National Academy of Direct Taxes, Regional Campus, Bengaluru and IIM Bangalore sign MoU for collaboration in training, academics and research partnership to combine tax administration experience with management education

The National Academy of Direct Taxes, Regional Campus (NADT-RC), Bengaluru and the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Bengaluru today for academic, training and research collaboration.

The MoU was signed by Dr. Satyasai Rath, IRS, Principal Additional Director General (Training), NADT-RC, Bengaluru, and Prof. Sushanta Kumar Mishra, Chairperson, Executive Education Programmes, IIM Bangalore.

The partnership brings together the training arm of the Income Tax Department and one of the country's foremost institutions of management education and research. 

The collaboration will cover technology, soft skills, taxation and finance, investigation, administration, management, and functional and behavioural competencies. The two institutions will explore joint training programmes, academic interactions and research in areas of mutual interest. Wherever feasible, they will share faculty, academic resources, infrastructure and research facilities, so that practical experience of tax administration and management scholarship can enrich each other. The MoU is valid for an initial period of three years and may be renewed by mutual consent.

The MoU is part of the Directorate of Training's initiative, under the leadership of Smt. Rolee Agarwal, Principal Director General of Income Tax (Training), to build partnerships between the Department's training institutions and premier academic institutions.

The collaboration is expected to strengthen links between the two institutions, encourage interdisciplinary learning, and enhance the professional and managerial capabilities of officers. It will also open avenues for research in public finance and tax administration.

******