A General Academic Collaboration Agreement was signed between Manav Rachna Educational Institutions and the University of Nottingham, UK to establish cooperative relations between the two institutions, especially to develop academic and cultural exchange through mutual assistance in the areas pertaining to Student and Faculty Exchange, Joint Research and Consultancy Activities, Seminars and Academic Meetings, Exchange of Academic Materials and other information, Special Short Term Academic Programs and Projects, Cooperation in Curriculum Development and Quality Assurance, Collaboration in International Seminars, Conferences and Education Export.

The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881. Nottingham’s main campus is located on the outskirts of the City of Nottingham. Outside the United Kingdom, the university has campuses in Semenyih, Malaysia, Ningbo and China. The University of Nottingham has more than 50 schools, departments, institutes and research centres. The University of Nottingham was ranked 74th in 2011 QS World University Rankings. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), which assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions, Nottingham is ranked 26th by Grade Point Average (GPA) and 8th for research power. The 2016 CWUR University Ranking placed Nottingham University 139th globally and 10th in the United Kingdom.