Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) is likely in be rolled out in next 7 to 8 months, and the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) will be prepared in the time frame of 3 to 4 months, said Ashish Chauhan, Managing Director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), said on Sunday.

While speaking with ANI, Chauhan said, "We have been trying to get the No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the IPO since a decade, and we got the success last week when the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Pandey gave the final nod."

NSE has been seeking regulatory clearance for its public listing for several years, following governance concerns and the co-location controversy that came under S...