**Executive Summary**
The National Disaster Response Force Academy (NDRF Academy) and Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on February 18, 2026, in Nagpur. The MoU establishes academic affiliation and cooperation under the Continuing Education Programme (CEP), facilitating joint curriculum development, faculty exchange, and academic research. This collaboration aims to strengthen disaster management education in India.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Agreement Overview:**
* NDRF Academy and RTMNU signed an MoU for academic affiliation and cooperation under the CEP.
* **Academic Affiliation:**
* RTMNU will grant academic affiliation to Certificate and Diploma programmes in Disaster Management and Response conducted by NDRF Academy.
* **Collaborative Activities:**
* Joint curriculum development.
* Faculty exchange.
* Academic review.
* Organization of seminars and workshops.
* **Programme Logistics:**
* Full-time residential programmes will be conducted at NDRF Academy, Nagpur.
* RTMNU will provide academic oversight and certification.
* NDRF Academy will ensure professional training, assessment, and infrastructure support aligned with national standards.
* **Benefits:**
* The partnership aims to institutionalize professional disaster management education.
* It is expected to benefit personnel from NDRF, SDRF, Civil Defence, Home Guards, Armed Forces, CAPFs, PSUs, industries, and friendly foreign nations.
**Impact Analysis**
**NDRF Academy**
* **Impact:** Gains academic affiliation for its Disaster Management and Response programmes. Receives academic oversight and certification from RTMNU.
* **Action Required:** Conduct full-time residential programmes according to national standards, ensuring professional training, assessment, and infrastructure support.
**RTMNU**
* **Impact:** Grants academic affiliation to NDRF Academy's programmes and provides academic oversight and certification.
* **Action Required:** Engage in joint curriculum development, faculty exchange, academic review, and organization of seminars and workshops.
**NDRF, SDRF, Civil Defence, Home Guards, Armed Forces, CAPFs, PSUs, industries, and friendly foreign nations.**
* **Impact:** Personnel benefit from enhanced disaster management education and capacity building.
* **Action Required:** Participate in the programmes and leverage the strengthened national disaster preparedness.
Key Entities Referenced
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU): University in Nagpur, India, signing an MoU for academic affiliation and cooperation under the Continuing Education Programme (CEP) with NDRF Academy.
NDRF Academy: The National Disaster Response Force Academy, a premier training institution, is signing an MoU with RTMNU for academic collaboration.
Nagpur: Location of both NDRF Academy and RTMNU, where the MoU is signed and where residential programs will be conducted.
Continuing Education Programme (CEP): The framework under which NDRF Academy and RTMNU will collaborate for academic affiliation and cooperation.
Ministry of Home Affairs
NDRF Academy Signs MoU with Rashtrasant
Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University for
Academic Affiliation and Strategic Collaboration
Posted On: 18 FEB 2026 6:46PM by PIB Mumbai
Nagpur, 18 February 2026
The National Disaster Response Force Academy (NDRF Academy), a premier training institution
under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), Nagpur,
for academic affiliation and cooperation under the Continuing Education Programme (CEP).
The MoU was signed in the presence of Dr. Raju Hiwase, Registrar, RTMNU; Brigadier R. Sathya
Narayanan, Director, NDRF Academy; Mr. Manish Ranjan, Commandant (Training); Dr. Samit
Mahore, Director, Department of Lifelong Learning & Extension (DLLE), RTMNU; along with
senior faculty members and officers of both institutions.
Under the agreement, RTMNU will grant academic affiliation to Certificate and Diploma
programmes in Disaster Management and Response conducted by NDRF Academy under the
CEP framework. The collaboration includes joint curriculum development, faculty exchange,
academic review, and organization of seminars and workshops to strengthen the linkage
between academic research and operational expertise.
The full-time residential programmes will be conducted at NDRF Academy, Nagpur. RTMNU will
provide academic oversight and certification, while NDRF Academy will ensure professional
training, assessment, and infrastructure support aligned with national standards.The partnership marks a significant step toward institutionalizing professional disaster
management education in India and is expected to benefit personnel from NDRF, SDRF, Civil
Defence, Home Guards, Armed Forces, CAPFs, PSUs, industries, and friendly foreign nations,
thereby strengthening national disaster preparedness and capacity building.
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