At present 18 partner Training Institutions have been accredited to conduct program under DRUM. The Institution are regionally dispersed with some of them utility based / owned, while others are academic institutions including Indian Institution of Technology at Roorkee and Kharagpur.

While most of the training programs are conducted by the Institutions at their premises, they can also conduct program at utilities end. Under DRUM program the Institutions and Utilities are also encouraged to enter into long-term relationship for conducting the need based program.