The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) was established in 1987 and is a premier institution for legal excellence in India. The University has remained the undoubted leader in legal education and research in India, and had ranked first among law universities in the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s National Institute Ranking Framework for the last four years. The University is committed to building on its historical legacy and to become a leading global law school in the next decade. With this in mind, the University is looking for exceptionally well-qualified candidates.
Essential Qualifications to possess
I. Essential Qualifications for All Posts
- A Master‘s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the
grading system is followed). - A relaxation of 5% may be provided at the graduate and master’s level for the Scheduled Caste,
Scheduled Tribe, and Differently-abled categories for the purpose of eligibility and for assessing good
academic record during direct recruitment to teaching positions. - A relaxation of 5%, may be provided, to the Ph.D Degree holders, who have obtained their Master’s
Degree prior to 19 September, 1991. - The eligibility marks of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in a point scale prescribed by these
regulations and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible, based on
only the qualifying marks without including any grace mark procedures.
PROFESSOR (LAW)
A.
(i) An eminent scholar having a Ph.D. degree in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline, and published
work of high quality, actively engaged in research with evidence of published work with, a minimum of
10 research publications in the peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals and a total research score of 120
as per the UGC Regulations, 2018;
(ii) A minimum of ten years of teaching experience in university/college as an Assistant Professor
/Associate Professor/Professor, and/or research experience at equivalent level at the
University/National Level Institutions with evidence of having successfully guided doctoral candidate;
OR
B. An outstanding professional, having a Ph.D. degree in the relevant/allied/applied disciplines, from any
academic institutions/ industry, who has made significant contribution to the knowledge in the
concerned/allied/relevant discipline, supported by documentary evidence provided he/she has ten
years’ experience.
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (LAW)
(i) A good academic record, with a Ph.D. Degree in the concerned/allied/relevant disciplines.
(ii) A minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and / or research in an academic/research
position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College or Accredited Research
Institution/industry with a minimum of seven publications in peer-reviewed or UGC-listed journals
and a total research score of Seventy five (75) as per the criteria as per the UGC Regulations, 2018
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (LAW/ SOCIAL SCIENCES)
A. The candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC or the
CSIR, or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET subject to following exemptions:
(i) Ph.D Degree holders may be exempted. Provided, candidates who have registered for the Ph.D.
programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be subject to the fulfillment of the following
conditions:-
a) The Ph.D. degree of the candidate has been awarded in a regular mode;
b) The Ph.D. thesis has been evaluated by at least two external examiners;
c) An open Ph.D. viva voce of the candidate has been conducted;
d) The Candidate has published two research papers from his/her Ph.D. work, out of which at least one is in a refereed journal;
e) The candidate has presented at least two papers based on his/her Ph.D work in conferences/seminars sponsored/funded/supported by the UGC / ICSSR/ CSIR or any similar agency.
(ii) Candidates who completed Masters Programmes in disciplines for which NET/ SLET/ SET is not conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC
OR
B. The Ph.D degree has been obtained from a foreign university/institution with a ranking among top 500 in the World University Ranking (at any time) by any one of the following: (i) Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) (ii) the Times Higher Education (THE) or (iii) the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).
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