officers in digital forensics, forensic accounting, cyber security; tailored training programs; organization of training events; use of expertise and facilities to enhance output; strengthening SEBI's digital forensics capabilities, including developing infrastructure; specialized collaborations such as setting up laboratories in cyber security, digital forensics, forensic accounting, and data analytics. Both parties will share knowledge useful in discharging their functions, subject to applicable laws. This press release, PR No.76/2025, was issued in Mumbai on November 25, 2025. Contact the Communications Division, SEBI Bhavan, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400 051. Telephone: +91-22-26449000. Email: press@sebi.gov.in. Website: www.sebi.gov.in. NFSU was established under the National Forensic Sciences University Act, 2020.
Key Entities Referenced
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): A regulatory body in India, a party in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU): A forensic science university, a party in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU): An agreement between SEBI and NFSU for collaboration in areas such as training, research, and forensic capabilities.
National Forensic Sciences University Act, 2020: The act under which NFSU was established.
Mumbai: Location where infrastructural facilities will be established.
PR No.76/2025
Memorandum of Understanding between Securities and Exchange Board of
India (SEBI) and National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) on
November 24, 2025.
NFSU has been established under the National Forensic Sciences University Act,
2020.
The collaboration will provide considerable advantage and strengths in the areas
including but not limited to research, education, training, skill development and
strengthening forensic capabilities. The salient features of the MoU are as follows:
1. To undertake capacity building, development and enhancement of skills of officers
of SEBI in the fields of digital forensic, forensic accounting, cyber security etc.
2. To design specially tailored courses / training program for SEBI officers to enhance
their efficiency and overall output.
3. To organize training, seminars, conferences and workshops on topics of mutual
interest and invite each other’s officers / faculties to participate.
4. To use the expertise, facilities and resources available to enhance efficiency and
overall output.
5. To strengthen the capabilities of SEBI in digital forensics by developing or providing
consultancy to develop state-of-the-art infrastructural facilities at SEBI, Mumbai or
at any other place as per the requirement of SEBI.
6. Specialized collaborations like setting-up laboratories in the domain of cyber
security, digital forensics, forensic accounting, data analytics or allied sciences
under the consultancy umbrella.
7. Subject to the provisions of applicable laws, both the parties agree to share
knowledge, which would be useful to the other party in effective discharge of its
functions.
Mumbai
November 25, 2025
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