Faculty Recruitment 2025 at National Law University (NLU), Delhi. Apply by 20th December 2025!
National Law University Delhi (NLU Delhi), established in 2008, is one of India’s premier law institutions dedicated to providing comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and socially relevant legal education. With a mission to foster research, promote constitutional values, and cultivate socially conscious professionals, the University integrates law, policy, and ethics to address contemporary challenges. It serves as a hub for academic excellence, producing skilled lawyers, researchers, and policymakers while contributing to national development and advancing legal awareness in society.
National Law University Delhi (NLUD), established in 2008, invites applications from meritorious candidates for faculty positions. Applicants with strong teaching and research credentials, interdisciplinary expertise, and publications in reputed journals are encouraged to apply.
Mode of Recruitment: Regular/ Contract
Desired Specialization: Constitutional Law, Legal Theory, Criminal Law, International Trade Law, Corporate Law, Taxation, Cyber law, Law & Technology, Civil Procedure.
Pay Scale (As per 7th CPC): Level 14 (Rs.1,44,200/- to Rs.2,18,200/-)
Eligibility Criteria:
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 12 research publications in the peer-reviewed/ *UGC-listed journals out of which three publications shall be published in SCOPUS/Web of Science or reputed International Journals. Out of the twelve publications two may be research report completed as Principal Investigator/Project lead for an externally funded project AND one may be book chapter AND one may be book as sole author AND two may be books as Editor/co-author and a total research score of 120 as per UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, 2018, Appendix II, Table – 2. The quality and the admissibility of the paper will be judged as per the framework for assessment of publications as notified by the university. (Annexure I).
ii) A minimum of ten years of teaching experience in university/college as 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.
Mode of Recruitment: Regular/ Contract
Desired Specialization: Constitutional Law, Legal Theory, Criminal Law, International Law, Corporate Law, Taxation, Cyber law, Law & Technology, Civil Procedure.
Pay Scale (As per 7th CPC): Level 13A (Rs.1,31,400/- to Rs.2,17,100/-)
Eligibility:
i) A good academic record, with a Ph.D Degree in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline
ii) A Master’s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the grading system is followed)
iii) A minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and/or research in an academic position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College or Accredited Research Institution/industry with a minimum of eight publication in the peer-reviewed/* UGC-listed journals out of which two publication shall be published in SCOPUS/Web of Science or reputed International Journals. Out of the eight publications by a reputed publisher one may be research report AND one may be a book chapter AND one may be a book as sole author AND two books as editor/ co-author. A total research score of Seventy five (75) as per the criteria given in UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, 2018, Appendix II, Table 2 is required. The quality and the admissibility of the paper will be judged as per the framework for assessment of publications as notified by the university (Annexure I).
Mode of Recruitment: Regular/ Contract
Desired Specialization: Constitutional Law, Legal Theory, Criminal Law, International Trade Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Taxation, Cyber law, Law & Technology, Environment Law, Civil Procedure, Clinical Legal Studies, Law & Legal Research, Banking, Insurance & Insolvency, Personal Law, Sociology, Political Science.
Pay Scale (As per 7th CPC): Level 10 (Rs.57,700/- to Rs.1,82,400/-)
Eligibility:
A. i) A Master‘s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/relevant/allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign university.
ii) Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, 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 or who are or have been awarded a Ph.D. Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or 2016 and their amendments from time to time as the case may be exempted from NET/SLET/SET:
Provided, the candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances/Bye-laws/Regulations of the Institution awarding the degree and such Ph.D. candidates shall be exempted from the requirement of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/Institutions 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 presented at least two papers in conferences/seminars sponsored/funded/supported by
the UGC / ICSSR/ CSIR or any similar agency.
The fulfilment of these conditions is to be certified by the University concerned.
iii) The Candidate has published at least three research papers out of which one may be research report completed as Co-PI/assistant for externally funded research AND one may be a book chapter AND one may be a book as a sole /co-author/ editor. The quality and the admissibility of the paper will be judged as per the framework for assessment of publications as notified by the university (Annexure I).
iv) The past research and teaching experience will be given preference.
Note: NET/SLET/SET shall also not be required for such Masters Programmes in disciplines for which NET/SLET/SET is not conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET/SET.
OR
B. (i) 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: (a) Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) (b) the Times Higher Education (THE) or (c) the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai).
(ii) The Candidate has published atleast three research papers out of which one may be research report completed as Co-PI/assistant for externally funded research AND one may be a book chapter AND one may be a book as a sole /co-author/ editor. The quality and the admissibility of the paper will be judged as per the framework for assessment of publications as notified by the university (Annexure I).
(iii) The past research and teaching experience will be given preference.
(i) The Academic score as specified in UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, 2018, Appendix- I shall be considered for short-listing of the candidates for interview only, and the selections shall be based only on the performance in the interview.
(ii) In view of the discontinuation of the UGC CARE list of journals from 11 Feb 2025, only those research work published in the UGC-CARE listed journals upto 10 Feb 2025 will be considered. The University will also consider the significant and high-quality research published in the quality national and international journals with SCOPUS/Web of Science/journals of high rating or otherwise well renowned publications. However, the quality and the admissibility of the paper will be judged on the basis of benchmarks prescribed by the university.
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